1st Edition

Photovoltaics in Buildings A Design Handbook for Architects and Engineers

Edited By Thomas Erge, Friedrich Sick Copyright 1996
294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

The integration of photovoltaics (PV) into buildings goes beyond energy saving by providing a clean and elegant way of actually generating electricity. There are already numerous successful examples and rapid technological improvements promise expansion of PV's present niche market to that of a major energy provider of the 21st century. This handbook is the outcome of a five year programme which... Read more
Part A, General * Part B, Components * Part C, Architectural Integration * Part D, System Design * Part E, Installation and Maintenance * Recommended Reading.

Biography

The principal editors are F. Sick and T. Erge from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany.