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Chapter 1Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Photovoltaics • PV Applications • PV Industry • Solar Energy Technologies
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
A utility-connected residential PV system is the most common system configuration. Various electrical components control, condition, and distribute the PV power to DC and/or AC loads.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
An electric utility produces electricity at a power plant and distributes it to consumers through power lines, substations, and transformers.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Distributed generation systems produce electricity close to where it is used.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Selenium photoconductive cells eventually found uses in light-sensing electronics, such as exposure timing circuits in cameras.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
The first practical photovoltaic cell was invented at Bell Laboratories in 1954.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Rural communications systems in the 1950s were the first terrestrial applications of PV technology.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Decades of development and manufacturing improvements have decreased the price per watt for PV systems.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Production and installation of PV systems is growing rapidly.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Nearly every satellite and spacecraft since 1958 has relied on a PV system for power generation.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Portable PV systems tend to be small and intended for specific loads.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Remote areas where conventional utility-supplied power is out of reach are ideal for the application of PV technology.
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Supplemental power systems, most often for single-family homes, are the fastest-growing type of PV system installation.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
PV technology can be used for large-scale power production, but this application is not yet common.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
The PV industry is composed of several levels of businesses and organizations.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Skilled and well-trained installers are needed to ensure quality PV system installations.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
The official mark of a listing organization signifies that a product meets the organization’s standards for safety and quality.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Renewable energy is expected to compose an increasingly larger portion of energy production.
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Renewables portfolio standards and goals vary by state.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
A flat-plate collector can utilize any solar radiation, direct or reflected, that strikes its surface.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Concentrating collectors focus a large area of direct solar radiation onto a relatively small area.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Solar architectural design uses building materials or design techniques to provide light and comfortable temperatures inside a building.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
Solar thermal energy is a relatively simple way to provide domestic hot water or heating.
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Chapter 1 — Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems
The intense solar radiation needed to produce electricity from thermal energy requires solar concentrating systems.