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| ELI7420 | Physics of Solar Cells | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of ELECTRICAL and ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Abdullah ÜZÜM | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To built an understanding of the structure, physical working principles and limitations of solar cells
To explain the development of solar cell technologies and its applications
To build a knowledge on key technologies on solar cells to develop emerging technologies |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | have knowledge on the structure and working principle of photovoltaic solar cells | | | | PO - 2 : | understand semiconductor physics and technologies, optical systems and design of solar cells | | | | PO - 3 : | understand the limitations of crystalline silicon solar cells, thin film solar cells, dye-sentisized solar cells and organic-inorganic solar cells | | | | PO - 4 : | have knowledge on the production techniques and processes of solar cells, solar panels | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course is designed for the field of solar energy technology, solar cell devices and applications. The course provides substantial knowledge of physics of semiconductor materials to understand the impact of semiconductor materials to design semiconductor devices including solar cells. The course focuses on physics and operational principles of solar cells, including crystal structures, carrier generation and recombinations, lifetime theory, I-V analysis, electrical and optical properties of materials and devices for solar cells. Understanding of solar cell and module fabrication processes, photovoltaic module and array designs are also covered. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Renewable energy sources and solar energy | | | Week 2 | Solar radiation, spectrum and photovoltaic effect | | | Week 3 | Semiconductor physics, crystalline structure, energy band diagrams and electron-hole dynamics | | | Week 4 | Fermi energy, doping, carrier transport, mobility and diffusion-drift curents | | | Week 5 | Charge generation and recombination mechanisms, carrier lifetime and its analysis | | | Week 6 | 1. midterm exam | | | Week 7 | Structure of solar cells, p-n junctions and i-v characteristics | | | Week 8 | Production processes of solar cells and utilized techniques | | | Week 9 | Losses in solar cells, absorbance, reflection and reflective losses | | | Week 10 | Equivalent circuit of solar cells, electrical characteristics, i-v characteristics and parameters of solar energy | | | Week 11 | 2. midterm exam | | | Week 12 | Shockley-quessier limit for solar cells, maximum efficiency, electrical characteristics, temperature effects and loss analysis | | | Week 13 | Crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, thin film, dye-sentisized, organic-inorganic solar cells | | | Week 14 | Solar panels, design of panels, connections, electrical-optical performances | | | Week 15 | Improving solar cell performances, tandem solar cells, concentrator solar cells and future works | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Nelson, J. 2013; The Physics of Solar Cells, Imperial College Press, London | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 6 | | | 30 | | Quiz | 11 | | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 128 |
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