Spring 2013

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Department of Electrical Engineer

S. Sundar Kumar Iyer WL-122 Office Phone: 259 7820 Email: sskiyer@iitk.ac.in Office Hours Mondays 4:00 5:00 pm

EE 698I Solar Photovoltaic Technologies Teaching Assistant: Priyank Rastogi, priyaank@iitk.ac.in Lectures: M,W 14:00 to 15:30 hrs, Backup class Th 14:00-15:30; Location: SCDT Seminar Room Website: http://home.iitk.ac.in/~sskiyer/EE696I Course Objective: To become conversant with 1. Photovoltaic and solar cell fundamentals 2. Various photovoltaic technologies 3. Deployment of photovoltaic technologies Topics to be covered: General Overview motivation and basic solar photovoltaic standards and terminologies The standard photovoltaic cell emphasis on the p-n junction solar cell Introduction to various photovoltaic technologies single, multi/poly crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, CIGS, CdTe, GaAs, DSSC and organic solar cells Using solar cells to generate power multi-junction solar cells and some basic aspects of module design Practical aspects of deployment of solar photovoltaic technologies inclination of solar panels, tracking the sun, balance of systems Some References: Chetan Singh Solanki, Solar Photovotaics Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications, 2nd Edition, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. Jenny Nelson, The Physics of Solar Cells, Imperial College Press. nd S.M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2 Edition, Wiley Eastern, Chapter 14 on Solar Cells, pp. 790-838. A. Goetzberger and V.U. Hoffmann, Photovoltaic Solar Energy Generation Springer. Colin A. Wolden, et al. Photovoltaic manufacturing: Present status, future prospects and research

needs, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Volume 29, Issue 3, May/June 2011, p. 030801 (sixteen pages)
Published papers to be mentioned in the class from time to time Conferences: IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference in the USA (USA)

Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (Asia and Europe versions)

Many other independent conferences or part of larger conference Journals: Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells - Journal - Elsevier (Solmat) IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (J-PV) Many Electrical, Semiconductor Devices, Physics and Chemistry journals as well. Grading: Homework (10%); Quiz (10%); Midterm (20%); Term Paper (20%); and Final Exam (40%)

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