Photovoltaic Systems and Grid Integration

Begovic, Miroslav

Title:

Photovoltaic Systems and Grid Integration

dc.contributor.author	Begovic, Miroslav
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics
dc.date.accessioned	2010-04-29T20:13:40Z
dc.date.available	2010-04-29T20:13:40Z
dc.date.issued	2010-04-01
dc.description	2010 program of the "Open Forum on Energy and the Environment", presented on April 1, 2010 from 4:30 PM-6:00 PM in room 1116, Marcus Nanotechnology Building on the Georgia Tech campus.	en_US
dc.description	Powering the Future with Solar Energy
dc.description	Runtime: 67:07 minutes
dc.description.abstract	Worldwide consumption of electricity is expected to nearly double over the next two-and-a-half decades. International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that meeting this demand for power will require over 5,000 GW of new electricity generating capacity (including replacement capacity) at a cost of over $5 trillion. The new plants will require an additional $6 trillion worth of additional infrastructure, making electric power an $11 trillion market over the next 25 years. The search for new generation technologies is accelerating. Photovoltaics (PV) converts light directly to electricity via solar cells, solid-state semiconductor devices free of moving parts, costly fuel requirements, and harmful emissions. Solar-electric technology is extremely modular, allowing it to be quickly deployed at or near the point of consumption, minimizing transmission losses and even providing electricity in regions that lack centralized power stations and their requisite distribution systems. This modularity makes PV attractive in industrialized and developing nations alike. Furthermore, the cleanliness and environmental friendliness of PV make it an attractive technology for meeting the challenges of global electricity demand growth while simultaneously satisfying requirements for reduced emissions. In the presentation, the status and basic features of the PV technology will be presented along with outlook for its wider implementation in the near future.	en_US
dc.format.extent	67:07 minutes
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/32883
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Open Forum on Energy and the Environment
dc.subject	Photovoltaics (PV)	en_US
dc.subject	Energy	en_US
dc.title	Photovoltaic Systems and Grid Integration	en_US
dc.type	Moving Image
dc.type.genre	Lecture
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local.contributor.corporatename	College of Engineering
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