WEEKLY CONTENTS OF MOOC SOLAR ENERGY
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1 WEEKLY CONTENTS OF MOOC SOLAR ENERGY Week 1: Introduction to Solar Energy 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 Block 1.2 Energy Conversion - Lecture 1.2: Energy Conversion I - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 1.3: Energy Conversion II - Practice Questions: PQ Block 1.3 Photovoltaics - Lecture 1.4: Photovoltaics - Practice Questions: PQ Block 1.4 History of Solar Energy - Lecture 1.5: History of Solar Energy Block 1.5 Status and Prospects of Solar Energy - Lecture 1.6: Status and Prospects of Solar Energy - Practice Questions: PQ Block 1.6 Solar Light - Lecture 1.7: Solar Light I - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 1.8: Solar Light II - Practice Questions: PQ Energy Price and Availability Survey Assignment Costs of PV Technology Generations: AQ Renewables in Global Electricity Supply Mix: AQ Power Spectral Density and Photon Flux: AQ PV Potential around the World: AQ PV System for the Smith Family: AQ
2 Week 2: Working Principle of a Semiconductor Based Solar Cell Block 2.1 How to Transform Light into Electricity - Lecture 2.1: How to Transform Light into Electricity - Practice Questions: PQ Block 2.2 Band Gap - Lecture 2.2: Band Gap I - Electrons in Atoms - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 2.3: Band Gap II - Electrons in Molecular Bonds - Practice Questions: PQ2.2.2 Block 2.3 Charge Carriers - Lecture 2.4: Excitation of Charge Carriers I - Lecture 2.5: Excitation of Charge Carriers II - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 2.6: Transport of Charge Carriers - Practice Questions: PQ Block 2.4 Semiconductor Junction - Lecture 2.7: Semiconductor Junction I - Basic Principles - Practice Questions: Lecture 2.8: Semiconductor Junction II - The Solar Cell - Practice Questions: Assignment Phosphorus Electron Configuration: AQ Conductivity in Semiconductors: AQ N-Doping of Silicon: AQ Minority Carrier Concentration: AQ Diffusion Current Density versus Drift Current Density: AQ Minority Carrier Lifetime: AQ P-N Junction: AQ Open-Circuit Voltage: AQ2.8.1
3 Week 3: Solar Cell Operation, Performance and Design Rules Block 3.1 Solar Cell Operation - Lecture 3.1: Solar Cell Operation - Practice Questions: PQ Block 3.2 Solar Cell Performance - Lecture 3.2: External Parameters of an Ideal Solar Cell - Example: External Parameters of an Ideal Solar Cell - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 3.3: Series and Shunt Resistance - Example: Series and Shunt Resistance - Practice Questions: PQ Block 3.3 Solar Cell Design Rules - Lecture 3.4: Utilization of Band Gap Energy - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 3.5: Spectral Utilization I - External Quantum Efficiency - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 3.6: Spectral Utilization II - Shockley-Queisser Limit - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 3.7: Light Trapping I - Absorption and Optical Losses - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 3.8: Light Trapping II - Anti-Reflection and Trapping Methods - Practice Questions: PQ Example: Light Trapping - Rayleigh Film Exam 1: Recap Week 1, 2 and Drift of Charge Carriers: EQ Biased P-N Junction: EQ Open-Circuit Voltage: EQ Fill Factor and Efficiency: EQ Ideal I-V Curve: EQ Non-Ideal J-V Curve: EQ Absorption Coefficient: EQ Reflection in a Solar Cell: EQ1.8.1
4 Week 4: PV Technology Based on Crystalline Silicon Block 4.1 Properties of Crystalline Silicon - Lecture 4.1: Properties of Crystalline Silicon - Practice Questions: PQ Block 4.2 Manufacturing of Crystalline Silicon - Lecture 4.2: Manufacturing of Crystalline Silicon - Practice Questions: PQ Block 4.3 Design Rules of Crystalline Silicon - Lecture 4.3: Design Rules of Crystalline Silicon - Practice Questions: PQ Block 4.4 High-Efficiency Concepts of c-si Wafer Based Solar Cells - Lecture 4.4: High-Efficiency Concepts of c-si Wafer Based Solar Cells - Practice Questions: PQ Block 4.5 From Solar Cells to Solar Modules - Lecture 4.5: From Solar Cells to Solar Modules - Practice Questions: PQ Assignment Manufacturing of Polysilicon: AQ Finger's Resistance: AQ Surface Recombination at the Air/Silicon Interface: AQ Choosing the Silicon Layer Thickness: AQ Back Surface Field: AQ Effect of Bypass Diodes: AQ
5 Week 5: Thin-Film PV Technologies Block 5.1 III-V PV Technology - Lecture 5.1: III-V PV Technology - Practice Questions: PQ Block 5.2 Thin-Film Silicon PV Technology - Lecture 5.2: Thin-Film Silicon PV Technology I - Lecture 5.3: Thin-Film Silicon PV Technology II - Practice Questions: PQ Block 5.3 CIGS PV Technology - Lecture 5.4: CIGS PV Technology - Practice Questions: PQ5.3.1 Block 5.4 CdTe PV Technology - Lecture 5.5: CdTe PV Technology - Practice Questions: PQ Block 5.5 Organic PV Technology - Lecture 5.6: Organic PV Technology - Practice Questions: PQ Assignment Micromorph Module: AQ CIGS and CdTe Fabrication: AQ Triple Junction J-V Curve: AQ External Quantum Efficiency of a Tandem Cell: AQ Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell: AQ
6 Week 6: Third Generation PV and Other Ways to Utilize Solar Energy Block 6.1 Third Generation PV Technologies - Lecture 6.1: Third Generation PV Technologies - Practice Questions: PQ Block 6.2 Solar Thermal Technologies - Lecture 6.2: Solar Thermal Energy I - Basic Principles - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 6.3: Solar Thermal Energy II - Solar Thermal Heating - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 6.4: Solar Thermal Energy III - Solar Thermal Power - Practice Questions: PQ Block 6.3 Solar Fuel Technologies - Lecture 6.5: Solar Fuels - Practice Questions: PQ Exam 2: Recap Week 4, 5 and Manufacturing of Monocrystalline Silicon: EQ Effect of Bypass Diodes: EQ Triple Junction Solar Cell: EQ Up Converters: EQ Solar Water Heating Systems: EQ Solar Fuels: EQ
7 Week 7: PV Systems - Components and Concepts Block 7.1 Introduction to PV Systems - Lecture 7.1: Introduction to PV Systems - Practice Questions: PQ7.1.1 Block 7.2 PV Modules in PV Systems - Lecture 7.2: PV Modules I - Module Parameters, Orientation and Tilt - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 7.3: PV Modules II - Temperature Dependency of PV Output - Practice Questions: PQ Block 7.3 Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) - Lecture 7.4: Maximum Power Point Tracking - Practice Questions: PQ Block 7.4 Inverters in PV Systems - Lecture 7.5: Inverters in PV Systems - Practice Questions: PQ Block 7.5 Storage in PV Systems - Batteries - Lecture 7.6: Batteries I - Introduction - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 7.7: Batteries II - Battery Parameters - Practice Questions: PQ Lecture 7.8: Batteries III - Charge Controllers - Practice Questions: PQ7.5.7 Assignment PV Modules: AQ Maximum Power Point Trackers: AQ Inverters: AQ Batteries: AQ
8 Week 8: PV Systems - Applications and Design Block 8.1 Stand-Alone PV Systems - Lecture 8.1: Stand-Alone PV Systems - Practice Questions: PQ Block 8.2 Grid-Connected PV Systems - Lecture 8.2: Grid-Connected PV Systems - Practice Questions: PQ Block 8.3 Economics of PV Systems - Lecture 8.3: Economics of PV Systems - Practice Questions: PQ Block 8.4 Environmental Considerations of PV Systems - Lecture 8.4: Environmental Considerations of PV Systems - Practice Questions: PQ Block 8.5 Final Thoughts - Lecture 8.5: Final Thoughts Exam 3: Recap Week 7 and Modules in PV Systems: EQ MPPT Concepts: EQ Batteries in PV Systems: EQ Stand-Alone PV System: EQ Economics of PV Systems: EQ Environmental Considerations of PV Systems: EQ
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