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Solar Cell Technology, 6 ECTS credits.
/Solcellsteknik/
For:
ED
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 44
Rec. self-study hours: 116
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Electrical Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
The purpose of this course is to give the student wide and i some parts deep knowledge of how solar cells work, designed and manufactured. What percentage of the solar energy is converted into electrical current and the properties of the solar cell and the sunlight that affect this. How to measure different solar cell's parameters and how to design a solar electricity system. After this course students should be able to:
- describe how solar cells work, designed and manufactured.
- calculate the solar cell's parameters such as fill factor, open circuit voltage, load current, output at maximum power point.
- calculate the intensity of sunlight at Earth's surface under different conditions.
- calculate the yield at different temperatures and light conditions.
- to design a photovoltaic system for different applications and power needs.
- describe different concepts such as partial shading, quantum efficiency, direct, diffuse and global lighting, effect of atmosphere on solar power, the influence of temperature on solar power and voltage.
- describe the functions of charge controllers and inverters.
- describe batteries characteristics and factors affecting the capacity and lifetime.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Semiconductor devices or equivalent
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
Lectures, laboratory work and projects
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Course contents:
- Sunlight properties: radiation and insolation, atmospheric, time and place effects
- repetition of the pn junction
- solar cell function. ideal solar cell, quantum efficiency, spectral response, solar cell parameters such as IV curve, open circuit voltage, short circuit current, fill factor, efficiency
- Resistive effects: series and shunt resistances
- Temperature and light intensity influence
- Design in order to reduce reflection losses, recombination losses, shading effect.
- Manufacture of Solar Cells: texturing front, anti-reflective coating, front side contact, backside contact.
- Manufacturing of solar panels
- Design and other system components, charge controllers, batteries, converters, cables
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Course literature:
Compendium "Solcellsteknik" authored by Amir Baranzahi (Swedish), English speaking participants are directed to various websites, handouts in English
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Written and oral presentation
Laboratory work
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4 ECTS
1 ECTS
1 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Adriana Serban
Examiner: Amir Baranzahi
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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