Solar Cells Fundamentals

Course Code : [ESE503]

Programs : Energy and Sustainable Energy Program

Compulsory / Elective : Compulsory

Courses Level :Undergraduate

Sunlight energy, photovoltaic devices, energy conversion, solar radiation
measurement, Applications, Principles of solar cell operation, structure,
electrical and optical characteristics, equivalent circuit, Crystalline silicon solar
cells, Thin film technologies for PV, Energy production by a PV array, Energy
balance in stand ،alone PV systems, Standards, calibration and testing of PV
modules and solar cells, PV system monitoring, Safety considerations in PV
Systems, Site assessment, System design. Maximizing cell efficiency, Solar cell
construction, Types and adaptations of photovoltaics, Photovoltaic circuit
properties, Applications and systems, Social and environmental aspects