Solar PV Power

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• Mr S. Wed Apr 28 2021

  I strongly believe that this book will be very useful for all students, teachers & professionals practicing engineers

  The author has covered a comprehensive manufacturing process steps, in-line quality check points of silicon-based PV products right from sand to polysilicon to ingot to wafer to solar cell to module including specs & bill of materials (BOM) required at different stages. The book has also described the need of the silicon based module reliability testing refer to IEC 61215 to measure the performance of the panels even after 25 years of system operation. The systems design has also coved in-depth design of complete solar PV systems & applications on off-grid, rooftop, BIPV, conventional ground mounted & Floating Solar grid tied systems. The book describes in detail Solar PV Systems including water pumping, home lighting, refrigeration, telecommunications, oil & gas platforms, cathodic protection, space, micro-grid, hybrid power, transport highways etc. It has also given the detailed description of design & construction of ground mounted grid tied PV system with balance of systems (BOS) the civil works with foundations & structures with Fixed tilt & tracker System with bifacial modules & also the electrical components including specification, integration & Also with energy storage application. finally the book has coved few critical parameter for the performance of power plant (PR, PLF etc) for delivering expected power as per design & also coved operation & maintenance (OM) to achieve the desired LCOE. Note that I am working more than 28 years in International PV Industries & overall 35 years in Electronics Industries. I have not seen any single book that covered such a wide range of topics including manufacturing processes, design & construction of PV Power Plants (off-grid & grid ) & Operation & Maintenance. I strongly believe that this book will be very useful for all students, teachers & professionals practicing engineers in the field of solar photovoltaics.

• Mr S. Wed Apr 21 2021

  'a must read for all students, teachers and practicing engineers in the field of solar photovoltaics'

  The “Solar PV Power” book is one of the most comprehensive on manufacturing of solar cells and panels, design of complete solar photovoltaic systems and applications including “Off Grid” and “Grid Connected”. The details given in the book show the in-depth and practical knowledge of the authors. The book describes the manufacturing processes of silicon solar cells starting from the raw material, purification, crystal growth, ingot growth and casting, wafer manufacturing, making of solar cells and finally integration of cells to form panels. Description of the whole process from raw material to panels does not leave out even minute details of the process. The book also describes the various tests needed to confirm the reliability of manufacturing and to measure the performance of the panels and the systems. The book describes in detail the solar systems and applications, including, lighting, water pumping, refrigeration, telecommunications, oil and gas platforms, space applications, transport solar highways just to name a few. It also gives detailed description of design and construction methods of off-grid systems, rooftop and BIPV systems and grid connected small as well as large systems. For design and construction, this book describes the civil works, such as foundations and structures, and the electrical works including specification of the components and their integration. The book also describes the batteries for energy storage. I am amazed at the depth and comprehensiveness of the information in the book. For anyone interested in design of solar PV systems, from small off-grid systems to large solar power plants, this book provides anything and everything you need to know. Also for anyone interested in manufacturing of silicon solar cells and panels, this book is indispensable. I have been teaching solar energy for more than 30 years and have gone through most of the books that have been published on this topic. I have not seen another book with so much detailed practical knowledge of the manufacturing processes, design and construction, and operations and maintenance of solar power systems. This book is a must read for all students, teachers and practicing engineers in the field of solar photovoltaics.