Об этом курсе: How do solar cells work, why do we need, and how can we measure their efficiency? These are just some of the questions Introduction to solar cells tackles. Whether you are looking for general insight in this green technology or your ambition is to pursue a career in solar, “Introduction to Solar Cells” is an excellent starting point. The course is a tour through the fundamental disciplines including solar cell history, why we need solar energy, how solar cells produce power, and how they work. During the course we cover mono- and multi-crystalline solar cells, thin film solar cells, and new emerging technologies. The course includes hands-on exercises using virtual instruments, interviews with field experts, and a comprehensive collection of material on solar cells. At the end of the course you will have gained a fundamental understanding of the field. This will allow you to identify the most interesting or relevant aspects to be pursued in your future studies or in your professional career.
Автор: Датский технический университет (DTU)
Преподаватели: Morten Vesterager Madsen, Researcher
DTU Energy
| Уровень | Beginner |
| Выполнение | 5 weeks of study, 2-3 hours per week |
| Язык | English, Субтитры: Hindi |
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Программа курса
НЕДЕЛЯ 1
Introduction
In this introduction module I would like to introduce you to the course its content and teaching style. I hope you will enjoy the way we have designed the course.
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Leyendo: Welcome to Introduction to Solar Cells
History of solar cells
The first topic in an introduction course on solar cells is naturally a historical overview. In this module you will briefly get introduced to the history and early development of solar cells. We will also start to do some calculations of efficiency and energy output of solar cells.
2 видео, 5 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 3 practice quizzes
- Видео: History of solar cells
- Leyendo: Solar cell history
- Leyendo: Invention of the modern solar cell
- Cuestionario de práctica: History of solar cells
- Видео: Space applications for solar cells
- Leyendo: Space applications
- Cuestionario de práctica: Solar constants
- Leyendo: Solar cells for planetary exploration
- Cuestionario de práctica: Deep space
- Leyendo: Additional resources
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Discuss this module: History of solar cells
Оцениваемый: History
Оцениваемый: Space
Why solar energy
The most important question one can ask must be: "Why is solar energy is an important topic and why should we develop solar energy?". This module does not claim to answer that question fully, but we will summarize the strong case for renewable energy.
3 видео, 5 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 practice quizzes
- Видео: Why do we need renewable energy?
- Leyendo: Energy sources
- Cuestionario de práctica: Direct radiation at Earth
- Leyendo: Available energy
- Видео: Why do we need solar energy?
- Видео: Sunlight at Earth
- Leyendo: Sunlight at Earth
- Cuestionario de práctica: Can solar cells cover our needs?
- Leyendo: Area need
- Leyendo: Additional resources
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Introduce yourself
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Discuss this module: Why solar energy
Оцениваемый: Energy sources
Оцениваемый: Sunlight at Earth
НЕДЕЛЯ 2
Power from solar cells
How much power can a solar cell produce and how can we measure it? This question is the starting point for this module and we will go through the terminology, talk about light sources, and even measure a solar cell ourselves.
5 видео, 4 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 practice quizzes
- Видео: Solar cell efficiency
- Видео: Power from a solar cell
- Cuestionario de práctica: Measure maximum power output
- Видео: The IV curve
- Leyendo: Power from a solar cell
- Cuestionario de práctica: Power from a solar cell
- Видео: Measuring an IV curve
- Leyendo: Measuring power using an electronic load
- Видео: Light sources
- Leyendo: Taking the sun inside
- Leyendo: Additional resources
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Discuss this module: Power from solar cells
Оцениваемый: Power from a solar cell
Оцениваемый: Light
Modelling a solar cell
In this module we will introduce an equivalent circuit of a solar cell and use it to explain key concepts including short circuit current, open circuit voltage, parasitic resistances, and more. We will also talk about connected solar cells, and their behavior in shaded conditions.
2 видео, 5 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 practice quizzes
- Видео: Modelling a solar cell
- Leyendo: Modelling a solar cell
- Leyendo: Parasitic resistances
- Cuestionario de práctica: Solar cell modelling
- Видео: Series and parallel connections
- Leyendo: Series and parallel connections
- Cuestionario de práctica: Solar cell connections
- Leyendo: Shadow effects
- Leyendo: Additional resources
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Discuss this module: Modelling a solar cell
Оцениваемый: Equivalent circuit
Оцениваемый: Connected solar cells
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
How do solar cells work
In this module we will attack the topic: How do solar cells work? This module will be more theory heavy than other parts of the course, but don't worry. We will focus on the key concepts that are necessary to understand how solar cells work, and skip the math.
3 видео, 6 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 4 practice quizzes
- Видео: How do solar cells work?
- Leyendo: How do solar cells work
- Видео: Semiconductors
- Cuestionario de práctica: Color response
- Leyendo: Semiconductors
- Cuestionario de práctica: Semiconductors
- Leyendo: Light interaction
- Cuestionario de práctica: Photon energy
- Видео: The pn-junction
- Leyendo: Conductivity and doping
- Cuestionario de práctica: Doping
- Leyendo: The p-n junction
- Leyendo: Additional resources
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Discuss this module: How do solar cells work
Оцениваемый: Semiconductors and doping
Оцениваемый: How do solar cells work
Efficiency of solar cells
With a knowledge of the working principles of solar cells, we are now ready to apply this knowledge to understand why there are limits to the efficiency of solar cells. We will also briefly look into loss mechanisms that limit the practical efficiency.
2 видео, 4 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 practice quizzes
- Видео: How efficient can solar cells be?
- Leyendo: Theoretical solar cell efficiency
- Cuestionario de práctica: Efficiency
- Leyendo: Tandem and multi-junction solar cells
- Cuestionario de práctica: Theoretical efficiency
- Видео: Reflection and absorption
- Leyendo: Reflection and absorption
- Leyendo: Additional resources
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Discuss this module: Efficiency of solar cells
Оцениваемый: Efficiency
Оцениваемый: Losses
НЕДЕЛЯ 4
Silicon solar cells
Silicon solar cells are by far the most prevalent solar cell technology. In this module we will talk about why silicon is so abundant. We will also learn how silicon solar cells are made, what differentiates multi and monocrystalline silicon, and much more.
5 видео, 7 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 practice quizzes
- Видео: Silicon solar cells
- Leyendo: Crystalline silicon solar cells
- Видео: How do silicon solar cells work
- Leyendo: How do silicon solar cells work
- Cuestionario de práctica: Working principles of silicon solar cells
- Leyendo: Production of silicon solar cells
- Видео: How are silicon solar cells made?
- Leyendo: From sand to high quality silicon
- Видео: How are silicon solar cells fabricated
- Cuestionario de práctica: Production
- Leyendo: Production of standard silicon solar cells
- Leyendo: Summary
- Видео: Summary
- Leyendo: Additional resources
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Discuss this module: Silicon solar cells
Оцениваемый: Silicon solar cells
Оцениваемый: Fabrication
Thin film solar cells
Moving beyond silicon solar cells, the next important development is thin film solar cells. In thin film solar cells, we see a potential solution to the major problem associated with silicon solar cells: namely energy payback time.
4 видео, 5 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 3 practice quizzes
- Видео: Thin film solar cells
- Leyendo: Thin film solar cells
- Cuestionario de práctica: Thin film
- Видео: Thin film technologies
- Leyendo: Working principle of CIGS solar cells
- Cuestionario de práctica: Working principle
- Видео: Thin film solar cell production
- Leyendo: Production of CIGS solar cells
- Cuestionario de práctica: Production
- Видео: Summary
- Leyendo: Summary
- Leyendo: Additional resources
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Discuss this module: Thin film solar cells
Оцениваемый: Thin film solar cells
Оцениваемый: Energy production
НЕДЕЛЯ 5
Polymer solar cells
We will now turn to an example of a third generation solar cell technology: namely polymer solar cells. Polymer solar cells promise to solve all the problems we see with other technologies. They are cheap and fast to produce, they are non-toxic and use non-scarce materials, and they exhibit the lowest energy payback time of any technology. In this module we will learn about pros and cons of this interesting technology.
6 видео, 8 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 3 practice quizzes
- Видео: Polymer solar cells
- Leyendo: What are polymer solar cells
- Видео: How do polymer solar cells work
- Leyendo: How do polymer solar cells work
- Leyendo: The layer stack
- Cuestionario de práctica: Working principles of polymer solar cells
- Видео: Production of polymer solar cells
- Leyendo: Production of polymer solar cells
- Cuestionario de práctica: Production
- Видео: Coating techniques
- Leyendo: Coating techniques
- Видео: Printing techniques
- Leyendo: Printing techniques
- Cuestionario de práctica: Printing and coating
- Видео: Summary
- Leyendo: Summary
- Leyendo: Additional resources
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Discuss this module: Polymer solar cells
Оцениваемый: Polymer solar cells
Оцениваемый: Production
Solar cell technologies
In our final module of this course we will look into a selection of solar cell technologies and spend some time comparing all the different solar cell technologies.
2 видео, 5 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 practice quizzes
- Видео: Three generations of solar cells
- Leyendo: Three generations of solar cells
- Видео: Emerging solar cell technologies
- Leyendo: Emerging solar cell technologies
- Cuestionario de práctica: Solar cell technologies
- Leyendo: Comparison of solar cell technologies
- Leyendo: Additional resources
- Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Discuss this module: Solar cell technologies and end of course
- Leyendo: Farewell
- Cuestionario de práctica: Course experience questionnaire
Оцениваемый: Solar cell technologies
Оцениваемый: Solar cells
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Датский технический университет (DTU)
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I have B.Sc and M.Sc in mechanical engineering and I will say that I'm really happy with taking this course.
As its name, the course provides a great introduction to solar cell technology.