"Mathematica computer programs for calculating the optical properties of interference filters and for calculating the performance of a planar TPV system are included on a CD-ROM disk"--P. vii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- TOC$Table of Contents -- CH$Chapter 1 - Introduction -- 1.1 Symbols -- 1.2 Thermphotovoltaic (TPV) Energy Conversion Concept -- 1.3 A Short History of TPV Energy Conversion -- 1.4 TPV Applications -- 1.5 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves -- 1.5.1 Plane Wave Solution to Maxwell's Equations -- 1.5.2 Energy Flux for Plane Electromagnetic Waves -- 1.5.3 Boundary Conditions at an Interface -- 1.5.4 The Law of Reflection and Snell's Law of Refraction -- 1.5.5 Reflectivity and Transmissivity at an Interface -- 1.5.6 Connections between Electromagnetic Theory and Radiation Transfer Theory -- 1.6 Introduction to Radiation Transfer -- 1.6.1 Radiation Intensity -- 1.6.2 Blackbody -- 1.6.3 Blackbody Spectral Emissive Power -- 1.6.4 Blackbody Total Emissive Power -- 1.6.5 Equations for Radiation Energy Transfer -- 1.6.6 Energy Conservation Including Radiation -- 1.7 Optical Properties -- 1.7.1 Emittance and Absorptance -- 1.7.2 Hemispherical Spectral and Hemispherical Total Reflectivity -- 1.7.3 Independence of Emitted (Absorbed), Reflected, and Transmitted Radiation -- 1.8 Radiation Energy Balance for One Dimensional Model -- 1.9 Emittance of a Metal into a Dielectric -- 1.10 Summary -- References -- Problems -- CH$Chapter 2 - Maximum Efficiency and Power Density for TPV Energy Conversion -- 2.1 Symbols -- 2.2 Maximum TPV Efficiency -- 2.3 Maximum TPV Efficiency for Constant Emitter Emittance and PV Cell Reflectance -- 2.4 Ideal TPV System -- 2.5 Approximation of Selective Emitter and Filter TPV Systems -- 2.6 Power Output -- 2.7 Summary -- References -- Problems -- CH$Chapter 3 - Emitter Performances -- 3.1 Symbols -- 3.2 Gray Body Emitters -- 3.3 Selective Emitters -- 3.3.1 Rare Earth Selective Emitters -- 3.3.2 Other Selective Emitters -- 3.4 Extinction Coefficient and Optical Depth -- 3.5 Extinction Coefficients of Rare Earth Selective Emitters -- 3.6 Coupled Energy Equation and Radiation Transfer Equation for a Solid Material -- 3.7 One Dimensional Radiation Transfer Equations -- 3.7.1 One Dimensional Source Function Equation -- 3.7.2 One Dimensional Radiation Flux -- 3.7.3 No Scattering Medium -- 3.8 Spectral Emittance for Planar Emitter -- 3.8.1 No Scattering Spectral Emittance -- 3.8.2 No Scattering, Linear Temperature Variation Spectral Emittance -- 3.8.3 Importance of Temperature Change Across Planar Emitter -- 3.8.4 Effect of Scattering on Spectral Emittance of a Planar Emitter -- 3.9 Cylindrical Emitter -- 3.10 Emitter Performance -- 3.10.1 Gray Body Emitter Performance -- 3.10.2 Selective Emitter Performance -- 3.10.3 Cylindrical Selective Emitter Performance -- 3.10.4 Planar Selective Emitter Performance -- 3.11 Comparison of Selective Emitters and Gray Body Emitters -- 3.12 Summary -- References -- Problems -- CH$Chapter 4 - Optical Filters for Thermophotovoltaics -- 4.1 Symbols -- 4.2 Filter Performance Parameters -- 4.3 Interference Filters -- 4.3.1 In.

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