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Block 1.1 General Introduction to the Course and the edX Platform
- Lecture 1.1: Introduction to the Course
- Video: Introduction to the edX Platform
- Video: Courseware Accordion
- Video: Top-Level Navigation
- Video: Discussion
- Video: Summary
Pre-Questionnaire
Assignment 1
- Instructions
- 1.1 Costs of PV Technology Generations: AQ1.1.1-1.1.3
- 1.2 Renewables in Global Electricity Supply Mix: AQ1.2.1-1.2.2
- 1.3 Power Spectral Density and Photon Flux: AQ1.3.1-1.3.2
- 1.4 PV Potential around the World: AQ1.4.1-1.4.4
- 1.5 PV System for the Smith Family: AQ1.5.1-1.5.6
Week 2: Working Principle of a Semiconductor Based Solar Cell
Assignment 2
- Instructions
- 2.1 Phosphorus Electron Configuration: AQ2.1.1
- 2.2 Conductivity in Semiconductors: AQ2.2.1
- 2.3 N-Doping of Silicon: AQ2.3.1
- 2.4 Minority Carrier Concentration: AQ2.4.1
- 2.5 Diffusion Current Density versus Drift Current Density: AQ2.5.1-2.5.2
- 2.6 Minority Carrier Lifetime: AQ2.6.1
- 2.7 P-N Junction: AQ2.7.1-2.7.6
- 2.8 Open-Circuit Voltage: AQ2.8.1
Week 3: Solar Cell Operation, Performance and Design Rules
Assignment 3
- Instructions
- 3.1 Manufacturing of Polysilicon: AQ3.1.1
- 3.2 Finger's Resistance: AQ3.2.1
- 3.3 Surface Recombination at the Air/Silicon Interface: AQ3.3.1
- 3.4 Choosing the Silicon Layer Thickness: AQ3.4.1
- 3.5 Back Surface Field: AQ3.5.1
- 3.6 Effect of Bypass Diodes: AQ3.6.1-3.6.3
Week 5: Thin-Film PV Technologies
Assignment 4
- Instructions
- 4.1 Micromorph Module: AQ4.1.1
- 4.2 CIGS and CdTe Fabrication: AQ4.2.1
- 4.3 Triple Junction J-V Curve: AQ4.3.1
- 4.4 External Quantum Efficiency of a Tandem Cell: AQ4.4.1-4.4.6
- 4.5 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell: AQ4.5.1-4.5.3
Week 6: Third Generation PV and Other Ways to Utilize Solar Energy
Assignment 5
- Instructions
- 5.1 PV Modules: AQ5.1.1-5.1.2
- 5.2 Maximum Power Point Trackers: AQ5.2.1-5.2.2
- 5.3 Inverters: AQ5.3.1
- 5.4 Batteries: AQ5.4.1-5.4.5
Week 8: PV Systems - Applications and Design