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Dataquest Insight: Growth in Solar Energy Presents Opportunities for Semiconductor Vendors
2 September 2009
 
James F. Hines   Alfonso Velosa  

Growing demand for photovoltaic solar energy systems will create opportunities for semiconductor devices in inverters and other balance-of-system components.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 Cost Barriers to Adoption

    
 Improving Inverter Reliability
    
 Reducing Energy Losses in the PV System

    
 Power Optimization
    
 Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics
    
 Competing PV System Architectures

    
 Microinverters
    
 DC-DC Converters
    
 Reducing Installation Costs

    
 Background and Context

    
 PV Systems

    
 Types of PV Solar Energy Systems
    
 Anatomy of a PV Solar Energy System
    
 Inverter Design Considerations

    
 The Impact

    
 Conclusion

    
 Recommended Reading


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Figure 1. 
 Components of Total Installed Cost of a Crystalline Silicon PV System
 

Figure 2. 
 Typical PV Solar Electric System
 

Figure 3. 
 PV Solar Cell Revenue, Worldwide (Millions of Dollars)
 



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Semiconductor Industry Worldwide
Semiconductor Applications Worldwide
Semiconductor and Electronic Manufacturing Worldwide




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