Description
In this course, you will learn:
- The different ways to convert solar energy into electricity, heat, and solar fuels
- Solar cells' physical functioning principles for photovoltaic conversion
- How to identify and define different solar cell technologies, as well as their current status and future technological problems
- How can the performance of solar cells and modules be assessed?
- On paper, how to build a comprehensive photovoltaic system for any application
Syllabus:
- Introduction to Solar Energy
- Working Principle of a Semiconductor based Solar Cell
- Solar Cell Operation, Performance and Design Rules
- PV technology Based on Crystalline Silicon Wafers
- Thin-Film PV technologies
- Third Generation PV and Other Ways to Utilize Solar Energy
- PV Systems-Components and Concepts