Number of hours
- Lectures 6.0
- Tutorials 6.0
ECTS
ECTS 1.0
Goal(s)
The aim is to give a general overview of the photovoltaic energy conversion taking into account economical and environnemental aspects.
Contact Anne KAMINSKI-CACHOPOContent(s)
1- International energy outlook. Contribution and advantages of photovoltaic energy.Solar radiation.
2- Photon-electron conversion and solar cell principle. The ideal photovoltaic converter. Spectral response and efficiency calculation. Losses (optical, recombination, resistive…)
3- First generation solar cells
- Elaboration and characterization
- Technological aspects and solar cell physic.
4- Second and third generation solar cells
- thin film solar cells, organic and inorganic materials.
- New concepts and high efficiency solar cells
Prerequisites
Device physics (mainly pn-junction), Technology of semiconductor devices
Test
Additional Information
Course list
Curriculum->Master PhSem->Semester 9
Curriculum->PNS->Semester 9
Curriculum->Double-Diploma Engineer/Master->Semester 9
Curriculum->Master->Semester 9
Bibliography
- A. Luque et al. : Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Wiley (2003) .
- S. Bowde C. Honsberg : PVCDROM, 2nd edition. UNSW,http://pvcdrom.pveducation.org/
- Baromètre Européen des énergies renouvelables http://www.energies-renouvelables.org/observ-er/html/Barosom.asp
- A. Ricaud : Photopiles solaires. Presses Polytech. et Univ. Romandes, 1997.
- Bernard Equer, Journées Couches minces Energies, Octobre 2008.
- M.A. Green : Third Generation Photovoltaics, Advanced Solar Energy Conversion, Springer (2003).