Solar Energy Application Systems

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Department of Electrotechnology

Synopsis:

Solar energy. Photovoltaic phenomena. Solar cells and their characteristics. Monocrystalline, polycrystalline and amorphous solar cells. Construction and fabrication of high-efficiency solar cells. Solar batteries. Photovoltaic systems and their applications. Significance, economic and environmental aspects of solar energy exploitation.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Solar energy and basic forms of its exploitation

2. Conversion solar energy to electrical energy

3. Photovoltaic phenomena

4. Solar cells and their characteristics

5. Basic fabrication techniques, antireflecting coating

6. Monocrystalline, polycrystalline and amorphous silicon solar cells

7. Solar cells from other semiconductor materials

8. Construction and fabrication of high-efficient solar cells

9. Construction and fabrication of solar batteries

10. Basic types of Photovoltaic systems

11. Conversion dc voltage of solar batteries to ac network voltage

12. Applications of Photovoltaic systems

13. Photoelectrochemical cells and batteries

14. Basic economic and ecological aspects

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Organizing matters

2. Laboratory exercises

3. Measuring characteristics of different types of solar cells

4. Measuring influence R_s _on parameters of solar cells

5. Measuring influence R_p _on parameters of solar cells

6. Measuring temperature dependence of solar cells parameters

7. Measuring parameters of solar battery (module)

8. Optimizing solar cell construction. 1st test

9. Solar cells fabrication technology -

10. Fabrication of solar cells (diffusion, photolithography)

11. Fabrication of solar cells (evaporation of contacts)

12. Fabrication of solar cells (measuring realized structures)

13. Final test

14. A credit

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] Goetyber A., Knobloch J. and Voss B.: Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, J. Wiley & Sons, 1998

[2] Fonash, S. J.: Solar Cell Device Physic, Academic Press, New York, 1981

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Computer Science and Engineering (elective course)