Designing Indoor Solar Products

Photovoltaic Technologies for AES

Julian Randall

176 pages, parution le 10/08/2005

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Résumé

The use of ambient energy systems (AES) for indoor applications is often limited to products of low power. This exciting book defends the case that, under certain conditions, AES based on photovoltaic solar cells may be used for higher power devices. The motivation for this argument is both financial and ecological, as two examples from the United States show: it has been estimated that a source energy saving of 55 billion US$ per annum, or the equivalent of 35 million metric tonnes of carbon emissions, could be made with building automation based on AES sensors. Another example supports the case that using AES to extend battery life would reduce toxic waste as batteries represent less than one per cent of total municipal solid waste generated but accounted for nearly two-thirds of the lead, ninety percent of the mercury, and over half of the cadmium found in the waste.

Features:

Co-ordinates a wide-reaching range of scientific information regarding photovoltaic technologies and their application to indoor spaces

Gives guidance to the designer in developing a design whilst clearly highlighting the difficulties involved with creating a product that will work reliably in a range of indoor environments

Argues that under certain conditions, AES based on photovoltaic solar cells may be used for higher power devices (milliwatts rating) as opposed to those of only lower power (microWatts) that they are traditionally only considered suited to

Shows which cells to use for a given purpose

Subject matter has applications to building control

This book would be ideal for researchers/ academics/ graduate & postgrad students within related areas of environmental engineering, sustainable development, building design. Also, designers of sensor systems planning on using photovoltaic technology for power. In addition, it is useful for architects and building designers.

Sommaire

About the author
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
State of the Art
Engineering design
Radiant Energy Indoors
Fundamentals of Solar Cells
Solar Cells for Indoor Use
Indoor Ambient Energy Charge Storage
Ambient Energy Power Source Design
Conclusion
Abbreviations and Symbols
Glossary
References

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Julian Randall
Parution	10/08/2005
Nb. de pages	176
Format	17 x 25
Couverture	Relié
Poids	520g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780470016619
ISBN13	978-0-470-01661-9