Vol.45 No.3 (Serial No.251) 2019

  • Prefatory note
    • Spring has come / Kenji HORIUCHI
  • Featured article I : Recent progress of low density thermal energy utilization technology
    • Purport of the Special Section / Kotaro TANAKA
    • Thermodynamics in Solar-Energy Utilization / Haruki SATO
    • Performance of Solar Thermal Systems for Domestic Hot Water Supply / Mika YOSHINAGA
    • Low density thermal energy technology – Simple plastic collector and its application example / Haruo FUJIMOTO
    • Wood Chip Drying System Using Solar Heat – Case Study in Urban Park / Takeshi ONISHI
    • Adopting Traditional Japanese Earth Walls for Utilizing Solar Gain in the Design of Energy-Efficient House / Yasushi TOYODA
    • Effective Utilization Technology of Solar Energy for Photovoltaic Thermal Collector Module / Hirotaka IIDA
  • Featured article II : Various Safety Aspects of Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems
    • Background and Scope of This Special Issue / Kazuhiko KATO
    • Photovoltaic Power Generation Equipment Fires Occurred by the Flood Damage such as a Flood and a Storm Surge / Hiroyuki TAMURA, Takafumi MATSUZAKI
    • Structural Weak Points of Photovoltaic Mounting Systems on Wind Disaster and the Main Points of the Wind-Resistance Design / Koji TAKAMORI
    • Consideration of Investigation Methods Learned from the Lightning Damages of Solar Power Plants / Yoshio KANEMARU and Ryo TORIHARA
    • Reality of Over-Installation of Photovoltaic Power Systems and Inactive Local Government Happening in Hokuto-City / Yumiko HIROTA
    • Ensuring Safety and Maintenance of Solar Power Generation System / Hisako IMAI
    • Missing Risks on Photovoltaic Power System : Electrical Safety Issues of its Operation and Maintenance for Workers / Kotaro KITAGWA
    • A Discussion of the Survey Report of Consumer Safety Investigation Commission – “Fire of Residential PV Systems” / Kazuhiko KATO
    • Another Discussion on Fire of Residential PV Systems from a Viewpoint of Journalism / Hiroyuki OKADA
  • Research Paper
    • The Coupled Model for Prediction of the Temperature Distribution in a PV Cell with a Hot Spot Induced by Partial Shading / Takayuki YAMAMOTO, Daisuke WAGI and Ikuo NANNO
  • News from JSES Committee
    • JSES Announcement
    • Conference Calendar
    • Library