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Anotation:
The course discusses the most important problems of principle, technology of production and final use of photovoltaic systems for power generation. Topics: Solar energy and basic principles of conversion. Photovoltaic effect, photovoltaic cells. Optimization of cell structure in terms of optical and electrical properties of individual layers. V-A characteristics of photovoltaic cells. Determination of the maximum theoretically achievable energy conversion efficiency of a given structure. Photovoltaic modules. Technological processes of production of basic types of photovoltaic cells and modules. Characterization and diagnostic methods, analysis of failure types, influence on durability. Photovoltaic systems (autonomous, connected to the grid). Components of photovoltaic systems. Simulation of yield for a given type of climate and season. Trends in applications of photovoltaic systems and economic aspects.
Study targets:
To provide students with detailed information on the design and technology of photovoltaic cells and modules, as well as the function of photovoltaic systems, degradation processes and economic aspects.
Content:
Solar energy and its exploitation using photovoltaic systems. Photovoltaic phenomena, solar cells and their characteristics, solar modules (construction, technology, parameters). Photovoltaic systems (including energy conservation). Photovoltaic system applications, optimisation of operating conditions. Basic economical and ecological aspects, present trends.
Course outlines:
| 1. | | Solar radiation, spectra, terrestial conditions |
| 2. | | Photovoltaic phenomena |
| 3. | | Solar cells and their characteristics |
| 4. | | Monocrystalline, polycrystalline and thin film solar cells |
| 5. | | Solar cells from other semiconductor materials |
| 6. | | Construction and fabrication of solar cells |
| 7. | | Construction and fabrication of modules |
| 8. | | Basic types of photovoltaic systems |
| 9. | | Stand alone PV systems and energy storage |
| 10. | | On-grid systems |
| 11. | | Applications of photovoltaic systems |
| 12. | | PV systems reliability and diagnostics |
| 13. | | Basic economic and ecological aspects |
Exercises outline:
| 1. | | Introduction |
| 2. | | Methods of solar radiation scaling |
| 3. | | Evaluation of I-V curve parameters of photovoltaic cells |
| 4. | - | 5. Simulate cells and modules with SPICE |
| 6. | - | 8. Measurement of PV cell and module parameters |
| 9. | | Diagnostics of PV modules - visual inspection and electroluminescence |
| 10. | - | 11. Measurement of inverter parameters in UCEEB |
| 12. | | Design of photovoltaic system |
| 13. | - | 14. Final test and assesment |
Literature:
| [1] | | M. Iqbal, An Introduction to Solar Radiation (Academic, Toronto, 1983) |
| [2] | | C.J. Chen, Physics of Solar Energy, J. Wiley & Sons, Hoboken 2011 |
| [3] | | G.H.Bauer, Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 |
| [4] | | A. Luque and Steven Hegedus (editors), Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, |
2011 John Wiley & Sons
| [5] | | A. Smets, K. Jäger, O. Isablla, R. van Swaaij and M. Zeman, Solar Energy, UIT Cambridge Ltd., Cambridge,2016 |
| [6] | | T. M. Letcher and V. M. Fthenakis (editors) A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy |
Systems With Special Focus on Photovoltaic Systems, 2018 Elsevier Inc
https://courses.edx.org/c4x/DelftX/ET.3034TU/asset/solar_energy_v1.1.pdf
https://www.cheetah-exchange.eu/webinars.asp
www.pveducation.org
Requirements:
Basic knowledge of mathematics and physics
Basic knowledge of semiconductor physics and technology
Keywords:
Solar energy, irradiance, atmospheric mass, photovoltaic phenomena, photon absorption, carrier generation, carrier recombination, PV cells, PN junction, heterojunction, crystalline silicon cells, BSF cells, PERC cells, IBC cells, HJT cells, thin film cells, PV modules, PV module parameters, stand-alone PV systems, on-grid PV systems, energy storage, PV inverters, BOS, PV system operating, PV system maintenance, reference yield, performance ratio, PV module degradation
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Proposal and Realization: I. Halaška (K336), J. Novák (K336) |