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 Understanding Renewable Energy Systems
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Volker Quaschning
UNDERSTANDING RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
290 pages, 173 figures, 81 tables
with CD-ROM
€ 33,90
ISBN 1-84407-128-6 (pbk.)
ISBN 1-84407-136-7 (hardback)
Earthscan London
1st edition 2005
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Overview
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Beginning with an overview of renewable energy sources including biomass, hydroelectricty, geothermal, tidal, wind and solar power, this book explores the fundamentals of different renewable energy systems. The main focus in on technologies with high development potentials such as solar thermal systems, photovoltaics and wind power. This text not only describes technological aspects, but also deals consciously with problems of the energy industry. In this way, the topics are treated in a holistic manner, bringing together maths, engineering, climate studies and economics, and enabling readers to gain a broad understanding of renewable energy technologies and their potential. The book also contains a free CD-ROM resource, which includes a variety of specialist simulation software and detailed figures from the book.
Following a successful edition in German and in response to growing demand for high quality, user-friendly textbooks on renewable energy, the author has prepared a revised version of this classic text in English. Understanding Renewable Energy Systems is an ideal companion for students of renewable energy at universities or technical colleges - on courses such as renewable energy, electrical engineering, engineering technology, physics, process engineering, building engineering, environment engineering, applied mechanics and mechanical engineering - as well as scientists and engineers in research and industry.
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Contents
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1 Energy, Climate Change and Renewable Energy Sources
- The Expression ‘Energy’
- Evolution of World Energy Demand
- Reserves of Fossil Energy Sources
- Greenhouse Effect
- Nuclear Power versus the Greenhouse Effect
- Renewable Energies
- Global Use of Renewable Energy Sources
- Future Energy Demand and Climatic Protection
2 Solar Radiation
Introduction
- The Sun as a Fusion Reactor
- Solar Irradiance on the Surface of the Earth
- Irradiance on a Horizontal Plane
- Calculation of the Sun’s Position
- Calculation of the Solar Angle of Incidence
- Irradiance on Tilted Surfaces
- Calculation of Shading Losses
3 Solar Thermal Water Heating
- Introduction
- Solar Thermal Systems for Water Heating
- Solar Collectors
- Pipes
- Thermal Storage
- Heat Demand and Solar Fraction
4 Photovoltaics
- Introduction
- Operation of Solar Cells
- Production of Solar Cells and Solar Modules
- Electrical Description of Solar Cells
- Electrical Description of Photovoltaic Modules
- Solar Generator with Load
- Electricity Storage
- Inverters
5 Wind Power
- Introduction
- The Wind
- Utilization of Wind Energy
- Wind Turbine Design
- Electrical Machines
- Electrical System Concepts
- Mains Operation
6 Economics
- Introduction
- Classical Economic Calculations
- External Costs
- Critical View of Economic Calculations
7 Simulations and the CD-ROM of the Book
- Introduction to Computer Simulations
- The CD-ROM of the Book
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