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Submerged and Floating Photovoltaic Systems

Modelling, Design and Case Studies

  • 1st Edition - November 7, 2017
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Marco Rosa-Clot, Giuseppe Marco Tina
  • Language: English

Submerged and Floating Photovoltaic Systems: Modelling, Design and Case Studies investigates how the use of photovoltaic systems in and on the water can create a positive synergy b… Read more

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Description

Submerged and Floating Photovoltaic Systems: Modelling, Design and Case Studies investigates how the use of photovoltaic systems in and on the water can create a positive synergy by increasing the cost effectiveness of PV systems, satisfying the local energy demand and creating positive effects on water. Tina and Rosa-Clot combine their wealth of experience to present a theoretical, numerical, experimental and design-focused analysis of water-integrated PV systems. The book is dedicated to providing a very accessible and understandable analysis of the theoretical and modeling aspects of these PV systems.

The authors explore and analyze many existing projects and case studies which provide the reader with an understanding of common design and installation problems, as well as a thorough economic study to help the reader justify the adoption of this very clean method of creating renewable energy.

Key features

  • Investigates the installation of photovoltaic systems and storage systems over and under the water’s surface
  • Offers theoretical and practical explanations of how to study, analyze and design photovoltaic energy systems which are complemented by MATLAB simulations for an enhanced learning experience
  • Considers how the use of submerged and floating photovoltaic systems can work to fulfill domestic energy demand

Readership

Energy engineers, energy efficiency professionals, transportation energy professionals, photovoltaic researchers and professors, energy consultants, energy efficiency project managers, municipal officers, planning commissioners, town planners and those interested in innovative photovoltaic projects,

Table of contents

1. Introduction 2. Solar Energy3. Photovoltaic Electricity4. Submerged PV Systems5. Floating system6. Concentration system on floating plants7. Storage systems and floating plants8. Floating plant and environmental problem9. Integration of Water Based PV System10. Appendix 1 Nomenclature

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 16, 2017
  • Language: English

About the authors

MR

Marco Rosa-Clot

Prof. Marco Rosa-Clot completed his studies at Scuola Normale with 110/110 et laude in 1966. Subsequently, he was a Researcher at Columbia University, New York, from 1968 to 1969, a Professor of quantum physics and general physics in Pisa from 1969 to 1987, a Researcher in the Theoretical Division at CERN from 1975 to 1978, a Full Professor of Nuclear Physics at Florence University from 1988 to 2009, and a Scientific Director of CRS4 (Sardinia) from 1998 to 2003. Since 2012, he has been a Scientific Director of private companies Koiné Multimedia (www.kmm.it). He is the author of more than 120 works published in international reviews, on theoretical physics, nuclear physics, econophysics, environment, and energy problems, of which 40 are on floating PV, and is the co-author of 2 books on floating PV technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Scientific Director, Koiné multimedia, Italy

GM

Giuseppe Marco Tina

Prof. Giuseppe Marco Tina is a Full Professor of power systems at the University of Catania (UdC), in Italy. He completed his MS (1988) and PhD (1988) in electrical engineering at the University of Catania. He has a robust industrial background in Agip Refineries and ST Microelectronics in Italy, between 1993 and 1996. Prof. Tina teaches courses mainly for the Electrical Engineering MSc and in 2012 was awarded the Diploma di Excelentia in teaching and research in power systems the from University “Stefan cel Mare,” Suceava, Romania. He has been invited as a Professor at Aix-Marseille University, University Jules Verne Amiens and, Université de Corse, in France. He has been member of IEA Task 60 on PVT systems and IEA PVPS IEA Task 15. He is the author of more than 300 works published in international journals and proceedings, on power system analysis, distributed generation, PV system analysis, and modeling. Notably, Prof. Tina is a pioneer in floating PV technology, with 45 specialized publications and two co-authored books on the subject.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Power Systems, University of Catania (UdC), Italy

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