ME-608 PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRIC SYSTEMS
Credit Hours = 3
COURSE CONTENT
- Semiconductor materials, various types of photovoltaic cells, Solar spectrum, Band-gap energy, Effect of band-gap on photovoltaic (PV) efficiency, p-n junction diode, Generic photovoltaic cell, Equivalent circuit of a photovoltaic cell, PV I-V curve at standard test conditions, Manufacturing methods of photovoltaic cells, Photovoltaic electric systems, Current voltage curve, DC and AC rated power, Grid integration of photovoltaic system, Performance characterization of thin-film PV, Spectral effects on thin film PV devices, Building integrated PV cells, Combined heat & power, concentrator systems, PV system economics.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
- Gilbert M. Masters, “Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems”, John Wiley and Sons, 2004
- Roger Messenger, Jerry Ventre, “Photovoltaic Systems Engineering”, CRC Press, 2010.
- Aldo Vieira da Rosa, “Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes”, Elsevier Academic Press, 2005
- Soteris A. Kalogirou, “Solar Engineering – Processes and Systems”, Academic Press, 2009.
