Applications of solar energy
Contributor(s): Tyagi, Himanshu [ed.] | Agarwal, Avinash Kumar [ed.] | Chakraborty, Prodyut R. [ed.] | Powar, Satvasheel [ed.].
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BookSeries: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. / edited by Avinash Kumar Agarwal and Ashok Pandey.Publisher: Singapore Springer 2018Description: xvii, 364p.ISBN: 9789811072055.Subject(s): Solar energyDDC classification: 621.47 | Ap58 Summary: This book focuses on solar-energy-based renewable energy systems and discusses the generation of electric power using solar photovoltaics, as well as some new techniques, such as solar towers, for both residential and commercial needs. Such systems have played an important role in the move towards low-emission and sustainable energy sources. The book covers a variety of applications, such as solar water heaters, solar air heaters, solar drying, nanoparticle-based direct absorption solar systems, solar volumetric receivers, solar-based cooling systems, solar-based food processing and cooking, efficient buildings using solar energy, and energy storage for solar thermal systems. Given its breadth of coverage, the book offers a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals alike.
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PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | General Stacks | 621.47 Ap58 (Browse shelf) | Available | GB2334 |
This book focuses on solar-energy-based renewable energy systems and discusses the generation of electric power using solar photovoltaics, as well as some new techniques, such as solar towers, for both residential and commercial needs. Such systems have played an important role in the move towards low-emission and sustainable energy sources. The book covers a variety of applications, such as solar water heaters, solar air heaters, solar drying, nanoparticle-based direct absorption solar systems, solar volumetric receivers, solar-based cooling systems, solar-based food processing and cooking, efficient buildings using solar energy, and energy storage for solar thermal systems. Given its breadth of coverage, the book offers a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals alike.
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