Chris Honsberg

ELEG620: Solar Electric Systems 2008

Christiana Honsberg, Allen Barnett, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Class Times and Location

Tuesday and Thursday 3:30 - 4:45 pm

Electronic Textbook

Photovoltaics CDROM Web Edition

Announcements

HW #4: PC1D assignment is due after spring break, April 8th.

The oral presentations are given during the final exam time May 27th, 3:30 - 5:30 pm. Finals Schedule:

https://chico.nss.udel.edu/finalExams/examListing.action?course=ELEG620

Handouts

Course Syllabus 2008

Derivation of ideal diode equation

Equation List

Notes

Introduction

Solar_radiation

Review of Semiconductor Basics

PN junctions

Solar cell operation

PV Systems

Systems Components

Storage in PV Systems

Economics

Standard Electrode Potentials

Assignments

Solar Radiation Questions HW1 (Due Week 2) Solutions

Semiconductor Basics and Junctions HW2, Solutions

HW3-solar cells, Solutions

HW4 PC1D (Due April 8)

HW5 (Due April 24)

Solar Design Project