Wearable Solar Cell Systems (Hardcover, 1)

Chapter 1: The Power of Light1.1 Portable, Mobile, and Wearable Devices1.2 Impacts of Wearable Solar Systems1.3 Feasibility of Wearable Solar Cell Systems1.4 Summary Chapter 2: Fundamentals2.1 Light2.2 PV Materials2.3 Conversion of Light to Electrical Energy2.4 Advanced PV Designs 2.5 Performance of PV Cells2.6 Shading and Other Irregularities2.7 Summary Chapter 3: First Generation Solar Cells3.1 Monocrystalline Silicon3.2 Polycrystalline Silicon3.3 Amorphous Silicon 3.4 Summary Chapter 4: Second Generation Solar Cells4.1 Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)4.2 Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)4.3 Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS)4.4 Summary Chapter 5: Third Generation Solar Cells5.1 Organic PV (OPV) Cells5.2 Dye-Sensitized PV Cells5.3 Perovskites5.4 Quantum Dot PV Cells5.5 Summary Chapter 6: Arrays of PV Cells6.1 Basic PV Array Design6.2 Array Management6.3 Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)6.4 Array Reconfiguration6.5 Summary Chapter 7: Energy Storage7.1 DC-DC Conversion7.2 Energy Storage7.3 Summary Chapter 8: Wearable and Portable Technology8.1 Mobile Phones8.2 Other Portables8.3 Wearable Devices8.4 Overall Energy Demand8.5 Summary Chapter 9: Wearable Solar Systems9.1 Basic Performance9.2 Flexibility, Cost, Toxicity, and Stability9.3 Array Considerations9.4 Charge Controller and Battery Considerations9.5 Surface Area Considerations9.6 Summary