From February 25th, 2013 to March 8th, 2013, the Master 1 (class 2014) course "Fundamentals of Solar Energy" will be taught by lecturers from ParisTech.
The general introduction of this course is as following:
Lecturer(s):
- Prof. Didier MAYER (Mines ParisTech), Dr. Joaquim NASSAR (Poly Technique ParisTech)
- One invited lecture by Prof. PereROCA I CABARROCAS (Poly Technique ParisTech)
Exercisesessions : Didier MAYER, Joaquim NASSAR, Romain CARIOU (PhD), Jean-ChristopheDORNSTETTER (PhD)
Duration: 2 weeks
Introduction to theCourse:
The aim of this course is :
- toprovide all ICARE students with elementary knowledge on Solar EnergyTechnology, with a
stronger focus on photovoltaic solar energy ;
- to give an insight on a fewmore advanced topics that will be developed in the second year for the studentswho will chose the “Solar Energy Technology” module, especially in the field ofsemiconductor physics.
The following topics will be addressed :
- Solarenergy industry and markets : facts and figures
- Theuses of Solar energy
- Basicsof Solar radiation. Solar Resource Evaluation
- Basicsof PV cells and modules
- Basicsof semiconductor crystal physics for PV
- Crystallinesilicon manufacturing
- PVdevice physics
- Crystallinesilicon solar cell device
- Introductionto thin-film silicon technology
- Alternativesolar cell technologies
- PVsystems
Teaching schedule:
Week 1:
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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25.February
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26. February
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27.February
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28.February
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1.March
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8h30-10h
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Lecture - Nassar basics of PV cells and modules
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Lecture - Nassar
Basics of semiconductor crystal physics for PV
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Lecture - Nassar
Absorption of light by semiconductors ; generation and recombination
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Lecture - Nassar
The pn junction
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10h15-11h45
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Lecture -Nassar Course overview - introduction to PV. Industry, markets, facts and figures
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Exercise - Nassar, Cariou, Dornstetter IV curve of PV cells - dependence on illumination and temperature
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Crystalline silicon manufacturing
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Lecture - Nassar
Semiconductor doping ;
Carrier dynamics in semiconductors - diffusion and drift ; diffusion length
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Lecture - Nassar basic silicon solar cell technology
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14h-15h30
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Lecture - Nassar
Basics of solar radiation
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Exercise - Nassar, Cariou, Dornstetter Electrical model of solar cell
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Exercise - Nassar, Cariou, Dornstetter Series and parallel assembly of solar cells, current mismatch, bypass diodes
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Exercise - Nassar, Cariou, Dornstetter solar spectrum, optical absorption by silicon, calculation of maximum current available
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Exercise - Nassar, Cariou, Dornstetter Optical losses. Optimization of an antireflection coating
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15h45
17h15
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Exercise - Nassar, Cariou, Dornstetter
Exploitation of daily solar irradiance data
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17h15-17h45
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Week 2:
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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4. March
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5. March
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6. March
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7. March
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8. March
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8h30-9h45
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Lecture -Nassar
More on semiconductor physics for PV
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Lecture -Nassar Introduction to thin-film silicon technology
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Lecture and exercise - Mayer
Solar resource ;
+ invited talk of Pr Kaare Sandholt to be scheduled within the day
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Lecture and exercise - Mayer
PV systems
+ 1hour invited talk of Pr Roca I Cabarrocas to be scheduled within the day
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Personal work
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10h00-11h16
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Crystalline solar cell design and optimization
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Other solar cell technologies
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14h-16h
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Exercise -Nassar, Cariou, Dornstetter Elementary calculations on semiconductors
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Exercise -Nassar, Cariou, Dornstetter solar cell optimization with PC1D
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Final Quiz (under supervision of ICARE staff)
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