Photovoltaic solar energy

École Polytechnique via Coursera

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Syllabus

Photovoltaic Solar Energy

General presentation of the solar energy and the photovoltaic cell technologies in the global context energetics

SOLAR CELL OPERATION

Description of the solar Spectrum and brief presentation of solar cell and solar module operations

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS

Survey of the economics of the Photovoltaic industry. Social impacts, storage and grid integration of the PV energy.

Overview

The course is an introduction to the photovoltaic (PV) applications in the general mix energetic context dominated by climate warming mitigation. The various uses of solar energy are firstly presented before a short description of the principle of the direct solar photon conversion into electricity (PV). The various PV technologies are reviewed in the current context dominated by crystalline silicon cells. The perspectives of the various technologies are then analysed in terms of R&D investmen

Skills

Reviews

The course was outstanding, I have learnt a lot of things in the course. The only issue I had face during the course was the instructor accent difficult to understand

Try to add more information in the videos of you are asking questions regarding to some formula or phenomenon.

Nice course with interesting information regarding photovoltaic solar energy. The course provides me a good knowledge on PV from global perspective.

Very good course! But it could be enhanced by adding some literature for references in the topic.

The course was very good overall..One set back was hard to understand accent of the Professor Bernard