Photovoltaic Systems Engineering
暫譯: 光伏系統工程

本教科書的主要目的是提供一套全面的光伏（PV）知識和理解工具，以便於光伏系統的設計、安裝、調試、檢查和運行。近年來，全球安裝的光伏系統數量超過了任何其他電力來源。新的、更高效、更可靠且更具成本效益的元件和流程迅速出現，並伴隨著不斷變化的法規和標準。為了跟上快速變化的步伐，理解其基本原理是至關重要的。

除了實用的系統設計和安裝資訊外，本版還包括了設計和運行光伏系統所基於的基本原理的解釋，以及對該技術的經濟和環境影響的考量。書中提供了許多設計範例，以幫助讀者將基本原理、元件、法規和標準納入考量。

本書從基本的陽光參數、系統電子元件、接線方法、結構考量和儲能方法開始。重點放在並網系統上，但也包括了一章關於獨立系統的內容。每章的作業問題專注於該章的基本原理，同時也包括開放式設計問題，以挑戰讀者的創造力和理解能力。

Roger Messenger is professor emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and is a Registered Professional Engineer, a former Certified Electrical Contractor, and a former NABCEP Certified PV Installer, who has enjoyed working on a field installation as much as he enjoys teaching a webinar or working on the design of a system or contemplating the theory of operation of a system. His research work has ranged from electrical noise in gas discharge tubes to deep impurities in silicon to energy conservation to PV system design and performance. He worked on the development and promulgation of the original Code for Energy Efficiency in Building Construction in Florida and has conducted extensive field studies of energy consumption and conservation in buildings and swimming pools.

Since his retirement from Florida Atlantic University in 2005, he has worked as Vice President for Engineering at VB Engineering, Inc, in Boca Raton, FL and as Senior Associate at FAE Consulting in Boca Raton. While at VB Engineering, he directed the design of several hundred PV designs, including the 1 MW system on the roof of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. While at FAE Consulting, he led the design of an additional 6 MW of systems that were installed. Since 2020 he has reviewed over 60 MW of residential systems, including more than 8 MWh of residential Battery Energy Storage. He has also been active in the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association and The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy, has served as a peer reviewer for the U. S. Department of Energy and has served on the Florida Solar Energy Center Advisory Board. He has conducted numerous seminars and webinars on designing, installing and inspecting PV systems. In May, 2024 he received a Florida Solar Energy Industries Association Hall of Fame award for extraordinary contributions to the Florida Solar Industry.

Homayoon "Amir" Abtahi, is currently Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T. in 1981 and joined Florida Atlantic University in 1983. In addition to his academic activity, he has a wealth of practical experience, much of which has been obtained as a volunteer. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Florida and is a member of ASCE and SAE. He has held LEED Certification since 2007, is ESTIDAMA Certified in the United Arab Emirates and is a Certified General Contractor and a Certified Solar Contractor in the State of Florida. His interests range widely from PV to PEM Fuel Cells, integrated capacitor/battery power modules and Atmospheric Water Generation.

In 1985, he installed the first known solar power system in Venezuela and was responsible for the first known application of solar power for post hurricane emergency power and lighting and Ham Radio communication operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo in St. Croix in 1989 and Hurricane Marilyn in St. Thomas in 1995. In 1989, he published the first comprehensive catalog of 12-V appliances for use with PV systems.

Recently, he has been involved with PV installations in the Caribbean, South America, Bangladesh and India. In the 2008-2010 time period, he was responsible for design and installation of over 100 residential and 20 commercial/industrial PV systems. Over the past 15 years, he has had responsibility for design and installation of 1 Million BTUD of solar hot water and solar process heat. Along with the PV and thermal applications, he has had experience with heat exchangers, MEP plan review, LEED projects, tracking PV, Micro-turbines, parabolic trough solar and other hybrid applications.

羅傑·梅森格（Roger Messenger）是佛羅里達大西洋大學（Florida Atlantic University）電機工程名譽教授，位於佛羅里達州博卡拉頓（Boca Raton）。他在明尼蘇達大學（University of Minnesota）獲得電機工程博士學位，並且是一名註冊專業工程師，曾擔任認證電氣承包商和NABCEP認證光伏安裝技術人員。他喜歡在現場安裝工作，與他喜歡教授網路研討會或設計系統、思考系統運作理論一樣。他的研究工作涵蓋了從氣體放電管中的電噪聲到矽中的深層雜質，再到能源節約以及光伏系統的設計和性能。他參與了佛羅里達州建築施工能源效率原始法規的制定和推廣，並進行了大量有關建築和游泳池的能源消耗和節約的實地研究。

自2005年從佛羅里達大西洋大學退休以來，他在VB Engineering, Inc.擔任工程副總裁，並在FAE Consulting擔任高級合夥人。在VB Engineering任職期間，他負責設計數百個光伏系統，包括位於佛羅里達州奧蘭多的橙縣會議中心屋頂上的1 MW系統。在FAE Consulting任職期間，他主導了另外6 MW系統的設計，這些系統已經安裝。自2020年以來，他已審查超過60 MW的住宅系統，包括超過8 MWh的住宅電池儲能系統。他還積極參與佛羅里達州太陽能產業協會（Florida Solar Energy Industries Association）和佛羅里達可再生能源聯盟（The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy），曾擔任美國能源部的同行評審，並在佛羅里達太陽能中心顧問委員會任職。他舉辦了多場有關光伏系統設計、安裝和檢查的研討會和網路研討會。2024年5月，他因對佛羅里達太陽能產業的卓越貢獻而獲得佛羅里達州太陽能產業協會名人堂獎。

霍馬雲·阿米爾·阿布塔希（Homayoon 'Amir' Abtahi）目前是佛羅里達大西洋大學的機械工程副教授。他於1981年在麻省理工學院（M.I.T.）獲得機械工程博士學位，並於1983年加入佛羅里達大西洋大學。除了學術活動外，他還擁有豐富的實踐經驗，其中大部分是作為志願者獲得的。他是佛羅里達州的註冊專業工程師，並且是美國土木工程師學會（ASCE）和美國汽車工程師學會（SAE）的成員。他自2007年以來持有LEED認證，並在阿拉伯聯合酋長國獲得ESTIDAMA認證，還是佛羅里達州的認證總承包商和認證太陽能承包商。他的興趣範圍廣泛，從光伏（PV）到質子交換膜燃料電池（PEM Fuel Cells）、集成電容器/電池電源模組和大氣水生成（Atmospheric Water Generation）。

1985年，他在委內瑞拉安裝了第一個已知的太陽能發電系統，並負責在1989年颶風雨果（Hurricane Hugo）和1995年颶風瑪莉蓮（Hurricane Marilyn）後，首次將太陽能用於颶風後的緊急電力和照明以及業餘無線電通信操作。1989年，他出版了第一本用於光伏系統的12伏特電器的綜合目錄。

最近，他參與了加勒比海、南美洲、孟加拉國和印度的光伏安裝。在2008年至2010年期間，他負責設計和安裝超過100個住宅和20個商業/工業光伏系統。在過去的15年中，他負責設計和安裝100萬BTU的太陽能熱水和太陽能工藝熱。除了光伏和熱能應用外，他還有熱交換器、MEP計劃審查、LEED項目、追蹤光伏、微型渦輪機、拋物線槽太陽能和其他混合應用的經驗。