Advance Solar Photovoltaic Thermal Energy Technologies

Prof. Gopal Nath Tiwari (G. N. Tiwari) hails from Sagarpali, Ballia, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. After completing his basic primary education from Ballia, he moved to Varanasi for higher education and completed his studies from Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Later, he joined IIT Delhi in the year 1977 under the mentorship of Padma Shri Prof. Mahendra Singh Sodha, who introduced Prof. Tiwari to solar energy research. Prof. Tiwari was superannuated in June 2016. To his credit, he has published more than 700 research papers with h-index of 100 and supervised more than 100 Ph.D. students. After superannuation, he moved back to his hometown Ballia to implement the work done at IIT Delhi and provide basic education to nearby children through BERS PUBLIC SCHOOL. He has also established a “SODHA ENRGY RESEARCH PARK” at Margupur in Ballia (UP), to impart energy education to locals.

• Chapter-I General Introduction.- Chapter-II Water Quality.- Chapter-III Solar cell and Photo-voltaic Effect.- Chapter-IV Photovoltaic (PV) Module and its Panel and Array.- Chapter-V Concepts of Greenhouse and its Application.- Chapter-VI Construction of Greenhouse integrated Semi-transparent Photo-Voltaic Thermal System (GiSPVT).- Chapter-VII Cultivation of Vegitables in Winter.- Chapter-VIII Thermal Modeling of Greenhouse integrated Semi-transparent Photo-voltaic Thermal (GiSPVT) system: Quasi-steady state analysis.- Chapter-IX Thermal Modeling of GiSPVT Solar Dryer: Quasi-steady state analysis.- Chapter-X Thermal Modeling of Greenhouse integrated Semi-transparent Photo-voltaic Thermal (GiSPVT) system: A periodic analysis.- Chapter-XI Application of PVT Technology.