Hybrid and Fully Thermoelectric Solar Harvesting (Springer Series in Materials Science, 268)

This book provides a comprehensive overview on fully thermal and hybrid solar generators based on thermoelectric devices. The book fills a gap in the literature on solar conversion and thermoelectrics, because despite the growing number of papers dealing with the use of thermoelectrics in solar power conversion, no book exists for PV specialists or thermoelectricity experts to enter this field. The book is intended as a primer for scientists or engineers willing to complement their expertise in one of the two fields, and to get an updated, critical review of the state of the art in thermoelectric solar harvesting. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction (Dario Narducci, Peter Bermel, Bruno Lorenzi, Ning Wang, Kazuaki Yazawa)....Pages 1-9 A Primer on Thermoelectric Generators (Dario Narducci, Peter Bermel, Bruno Lorenzi, Ning Wang, Kazuaki Yazawa)....Pages 11-43 Solar Thermoelectric Generators (Dario Narducci, Peter Bermel, Bruno Lorenzi, Ning Wang, Kazuaki Yazawa)....Pages 45-61 A Primer on Photovoltaic Generators (Dario Narducci, Peter Bermel, Bruno Lorenzi, Ning Wang, Kazuaki Yazawa)....Pages 63-90 Hybrid Photovoltaic–Thermoelectric Generators: Theory of Operation (Dario Narducci, Peter Bermel, Bruno Lorenzi, Ning Wang, Kazuaki Yazawa)....Pages 91-102 Hybrid Photovoltaic–Thermoelectric Generators: Materials Issues (Dario Narducci, Peter Bermel, Bruno Lorenzi, Ning Wang, Kazuaki Yazawa)....Pages 103-116 Photovoltaic–Thermoelectric–Thermodynamic Co-Generation (Dario Narducci, Peter Bermel, Bruno Lorenzi, Ning Wang, Kazuaki Yazawa)....Pages 117-136 Hybrid Solar Harvesters: Technological Challenges, Economic Issues, and Perspectives (Dario Narducci, Peter Bermel, Bruno Lorenzi, Ning Wang, Kazuaki Yazawa)....Pages 137-151 Back Matter ....Pages 153-154