
INDEX
Absorption cooling, 115, 274, 277–278
ac photovoltaic modules, 522–523
Active stall control for turbines, 356
Aeroderivative gas turbines, 132
Air conditioning, 115–116
absorption systems, 277–278
compressive refrigeration, 271–274
desiccant dehumidification, 278–280
heat pumps, 274–277
Air density, 312, 314–319
Air mass ratio, 388–389, 412, 452–453
Alkaline fuel cells, 222
Altamont Pass, 347
Altitude angle of the sun, 394–396
Amorphous silicon photovoltaics, 495–497
Ampere, Andre Marie, 3, 24, 108
Ampere’s circuital law, 32
Annualizing investments, 248–250
Apparent extraterrestrial solar flux, 412
Apparent power 63
Appliance energy consumption, 115, 273,
551–553
Area-and-time costs of distribution, 287–288
ASHRAE clear sky solar flux model, 412, 415
Atmosphere,
density, 312, 314–319
Automobile,
ignition systems, 36
SLI batteries, 558–559
Azimuth angle of the sun, 395–396
Band gap energy, 448–453
and maximum PV efficiency, 454–455
in tandem cells, 495–497
Base load power plants, 116, 135–137, 142
Ballasts, electronic, 87, 90–92
Batteries,
internal resistance, 512–513
I –V curves, 512–514
lead-acid, 557–568
nickel-cadmium 557–558
nickel-metal hydride, 557–558
Thevenin equivalent circuit, 567–568
Beam tilt factor, 433
Becquerel, Edmund, 445
Bernoulli’s principle, 354
Betz efficiency for turbine blades, 323–325
Bird kills by wind turbines, 377–378
Biomass,
for electricity 192–194
gasification for hydrogen, 226
Blackbody radiation, 385–387
Blocking diodes for PVs, 485, 572–575
Brayton cycle, 127
Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems. By Gilbert M. Masters
ISBN 0-471-28060-7
2004 John W iley & Sons, Inc.
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