About the Author
Adel Mellit is Professor at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Jijel University, Algeria. He received his MS and PhD in electronics from the University of Sciences Technologies (USTHB), Algiers in 2002 and 2006, respectively. His research interests Q1 focus on the application of artificial intelligence techniques in photovoltaic systems and microgrids (control, fault diagnosis, optimization, and real-time applications). Dr. Adel Mellit has authored or coauthored more than 170 papers in international peer-reviewed journals (mostly with Elsevier), papers in conference proceedings (mostly with the IEEE) mainly on photovoltaic systems, six book chapters, and two books. He is the director of the Renewable Energy Laboratory at the Jijel University, Algeria, and is an associate member at the ICTP Trieste, Italy. He is serving on the editorial board of the Renewable Energy and is Editor of the IEEE Journal of Photovoltaic and of Energy (Elsevier Ltd). https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5458-3502
Professor Soteris Kalogirou obtained his PhD and DSc from the University of Glamorgan, UK. For more than 30 years, he has been actively involved in research of solar energy and in flat plate and concentrating collectors, solar water heating, solar steam generating systems, desalination, photovoltaics and absorption cooling in particular. He has many books and book contributions and has published large number papers in international scientific journals and refereed conference proceedings. He is Editor-in-Chief of Renewable Energy and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Energy, as well as Editorial Board Member of another eleven journals. He is the author of the book Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems and Thermal Solar Desalination, both published by Academic Press of Elsevier. He has been a member of World Renewable Energy Network (WREN), American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) and International Solar Energy Society (ISES). --This text refers to the paperback edition.
