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This book aims to provide workers in the field with the basic information needed to
understand the principles of photovoltaic system operation, to identify appropriate
applications and to undertake simple photovoltaic system design. It is based on course
material used for undergraduate Photovoltaic and Solar Energy Engineering,
Renewable Energy Engineering and Electrical Engineering students at the University
of New South Wales, and will continue to be used as a principal text. By increasing
the number of graduates who are expert in photovoltaic concepts and applications, we
hope to provide engineers qualified to participate in and promote the rapid global
growth of the photovoltaics industry.

REFE RE NCES
Crossley, P.A., Noel, G.T. & Wolf, M. (1968), Review and Evaluation of Past Solar-
Cell Development Efforts, Report by RCA Astro-Electronics Division for NASA,
Contract Number NASW-1427, Washington, DC.
Loferski, J.J., (1993), ‘The first forty years: A brief history of the modern
photovoltaic age’, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 1, pp. 67–
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