Introduc)on

to Solar Energy
Introduc)on to the Course
Week 1.1
Arno Smets

(Source: NASA)

IPH

ID

ISH

R
SH

+

V

_

Current Density (mAcm-2)

0
-10
-20
30

Jmp

-40
-0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4
Voltage (V)

10
0

Voc
-10
Pmax
-20

J
30
sc

-40
0.6
0.8
1.0

Power Density (mWcm-2)

Vmp

10

Maximum
power point

(Source: NASA)

(Source: NASA)

Effective installed Power (GW)

Week 1 Introduc)on in to Solar Energy

1000
100

Hydro CF=0,40
Nuclear CF=0,90

10
1
0,1
1980

Wind CF=0,30
1990

Solar CF=0,15

2000

Time

2010

2020

Week 2 Working principle of a solar cell

Week 3 Solar Cell opera)on, Performance and

Design Rules
s

IPH

ID

ISH

R
SH

+

V

_

Current Density (mAcm-2)

0
-10
-20
30

Jmp

-40
-0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4
Voltage (V)

10
0

Voc
-10
Pmax
-20

J
30
sc

-40
0.6
0.8
1.0

Power Density (mWcm-2)

Vmp

10

Week 4 c-Si wafer based PV technology

Week 5 Thin Film and concentrator PV

Week 6 Third genera)on PV, Solar Thermal

and Solar Fuels

Week 7 PV Systems: components

Week 8 PV Systems Design

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