Allen Barnett
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Class Times and Location
Tuesday and Thursday 3:30 - 4:45 pm
Handouts
Syllabus
Systems and Sun Power
Course Notes
Feb. 9 Introduction
Feb. 11 Solar Radiation 1
Feb. 16 Solar Radiation 2
Feb. 23 Diffusion Length and Lifeline
Feb. 25 Solar Cell Design
Mar 2 PN Junction Solar Cells
Mar 5 Solar Cell Design
Mar 9 Transparent Contact Design
Mar 11 Solar Cell Technologies/Efficiency Limits
Mar 16 Review of Solar Cell Designs
Mar 18 Systems Overview
Mar 23 Systems Project
Mar 25 Transparent Contact Presentation
Mar 30 Spring Break
April 1 Spring Break
April 6 PV System Basics and Design
April 8 Joint CEEP Lecture; Solar Cell Technologies
April 13 System Components: PV Modules System
April 15 Components: PV Modules, Batteries
April 20 System Components: Batteries Systems
April 22 Components; Chargers, Inverters
April 27 System Components: Inverters
April 29 Applications and Economics of PV Systems
May 4 Applications and Economics of PV Systems
May 6 System Analysis and Reliability
May 11 PV Systems Lab
May 13 PV Systems Lab
Assignments
1. Homework 1, Solutions
2. Silicon carrier concentration vs mobility, Solutions
3. Homework 3, Solutions
4. Homework 4, Solutions
5. Project
Electronic Textbook
Photovoltaics CDROM Web Edition
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