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Nevertheless, along with the technological development and the advancement in control, more solar
energy systems will be seen in the future with mixed power grid, where the solar-powered systems
should also perform various functionalities beyond basic power generation.

2.5 SUMMARY
In this chapter, the basic technological issues for solar power systems have been reviewed in order to
cater for more installations of solar power generations. The solar power technologies include photo-
voltaic (PV), concentrated PV (CPV), and concentrated solar power (CSP). The first two technolo-
gies are based on the photovoltaic effect, and thus the modeling of the generating unit is identical,
which has also been provided in this chapter. In contrast, the CSP using the solar energy is used
to heat up thermal fluids that can drive an electrical generator or thermal–chemical reaction units.
Then, the solar thermal energy is converted to electrical energy. Since the solar thermal plants work
on identical principles as fossil fuel–based conventional power plants, the modeling of CSP systems
is briefly discussed in this chapter. More important, through this technological review, it is known
that the power electronics technology is vital for solar energy systems.

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