Design of Photovoltaic Systems - 964

This book is on applications related to solar photovoltaic cells. It delves into circuits and system aspects of the design of photovoltaic systems. This topic is rather broad-based and extends from photovoltaic cells to system-level design decisions on applications. Efforts have been placed to strike a balance between circuits and system design aspects so that the book can cater to a range of photovoltaic-based designers and practitioners. The reader should have a background in power electronics or at least electronics. Where necessary, the concepts and theories related to circuits have been discussed to aid readers without a background in power electronics. This book is composed of 12 chapters. The first two chapters are related to the photovoltaic (PV) cell as a power source. The characteristics and parameters that are associated with a solar cell and the model or circuit equivalent of the PV cell are described here. These chapters also discuss the interconnection of cells in series and parallel in some detail. Chapter 3 relates to the energy from the Sun that is incident on Earth. This chapter describes the terminologies and the solar geometry that is essential to address this aspect. This is followed by a few application examples on the sizing of the photovoltaic panels. Chapter 5 discusses the important topic of energy storage. In particular the battery as an energy storage is discussed in detail. The various parameters related to battery storage systems are discussed, leading to the selection of batteries. This chapter also sensitizes the reader to other energy storage methods like flywheel, pumped hydro, and compressed air storage mechanisms. This is followed by chapter 6, which discusses sizing applications related to PV sizing and battery sizing. Chapter 7 deals with the topic of maximum power point tracking (MPPT). The characteristics of the solar cell are such that it can deliver the maximum power at only one operating point for a given incident solar power. Therefore, the electronic control should be such that at any given load, the PV source should always operate at the operating point that delivers maximum power. This chapter discusses methods and algorithms that can achieve this tracking of maximum power operating point. This is an essential technique that needs to be incorporated into the design in order to optimally utilize the PV panels. Chapter 8 is another important application that relates to battery charging. Circuits and control aspects related to charging batteries from PV sources are discussed. The issues associated with series interconnection of batteries and parallel interconnection of batteries are discussed. The solutions for these problems are also addressed. Chapter 9 deals with applications related to refrigeration using Peltier elements. Powering Peltier junctions with PV sources for the applications of cooling and heat pumps are discussed in detail in this chapter. A part of the chapter is also dedicated to thermal aspects related to heat flow for refrigeration. Chapter 10 describes the application of PV sources to water pumping. The design of a PV-based pumping system is discussed in detail. Chapter 11 treats the injection of PV source power into the power grid in order to supplement the grid power in some detail. The final chapter is not on system design but on life cycle cost. This chapter finds a place in this book due to its importance in benchmarking and estimation of life cycle and annual life cycle energy costs in PV-based applications.
ASIN: B0DD8TTDX6
VSKU: BVV.B0DD8TTDX6.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Loganathan, Prof Umanand
Binding: Hardcover