Course Syllabus:
Course Title: Photovoltaic’s Part 2
Number of Classroom Hours: 1;
1 PDH
Method of Presentation: Online
Course
Intended Target Group:
Professional Engineers
Provider Information:
Business Name: Infinity LC DBA On-Line-Classes.com and
Engineer Classes.com
Business Address:
Phone Number: (888) 405-7849
Email: Contact.OnLineClasses@gmail.com
Professional Engineer Licensing Board
Approvals
This course is applicable for Professional Engineers
in all states with the exception of
Course Description:
This
course is designed to provide engineers with a thorough understanding of how photovoltaics function and the common materials that make
up PV cells. This course details
components from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Basics website and
Energy Savers website. Part 2 of this course will identify the different
photovoltaic cell structures and their unique characteristics and the factors
that affect PV cell performance. It will explain the methods employed to
determine PV cell and system performance, the structure and function of PV
systems, and the concepts behind concentrator PV systems, including their
advantages and challenges.
Course Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the different PV cell structures and their
unique characteristics,
2. Recognize the factors that affect PV
cell performance,
3. Understand the methods employed to determine PV
cell and system performance,
4. Explore the structure and function of PV systems,
and
5. Understand the concepts behind concentrator PV
systems, including their advantages and
challenges.
Course Outline:
Section 1 - Photovoltaic Cell
Structure – explains
various types of solar cell structures and their different characteristics,
specifically covering the four basic designs; homojunction
devices, heterojunction devices, P-i-n and n-i-p devices and multijunction devices.
Learning Exercise 1
Section 2 – PV Cell Performance - discusses the factors that affect PV cell performance;
specifically conversion efficiency and quantum efficiency, examines how to
determine conversion efficiency through the use of current-voltage relationships,
and identifies the two types of quantum efficiency and how their measurements
are expressed.
Learning Exercise 2
Section 3 – Photovoltaic Systems - examines the design of PV systems, including the
arrangement of individual components, discusses
concentrator PV systems, including their benefits, challenges, and design
goals, and reviews the measurement of PV System performance and how it can be
improved.
Learning Exercise 3
Method of Presentation: This is an online course that consists
of collegiate-style lectures that have been professionally narrated by subject
matter experts, animated with relevant graphics and media, and converted to Flash for web delivery to provide licensees with a
first-rate learning experience.
Evaluation Method:
Licensees will be evaluated on their comprehension of the
material covered by administering Three (3) brief learning exercises,
interspersed throughout the course, upon which successful completion of
each is required before advancement to
the next section is allowed or course credit is earned. If the licensing board requires the licensee
to pass a final examination, course credit will not be earned until the final
exam has been completed to the required proficiency level.
Author and Presenter Information:
Author:
This
course material details components from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy
Basics website and Energy Savers website.
Presenter:
Instructor:
·
4-year
College Degree & Relevant Work Experience
(Resume available upon request)
Future
Instructors: Any and all future instructors for
this course will be qualified by the following criteria:
·
4-year
College Degree in related field of study
Presenter Bio: