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PV1x Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Photovoltaic energy conversion - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
PV1x Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Photovoltaic energy conversion - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
PV1x Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Photovoltaic energy conversion PV1x Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Professor Professor Associate Professor Arno Smets Miro Zeman Ren van Swaaij PV1x Course Outline 1. Introduction Week 1 2.
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PV1x Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Professor Miro Zeman Associate Professor René van Swaaij Professor Arno Smets
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PV1x Course Outline
- 1. Introduction
Week 1
- 2. Semiconductor physics
Week 2-5
- 3. Light management
Week 6-7
- 4. Electrical losses
Week 8
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Part 1 Introduction
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Solar Energy and Photovoltaics
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Solar Cell Design and Operation
Semiconductor
Back electrode
electron hole
Front electrode ARC p n Incident light
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Part 2 Semiconductor Physics
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Semiconductor Physics
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Semiconductor Physics
EC EV EF EC EV EF ξ
Phonons Heat
EC EV ET
× ×
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Part 3 Light Management
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Light Management
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Light Management
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Part 4 Electrical losses
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Electrical Losses
Rs Rp
IL
VLoad +
- I
RLoad
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Assessment
- Weekly exercises
15%
- Practice exam
5%
- Proctored exam (ID-verified only)
80%
- PV1x Certificate (ID-verified only)
- verall ≥ 65%
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