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A new book »Photovoltaic systems engineering« was published in the US in January. It is designed for engineers and students. After reading it one should be in a position to optimally plan and design a PV system.
The book starts with an introduction for the basics of solar radiation and then presents different examples of PV systems. In the next chapters it deals with economic considerations, followed by a chapter on stand-alone and grid-connected systems. After dealing with external costs, the last parts concern the physics of solar cells and a short overview on cell technologies. In the end it includes a short appendix with several international tables on radiation. The authors Roger Messenger, professor of electrotechnology at Florida Atlantic University, and Jerry Ventre, director of the famous Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), have written a book definitely worth reading and reminiscent of Sandia National Laboratories well-done PV handbooks. Moreover, many different examples and test questions help one understand the theoretical aspects even better. In comparison to traditional PV textbooks this new one is not so »equation-orientated.« The only negative aspect for a worldwide readership is the book’s focus on just the US. Roger Messenger & Jerry
Ventre Mike Zehner
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