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Solar Photovoltaics - Principles, Technologies and Materials

NPTEL and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur via YouTube

Overview

COURSE OUTLINE: This course is an introductory course on solar photovoltaics materials and devices covering fundamentals of operation of solar cells, physics of semiconducting materials, P-N junction device characteristics in dark and light. We will also discuss various solar photovoltaic technologies and their status with a brief discussion of the fabrication aspects of the devices. The course will also discuss the materials and technologies issues as well as device measurement techniques.

Syllabus

noc19-mm04-Solar Photovoltaics: Principles, Technologies & Materials.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 01-Introduction to Solar Energy.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 02-Solar Radiation.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 03-Atmospheric Effects on Solar Radiation.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 04-Effects of Location on Time.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 05-Sun-Earth Angular Relation.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 06-Solar Radiation Measurments.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 07-Introduction to Band Theory.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 08-Semiconductor Basics-I.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 09-Semiconductor Basics-II.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 10-Electrical Properties of Semiconductors.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 11-Carrier Transport.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 12-Carrier Transport,Generation and Recombination.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 13-Recombination-Generation statistics.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 14-Recombination-Generation statistics.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 15-Recombination-Generation statistics.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 16-P-N Junction basics.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 17-P-N Junction Characteristics.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 18-P-N Junction: Effects of Bias.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 19-P-N Junction Analysis(Dark).
noc19-mm04 Lecture 20-P-N Junction Analysis(Dark).
noc19-mm04 Lecture 21 - P-N Junction Analysis (Light).
noc19-mm04 Lecture 22 - P-N Junction Analysis ( Light).
noc19-mm04 Lecture 23 - P-N Junction Analysis (Light ).
noc19-mm04 Lecture 24 - P-N Junction Analysis (Light).
noc19-mm04 Lecture 25 - noc19-mm04 Lecture 25.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 26 - Solar Cell Device Parameters.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 27 - Solar PV Technologies: Introduction.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 28 - Generation-I Technologies (Mono Silicon Solar Cells).
noc19-mm04 Lecture 29 - Generation-I Technologies (Mono Silicon Solar Cells).
noc19-mm04 Lecture 30 - Generation-I Technologies (Poly Silicon Solar Cells).
noc19-mm04 Lecture 31 - Manufacturing of Si.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 32 - Generation I Technologies: GaAs Solar Cells.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 33 - Generation II Technologies : CdTe Solar Cells.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 34 - Generation II Technologies : CdTe Solar Cells.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 35 - Generation II Technologies: CdTe Solar Cells.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 36 - Generation II Technologies: CIGS Solar Cells.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 37 - Generation II Technologies: CIGS and Multijunction Solar Cells.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 38 - Generation III Technologies : Organic Solar Cells.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 40 - Generation III Technologies: Organic and Dye Sensitized Solar Cells.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 39 - Generation III Technologies: Organic Solar Cells.
noc19-mm04 Lecture 41 - Generation III Technologies: Perovskite and CZTS Solar Cells.

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IIT Kanpur July 2018

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  • Syed Tabish Ali
    The online course pleasantly surprised me with its comprehensive content and engaging teaching style. The instructors' expertise truly shined, breaking down complex ideas effectively. The course's structure was logical, taking me from basics to advanced topics with ease. Although there were occasional technical hitches, they didn't significantly impact the experience. The course offers solid value for anyone wanting to build a strong foundation in the subject, despite minor technical setbacks. My overall recommendation is positive, as the course delivers substantial learning without overwhelming complexity.
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    Anushka Mishra
    Good learning experience but in my main course their is no certificate I get so please provide another courses when I completed that course I get an certificate for that ......

    Thanks

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