Volker Quaschning

Volker Quaschning
File:Volker Quaschning2 2013.jpg Volker Quaschning
Born	1969 (age 54–55) Leonberg, Germany
Nationality	Germany
Fields	Electrical engineering, Renewable Energy
Institutions	Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Berlin
Alma mater	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Volker Quaschning (born 1969) is a German engineer and professor of Renewable Energy Systems at Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Berlin.

Life

Having studied Electrical engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Quaschning wrote his PhD about photovoltaics at Technical University of Berlin. After obtaining a habilitation about Low-carbon power system scenarios in Germany he worked at German Aerospace Center in Almeria, Spain, where he did research about Concentrated solar power. In 2004 he was announced professor of renewable energy systems at Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft in Berlin.

Quaschning is author of several books, including the scientific textbook "Regenerative Energiesystems", which was first published in 1998. In 2015 the 9th edition of this book has been published. This book was also translated in English and Arabian language and Russian language, a translation in Kazakh language is in progress. According to Panos Konstantin the book is "highly recommendable". In 2016 an updated second edition in english was published.

Books

• Understanding Renewable Energy Systems. Earthscan, London, 2nd edition 2016, ISBN 978-113878-196-2.
• Regenerative Energiesysteme. Hanser, Munich, 9th edition 2015, ISBN 978-3-446-44267-2.
• Erneuerbare Energien und Klimaschutz. Hanser, Munich, 3rd edition 2013, ISBN 978-3-446-43809-5.
• Obnovitelné zdroje energií, Grada Publishing Prague, 2010, ISBN 978-80-247-3250-3.
• Mülltrenner, Müsliesser und Klimaschützer. Hanser, Munich, 2010, ISBN 978-3-446-42261-2.
• Renewable Energy and Climate Change. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, 2010, ISBN 978-0-470-74707-0.
• Systemtechnik einer klimaverträglichen Elektrizitätsversorgung in Deutschland für das 21. Jahrhundert. VDI-Verlag 2000, ISBN 978-3-18-343706-1, Online.
• Simulation der Abschattungsverluste bei solarelektrischen Systemen. Phd Berlin 1996.

Selected scientific journal papers

• J. Weniger., T. Tjaden, V. Quaschning: Sizing of residential PV battery systems. Energy Procedia 46 (2014), S. 78–87, doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.01.160.
• B. Stegemann, M. Schüle, C. Schultz, H-U. Pahl, J. Niederhofer, H. Endert, V. Quaschning, F. Fink: Laserbasierte Serienverschaltung von Chalkopyrit-Dünnschicht-Solarzellen. In: Jahrbuch Oberflächentechnik 2012 (Band 68), S. 356–362.
• B. Stegemann, M. Schüle, C. Schultz, H-U. Pahl, J. Niederhofer, H. Endert, V. Quaschning, F. Fink: Novel Concept for Laser Patterning of Thin Film Solar Cells. In: Laser Technik Journal 9 Issue 1 (Januar 2012), S. 25–29 doi:10.1002/latj.201290004.
• N. Geuder, V. Quaschning: Soiling of irradiation sensors and methods for soiling correction. Solar Energy 80 (2006), S. 1402–1409 doi:10.1016/j.solener.2006.06.001.
• V. Quaschning: Technical and economical system comparison of photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power systems depending on annual global irradiation. Solar Energy 77 (2004), S. 171–178, doi:10.1016/j.solener.2004.04.011.
• V. Quaschning, R. Kistner, W. Ortmanns: Influence of Direct Normal Irradiance Variation on the Optimal Parabolic Trough Field Size: A Problem Solved with Technical and Economical Simulations. In: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 124, (2002), 160-164, doi:10.1115/1.1465432.
• V. Quaschning, R. Hanitsch: Irradiance Calculations on Shaded Surfaces. Solar Energy 62 Issue 5, 1998, S. 369–375, doi:10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00018-8.
• V. Quaschning, R. Hanitsch: Numerical simulation of current-voltage characteristics of photovoltaic systems with shaded solar cells. In: Solar Energy 56, (1996), 513-520, doi:10.1016/0038-092X(96)00006-0.

External links

• Literature by and about Volker Quaschning in the German National Library catalogue
• Homepage of HTW Berlin
• Personal Homepage von Volker Quaschning