Overview
- Book on the hot topic of alternative energy generation
- Represents the state-of-the-art in thermovoltaics which is expected to become as important as photovoltaics
- Deals with thermovoltaics, a method for direct generation of electric energy from heat
- The basics are clearly explained
- Applications like energy production from waste heat recovery and concentrated solare power are the main focus of this book
- Appeals to researchers in thermovoltaics and engineers in alternative energy generation alike
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thermophotovoltaics
Book Subtitle: Basic Principles and Critical Aspects of System Design
Authors: Thomas Bauer
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19965-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-19964-6Published: 18 June 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26881-6Published: 03 August 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-19965-3Published: 17 June 2011
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 202
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations
Topics: Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks, Thermodynamics, Renewable and Green Energy, Engineering, general