Introduction to Photovoltaic Technology

This course is designed to explain the principles of Photovoltaic cells operation and applications.

Next Available Course Dates:

March 8, 2010 ~ San Jose, CA
March 9, 2010 ~ Irvine, CA
July 15, 2010 ~ San Francisco, CA

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This and all other courses are available as On Site Training


WHAT THE COURSE COVERS:

  • Sunlight
  • Properties of Sunlight
  • Solar Irradiance
  • Direct and Diffused Radiation
  • AirMass
  • Standardized Solar Spectra
  • Radiant Power Density
  • Solar Spectral Irradiance at the Earth's Surface
  • Solar Radiation on a Tilted Surface
  • Peak Sun Hours
  • Estimates of the solar insolation at a specific location
  • Semiconductors and PN Junctions
  • Semiconductor Properties
  • Band Gap in Semiconductors
  • Doping
  • Equilibrium Carrier Concentration
  • Generation
  • Recombination
  • Carrier Transport
  • P-n Junctions
  • Solar Cell Operation
  • Light Generated Current
  • Solar Cell Parameters
  • Resistive Effects
  • Effect of Temperature
  • Effect of Light Intensity
  • Low Light Intensity
  • Ideality Factor
  • Design of Silicon Cells
  • Reducing Optical Losses
  • Anti-Reflection Coatings
  • Reducing Recombination Losses
  • Current & Voltage Losses Due to Recombination
  • Metal Grid Pattern
  • Solar Cell Design Principles
  • Efficiency Limits
  • Efficiency and Solar Cell Cost
  • Solar Cell Technologies
  • Amorphous Silicon
  • Cadmium Telluride
  • CIGS
  • Concentrators
  • Nanostructures solar cells
  • Organic Solar Cells
  • Manufacturing Si Cells
  • Types of Silicon
  • Processing Technologies
  • High-Efficiency Solar Cells
  • PERL Solar Cells
  • Back-Contact Solar Cells
  • Heterojunction (HIT) Solar Cell
  • Solar Cell Production Line
  • Growing Ingots
  • Sawing the Ingot into Bricks
  • Wafer Slicing
  • Texturing
  • Emitter Diffusion
  • Edge Isolation
  • Anti-Reflection Coating
  • Screen-Printing
  • Metal Firing
  • Cell Testing
  • Module Manufacture

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Anyone who would like to learn more about Photovoltaic Technology.

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