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Fundamentals of Photovoltaics

Fundamentals of Photovoltaics

In this course, students learn about the fundamentals of photoelectric conversion: charge excitation, conduction, separation, and collection. Lectures cover commercial and emerging photovoltaic technologies and cross-cutting themes, including conversion efficiencies, loss mechanisms, characterization, manufacturing, systems, reliability, life-cycle analysis, and risk analysis. Some of the course will also be devoted to discussing photovoltaic technology evolution in the context of markets, policies, society, and environment.
Keywords:
thin films, bandgap, thermalization, ocwc, Electric Power, markets, environment, quantum efficiency, loss mechanisms, pn-junction, Science and Technology Policy, emerging technologies, semiconductor, solar, charge excitation, Transport Processes, Atomic, Electronic Materials, oec, renewable energy, conduction, conversion efficiencies, Optical Physics, Molecular, Innovation, commercialization, life-cycle analysis, manufacturing, policy, society, photovoltaics
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Material Type:
Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 6, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:
February 11, 2015
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The Open Education Consortium
Primary Audience:
College General Ed
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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