Vol. 54, No. 4, 2018

Applied Solar Energy

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Applied Solar Energy ISSN 0003-701X.

Direct Conversion of Solar Energy Into Electrical Energy

Experimental Comparison of the Efficiency of Low-Power PWM and MPPT Controllers of a PV/Battery under Moscow’s Climatic Conditions

A. V. Mordynskiy, V. B. Mordynskiy, S. V. Kiseleva and M. Zh. Suleymanov p. 229 abstract

Comparative Study of Different DC/DC Power Converter for Optimal PV System Using MPPT (P&O) Method

Abdellahi Ba, Chighali Ould Ehssein, Mouhamed El Mamy Ould Mouhamed Mahmoud, Ouafae Hamdoun and Aroudam Elhassen p. 235 abstract

Influence of Insulation Level on Electric Power Quality and Transformation Efficiency of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Power Plants

Yu. G. Kolomiets, Ya. A. Menshikov and A. B. Tarasenko p. 246 abstract

Solar Engineering Solar Engineering Material Science

Morphology and Current Transport in a Thin-Film Polycrystalline Au–Zn_xCd_{1 –} _xS–Mo Structure with Wide Photosensitivity Range in the Ultraviolet and Visible Radiation Spectral Region

R. R. Kobulov, M. A. Makhmudov, S. Yu. Gerasimenko and O. K. Ataboev p. 251 abstract

Production and Characteristics of (ZnSe)_0.1(SnSe)_0.9 Films for Use in Thin Film Solar Cells

T. M. Razykov, B. A. Ergashev, R. T. Yuldoshov, A. A. Mavlonov and K. M. Kuchkarov p. 255 abstract

Semi-Analytical Simulation and Optimization of AlGaAs/GaAs p-i-n Quantum Well Solar Cell

Samira Laznek, Afak Meftah, Amjad Meftah and Nouredine Sengouga p. 261 abstract

Experimental Investigation of the Change in the Efficiency of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells with Different Intrinsic Layer Thicknesses

A. G. Komilov and A. B. Tarasenko p. 270 abstract

Solar Plants and Their Application

Resource Indicators Used for Solar Photovoltaic Plants in Uzbekistan Part 1

N. R. Avezova, E. Yu. Rakhimov and J. O. Izzatillaev p. 273 abstract

State-of-the-Art Solar Collectors: Typical Parameters and Trends

S. E. Frid and N. V. Lisitskaya p. 279 abstract

Nonstationarity of the Efficiency Coefficient and Heating Temperatures of Water in Flat-Plate Solar Collectors

Sh. I. Klychev, S. A. Bakhramov and V. V. Harchenko p. 287 abstract

Solar Engineering Solar Energy Concentrators

Optical Energy Characteristics of the Optimal Module of a Solar Composite Parabolic-Cylindrical Plant

A. A. Kuchkarov, Sh. R. Kholov, A. A. Abdumuminov and A. A. Abdurakhmanov p. 293 abstract

Economics and Ecology of Solar Engineering

Dependence of Techno-Economic and Ecological Indicators of Flat-Plate Solar Water Heating Collectors in Hot Water Supply Systems from the Temperature of Heating Water