I
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2
3
II
4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
5
5.1
5.2
5.3
Contents
Foreword
Dean’s message
Preface
About this Book
Nomenclature
Introduction
Energy
Some definitions
Human energy consumption
Methods of energy conversion
Exercises
Status and prospects of PV technology
The working principle of a solar cell
PV fundamentals
Electrodynamic basics
The electromagnetic theory
Electromagnetic waves
Optics of flat interfaces
Optics in absorptive media
Continuity and Poisson equations
Exercises
Solar radiation
The Sun
Radiometric properties
Blackbody radiation
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2
3
II
4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
5
5.1
5.2
5.3
Contents
Foreword
Dean’s message
Preface
About this Book
Nomenclature
Introduction
Energy
Some definitions
Human energy consumption
Methods of energy conversion
Exercises
Status and prospects of PV technology
The working principle of a solar cell
PV fundamentals
Electrodynamic basics
The electromagnetic theory
Electromagnetic waves
Optics of flat interfaces
Optics in absorptive media
Continuity and Poisson equations
Exercises
Solar radiation
The Sun
Radiometric properties
Blackbody radiation