Solar photovoltaic power generation and its applications

Author: Zhao Zhengming Liu Jianzheng Sun Xiaoying Yuan Liqiang
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book is one of the "High-Efficiency Power Conversion Application Series." It systematically introduces the basic principles, system composition, and practical applications of solar photovoltaic power generation. Chapter 1 mainly reviews the background, significance, and development status of photovoltaic power generation technology; Chapters 2 and 3 focus on elaborating the basic theory and main characteristics of photovoltaic cells; Chapter 4 introduces the types, structures, and principles of photovoltaic power generation systems; Chapter 5 discusses the maximum power point tracking (MPT) principles and algorithms for photovoltaic power generation systems; Chapters 6 and 7 respectively introduce photovoltaic energy storage and its charge/discharge modes, as well as photovoltaic water pump structures and their principles; Chapter 8 covers power electronic devices in photovoltaic power generation systems; Chapters 9 and 10 are dedicated to simulation and application case analysis of photovoltaic power generation systems. This book is suitable for professional technical personnel, technical management personnel, and teachers and students in related disciplines of higher education engaged in the design, research, operation, and management of solar photovoltaic power generation systems. It can also be used as a graduate textbook for electrical engineering. The book introduces photovoltaic cells and their characteristics, photovoltaic array design and application, photovoltaic power generation systems, photovoltaic energy storage and its charge/discharge modes, power electronic conversion circuits and their control in photovoltaic power generation systems.