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Solar Cell Technology, 6 credits

Solcellsteknik, 6 hp

TNE093

Course starting semester

Main field of study

Electrical Engineering

Course level

Second cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Amir Baranzahi

Director of studies or equivalent

Adriana Serban

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 44 h
Recommended self-study hours: 116 h

Available for exchange students

Yes

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6CIEN	Electronics Design Engineering, M Sc in Engineering	8 (Spring 2017)	2	1	Swedish/English	Norrköping, Norrköping	E
6CIEN	Electronics Design Engineering, M Sc in Engineering (Emerging electronics)	8 (Spring 2017)	2	1	Swedish/English	Norrköping, Norrköping	E

Main field of study

Electrical Engineering

Course level

Second cycle

Advancement level

A1X

Course offered for

Electronics Design Engineering, M Sc in Engineering

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Semiconductor devices or equivalent

Intended learning outcomes

The purpose of this course is to give the student wide and i some parts deep knowledge of how solar cells work, designed and manufactured. What percentage of the solar energy is converted into electrical current and the properties of the solar cell and the sunlight that affect this. How to measure different solar cell's parameters and how to design a solar electricity system. After this course students should be able to:

describe how solar cells work, designed and manufactured.
calculate the solar cell's parameters such as fill factor, open circuit voltage, load current, output at maximum power point.
calculate the intensity of sunlight at Earth's surface under different conditions.
calculate the yield at different temperatures and light conditions.
to design a photovoltaic system for different applications and power needs.
describe different concepts such as partial shading, quantum efficiency, direct, diffuse and global lighting, effect of atmosphere on solar power, the influence of temperature on solar power and voltage.
describe the functions of charge controllers and inverters.
describe batteries characteristics and factors affecting the capacity and lifetime.

Course content

Sunlight properties: radiation and insolation, atmospheric, time and place effects
repetition of the pn junction
solar cell function. ideal solar cell, quantum efficiency, spectral response, solar cell parameters such as IV curve, open circuit voltage, short circuit current, fill factor, efficiency
Resistive effects: series and shunt resistances
Temperature and light intensity influence
Design in order to reduce reflection losses, recombination losses, shading effect.
Manufacture of Solar Cells: texturing front, anti-reflective coating, front side contact, backside contact.
Manufacturing of solar panels
Design and other system components, charge controllers, batteries, converters, cables

Teaching and working methods

Lectures, laboratory work and projects

Examination

LAB1	Laboratory work	1 credits	U, G
UPG1	Written and oral presentation	1 credits	U, G
TEN1	Written examination	4 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

Director of Studies or equivalent

Adriana Serban

Examiner

Amir Baranzahi

Course website and other links

http://www2.itn.liu.se/utbildning/kurs/index.html?coursecode=TNE093

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 44 h
Recommended self-study hours: 116 h

Course literature

Kompendium: Solcellsteknik författat av Amir Baranzahi (svenska), handouts på engeska samt engelskspråkiga deltagare hänvisas till relevanta webbsidor.

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
LAB1	Laboratory work	1 credits	U, G
UPG1	Written and oral presentation	1 credits	U, G
TEN1	Written examination	4 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

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Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Course literature is preliminary.

Kompendium: Solcellsteknik författat av Amir Baranzahi (svenska), handouts på engeska samt engelskspråkiga deltagare hänvisas till relevanta webbsidor.

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Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		I	U	A
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)			X
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)	X	X	X
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)		X
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving	X	X	X
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery	X	X
	2.3 System thinking		X
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities		X
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork	X	X	X
	3.2 Communications		X
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages		X
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context	X	X	X
	4.2 Enterprise and business context
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management	X	X
	4.4 Designing	X	X
	4.5 Implementing
	4.6 Operating
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

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