Front Cover -- Renewable Energy-Volume 1: Solar, Wind, and Hydropower -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 Solar thermal energy -- 1.1 Sun composition, solar angles, and estimation of solar radiation -- 1.1.1 Sun composition and nature of sunlight -- 1.1.2 Solar radiation nomenclature -- 1.1.3 Solar time -- 1.1.4 Solar angles -- 1.1.5 Sun path diagram -- 1.1.6 Extraterrestrial solar radiation -- 1.1.7 Atmospheric attenuation -- 1.1.8 Terrestrial solar radiation -- 1.1.9 Total radiation on a tilted surface -- 1.1.10 Estimation of daily and hourly beam and diffuse radiation on tilted surface -- 1.1.11 Conclusion -- References -- 1.2 Development of solar thermal energy systems -- 1.2.1 Historical background -- 1.2.2 Solar thermal energy systems -- 1.2.2.1 Non-concentrating solar collector -- 1.2.2.1.1 Flat-plate collector -- 1.2.2.1.2 Evacuated tube collector -- 1.2.2.2 Concentrating solar collector -- 1.2.2.2.1 Compound parabolic collector -- 1.2.2.2.2 Parabolic trough -- 1.2.2.2.3 Linear Fresnel collectors -- 1.2.2.2.4 Solar tower (heliostat solar field) -- 1.2.2.2.5 Parabolic dish -- 1.2.3 Conclusion -- References -- 1.3 Solar thermal energy applications -- 1.3.1 Introduction -- 1.3.2 Applications of solar thermal energy -- 1.3.2.1 Solar thermal energy for domestic water heating -- 1.3.2.2 Solar thermal energy for drying processes -- 1.3.2.2.1 Open sun drying -- 1.3.2.2.2 Direct solar drying -- 1.3.2.2.3 Indirect solar drying -- 1.3.2.3 Solar energy for hybrid heat and electricity generation in photovoltaic thermal collectors -- 1.3.2.3.1 Solar thermal energy for direct and indirect electric power generation -- 1.3.2.4 Thermoelectric generators -- 1.3.2.5 Concentrator solar power concentrated solar power -- 1.3.2.6 Solar thermal energy for desalination -- 1.3.2.7 Solar thermal energy for cooling purposes.

1.3.2.8 Other applications -- 1.3.3 Conclusions -- References -- 1.4 Case studies and analysis of solar thermal energy systems -- Nomenclature -- Abbreviations -- Subscriptions -- 1.4.1 Introduction -- 1.4.2 Case Study #1-relative sun location -- 1.4.2.1 Solar altitude angle -- 1.4.2.2 Solar azimuth angle -- 1.4.2.3 Day length -- 1.4.3 Case Study #2-performance assessment -- 1.4.3.1 Overall efficiency -- 1.4.3.2 Steam power cycle analysis -- 1.4.4 Case Study #3-thermal energy storage -- 1.4.4.1 Storage volume -- 1.4.4.2 Discharging mode -- 1.4.4.3 Capacity enlargement -- 1.4.5 Case Study #4-solar collector -- 1.4.5.1 Fin efficiency factor -- 1.4.5.2 Collector efficiency factor -- 1.4.5.3 Collector heat removal factor -- 1.4.5.4 Collector efficiency -- 1.4.6 Conclusions -- References -- 1.5 Thermal analysis of solar collectors -- 1.5.1 Thermal performance of non-concentrating solar collectors -- 1.5.1.1 Thermal analysis of liquid solar collector -- 1.5.1.1.1 Absorbed radiation -- 1.5.1.1.2 Collector thermal losses -- 1.5.1.1.3 Internal energy balance of the absorber -- 1.5.1.1.4 Fin efficiency and collector efficiency factor -- 1.5.1.1.5 Heat removal factor -- 1.5.1.1.6 Useful energy output of solar collector -- 1.5.1.1.7 Thermal efficiency of solar collector -- 1.5.1.1.8 Critical radiation level and stagnation temperature -- 1.5.1.2 Solar air heaters -- 1.5.1.2.1 Thermal analysis of air solar collector -- 1.5.1.3 Collector tests: performance measurements, efficiency, and incident angle modifier -- 1.5.1.3.1 Performance measurements and characteristic curve -- 1.5.1.3.2 Incident angle modifier -- 1.5.1.3.3 Collector time constant -- 1.5.2 Thermal performance of concentrating solar collectors -- 1.5.2.1 Concentration ratio -- 1.5.2.2 Optical efficiency -- 1.5.2.3 Local concentration ratio -- 1.5.2.4 Thermal analysis -- 1.5.3 Conclusion -- References.

1.6 Energy and exergy analyses of a photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) air collector -- 1.6.1 Introduction -- 1.6.2 PV modules and factors affecting the PV module performance -- 1.6.3 Thermal modeling of PV/T module using ANSYS Fluent -- 1.6.3.1 Physical domains and model description -- 1.6.3.2 Model governing equations -- 1.6.3.3 Solution steps and methodology applied in ANSYS Fluent software -- 1.6.3.4 Problem setup in Fluent -- 1.6.3.5 Energy evaluation results at various operating conditions -- 1.6.3.6 Exergy analysis of the PV/T air collectors under different operating conditions -- 1.6.4 Conclusions -- References -- 2 Solar photovoltaics "PV" energy -- 2.1 Introduction and definition of solar energy -- 2.1.1 Introduction -- 2.1.2 Factors affecting the solar radiation energy -- 2.1.3 Characteristics of solar radiation energy -- 2.1.4 Earth radiation budget -- 2.1.5 The diffuse radiation -- 2.1.6 Factors affecting solar radiation intensity -- 2.1.7 Conclusion -- References -- 2.2 Developments of solar photovoltaics -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 First-generation solar photovoltaic cells -- 2.2.2.1 Single-crystalline silicon -- 2.2.2.2 Multicrystalline silicon -- 2.2.3 Second-generation solar photovoltaic cells -- 2.2.3.1 Amorphous silicon thin-film photovoltaic technology -- 2.2.3.2 Gallium arsenide -- 2.2.3.3 Cadmium telluride (thin-film photovoltaic technology) -- 2.2.3.4 Copper indium gallium selenide (thin-film photovoltaic technology) -- 2.2.4 Third-generation solar photovoltaic cells and future trends -- 2.2.4.1 Perovskite solar cells -- 2.2.4.2 Dye-sensitized solar cells -- 2.2.4.3 Organic photovoltaic solar cells -- 2.2.4.4 Quantum dot technology -- 2.2.5 Advanced modules' architectural structures -- 2.2.5.1 Tandem solar cells -- 2.2.5.2 Passivated emitter and rear cell and the half-cut cells -- 2.2.5.3 Bifacial solar cells.

2.2.5.4 Multibusbars technology -- 2.2.5.5 Solar shingles -- 2.2.5.6 Concentrating photovoltaic solar cells -- 2.2.5.7 Transparent photovoltaic technologies -- 2.2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 2.3 Solar photovoltaics: challenges and applications -- 2.3.1 Introduction -- 2.3.2 Background -- 2.3.2.1 Working principles of solar photovoltaics cells -- 2.3.3 Challenges -- 2.3.3.1 Irradiance variation effect -- 2.3.3.2 Temperature effect -- 2.3.3.3 Shading effect -- 2.3.4 Applications of solar photovoltaics -- 2.3.4.1 Desalination -- 2.3.4.2 Residential applications -- 2.3.4.3 Power plants -- 2.3.4.4 Green hydrogen -- 2.3.5 Conclusions -- References -- 2.4 Technical review on solar photovoltaics -- Abbreviations -- 2.4.1 Introduction -- 2.4.2 Electron-hole recombination -- 2.4.3 Interconnections and degradation of performance -- 2.4.3.1 Multibusbars -- 2.4.3.2 Bypass diodes -- 2.4.4 Capturing solar irradiance -- 2.4.4.1 Solar tracking systems -- 2.4.4.2 Tandem photovoltaics -- 2.4.4.3 Concentrated photovoltaics -- 2.4.4.4 Bifacial photovoltaics -- 2.4.5 Cleaning and cooling methods for photovoltaics -- 2.4.5.1 Photovoltaics cleaning methods -- 2.4.5.2 Photovoltaics cooling methods -- 2.4.6 Environmental impacts -- 2.4.7 Conclusions -- References -- 2.5 Case studies and analysis of solar photovoltaics -- 2.5.1 Introduction -- 2.5.2 Solar irradiance and photovoltaic characteristics -- 2.5.2.1 Solution -- 2.5.3 Photovoltaic system design -- 2.5.3.1 Solution -- 2.5.4 Photovoltaic's life cycle economic analysis -- 2.5.4.1 Solution -- 2.5.5 Photovoltaic's statistical data analysis -- 2.5.5.1 Solution -- 2.5.6 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- 2.6 Modeling and simulation of solar photovoltaic energy systems -- Abbreviations -- 2.6.1 Introduction -- 2.6.2 Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER) software -- 2.6.2.1 Advantages of HOMER.

2.6.2.2 Disadvantages of HOMER -- 2.6.3 System Advisor Model (SAM) -- 2.6.3.1 Advantages of SAM -- 2.6.3.2 Disadvantages of SAM -- 2.6.4 Photovoltaic systems (PVsyst) -- 2.6.4.1 Advantages of PVsyst -- 2.6.4.2 Disadvantages of PVsyst -- 2.6.5 Photovoltaic Solar (PV-SOL) -- 2.6.5.1 Advantages of PV-SOL -- 2.6.5.2 Disadvantages of PV-SOL -- 2.6.6 Renewable Energy Technologies Screen (RETScreen) -- 2.6.6.1 Advantages of RETScreen -- 2.6.6.2 Disadvantages of RETScreen -- 2.6.7 Solar Pro -- 2.6.7.1 Advantages of Solar Pro -- 2.6.7.2 Disadvantages of Solar Pro -- 2.6.8 PV F-Chart -- 2.6.8.1 Advantages of PV F-Chart -- 2.6.8.2 Disadvantages of PV F-Chart -- 2.6.9 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Wind energy -- 3.1 Introduction and definition of wind energy -- Nomenclature -- Abbreviations -- 3.1.1 Introduction -- 3.1.2 Wind energy -- 3.1.3 Windmill -- 3.1.4 Wind turbines -- 3.1.4.1 Horizontal-axis wind turbine -- 3.1.4.2 Vertical-axis wind turbine -- 3.1.4.3 Combined horizontal- and vertical-axis wind turbine -- 3.1.5 Wind farm -- 3.1.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3.2 Developments of wind energy systems -- Abbreviations -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.2.2 Wind turbine scale -- 3.2.2.1 Large-scale wind turbines -- 3.2.2.2 Small-scale wind turbines -- 3.2.3 Noise reduction -- 3.2.3.1 Aerodynamic noise reduction -- 3.2.3.2 Mechanical noise reduction -- 3.2.4 Wind turbine vibration control -- 3.2.5 Flexible wind turbine blades -- 3.2.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3.3 Applications of wind energy -- Nomenclature -- Abbreviations -- Subscripts -- 3.3.1 Introduction -- 3.3.2 Wind energy applications -- 3.3.2.1 Transportation -- 3.3.2.2 Grinding grain -- 3.3.2.3 Pumping water -- 3.3.2.4 Power generation -- 3.3.2.5 Hydrogen production -- 3.3.2.6 Sports -- 3.3.3 Summary -- 3.3.4 Conclusions -- References -- 3.4 Review on wind energy systems -- Abbreviations.

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