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Spectral Characteristics of Solar Radiation
Applications in Photovoltaic Conversion
- 1st Edition - May 1, 2025
- Editors: Viorel Badescu, Marius Paulescu
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 8 3 9 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 8 3 8 - 3
Spectral Characteristics of Solar Radiation: Applications in Photovoltaic Conversion brings together the multiple facets of the solar radiation spectrum and its impact on, and i… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSpectral Characteristics of Solar Radiation: Applications in Photovoltaic Conversion brings together the multiple facets of the solar radiation spectrum and its impact on, and interaction with, photovoltaic applications.
The first part of the book introduces spectral characteristics of solar radiation, covering various atmospheric factors, measurements, estimation, and modelling techniques. The second section focuses on the application of this knowledge to the design and implementation of photovoltaic devices.
This is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, and graduate students with an interest in solar radiation, measurement, and modelling, solar energy conversion, and photovoltaics, as well as engineers, developers, and technicians involved in the development and operation of photovoltaics and solar power plants.
- Covers a broad range of factors related to the spectral properties of solar radiation
- Takes a systematic approach, offering both detailed descriptions as well as mathematical tools
- Enables the reader to gain a clear understanding of the key aspects in solar energy conversion for spectrally-dependent devices
Academic: Researchers, scientists, and graduate students with an interest in solar radiation, measurement, and modelling, solar energy conversion, and photovoltaics, and more broadly across the areas of solar energy, renewable energy, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Industry: Engineers, developers, and technicians involved in the development and operation of photovoltaics and solar power plants.
Industry: Engineers, developers, and technicians involved in the development and operation of photovoltaics and solar power plants.
Part I: Spectral characteristics of solar radiation
1. Spectral nature of solar radiation
2. Solar spectrum at the top of the atmosphere and total solar irradiance
3. Spectral solar irradiance measurements
4. Radiative transfer through the atmosphere
5. Spectral solar irradiance estimation under clear sky and energy applications
6. Integration of spectral atmospheric transmittances: Parametric models for solar irradiance
7. Quantifiers for the solar radiation spectrum signature
Part II: Impact of spectral distribution of solar radiation on PV performance
8. Spectral characteristics of materials
9. Physics of solar cells. Spectral nature of the solar cell current
10. Spectral factors for PV technologies
11. Spectrum modification for PV applications: Up-down conversion.
12. Colored solar cells: BIPV applications
13. Effect of the spectral distribution of solar radiation on PV power production
14. Aerosol-induced changes in solar radiation spectrum and PV power production
15. Combined spectral and weather effects on PV power production
16. Impact of the climate change on PV power production
1. Spectral nature of solar radiation
2. Solar spectrum at the top of the atmosphere and total solar irradiance
3. Spectral solar irradiance measurements
4. Radiative transfer through the atmosphere
5. Spectral solar irradiance estimation under clear sky and energy applications
6. Integration of spectral atmospheric transmittances: Parametric models for solar irradiance
7. Quantifiers for the solar radiation spectrum signature
Part II: Impact of spectral distribution of solar radiation on PV performance
8. Spectral characteristics of materials
9. Physics of solar cells. Spectral nature of the solar cell current
10. Spectral factors for PV technologies
11. Spectrum modification for PV applications: Up-down conversion.
12. Colored solar cells: BIPV applications
13. Effect of the spectral distribution of solar radiation on PV power production
14. Aerosol-induced changes in solar radiation spectrum and PV power production
15. Combined spectral and weather effects on PV power production
16. Impact of the climate change on PV power production
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443238390
- eBook ISBN: 9780443238383
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Viorel Badescu
Viorel Badescu is Professor of Engineering Thermodynamics and affiliated with Candida Oancea Institute at Polytechnic University of Bucharest, in Romani. He has contributed over 300 papers and 40 books related to various fields in science and engineering. His research interests include terrestrial and space solar energy applications, including photo-thermal energy conversion by flat plate collectors and solar power plants, the physics of radiation, photovoltaic conversion of solar energy and solar radiation properties, and solar radiation distribution and forecasting. Prof. Badescu has been associate editor or editorial member of several international journals, including Space Power, Energy, Renewable Energy, and the Journal of Energy Engineering, and acts as a reviewer for more than 50 international journals. He is a member of the Romanian Academy and various other scientific societies, and has received 4 scientific awards, including the Romanian Academy Prize for Physics in 1979.
Affiliations and expertise
Romanian Academy, RomaniaMP
Marius Paulescu
Marius Paulescu is Professor at the Faculty of Physics, West University of Timisoara, in Romania. He completed his habilitation in 2016 with a thesis on the estimation and forecasting of output power of PV systems. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 1 book, and 7 book chapters, all in the fields of solar radiation and photovoltaics. Prof. Paulescu has recently directed two research projects dealing with solar energy modeling and forecasting, and was the national representative in the Management Committee of the COST Action CA16235: Performance and Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluations of Large-Scale Monitoring Data, 2017-2021. In 2015, he received the Romanian Academy “Anghel Saligny” Prize for the book ‘Weather Modeling and Forecasting of PV System Operation’. He is a member of the Renewable Energy Committee of the Romanian Academy and the International Solar Energy Society.
Affiliations and expertise
West University of Timisoara, Romania