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== Solar Photovoltaic Open Lectures ==
== Solar Photovoltaic Open Lectures ==
This is a series of five fully annotated Power Point presentations created for the [[solar energy]] community to assist in the dissemination of information about solar [[photovoltaic]] (PV) cells in 2006. They have been updated by students in [[Mech820]], a graduate course in photovoltaic materials, devices, and systems in 2010.
This is a series of five fully annotated Power Point presentations created for the [[solar energy]] community to assist in the dissemination of information about solar [[photovoltaic]] (PV) cells in 2006. They have been updated by students in [[MECH820]], a graduate engineering course in photovoltaic materials, devices, and systems in 2010.


* The first presentation "Solar Photovoltaic Physics" [[Media:Solar1.ppt|Solar1 (ppt)]], which is the most technical, covers the science behind PV. (This has not changed).
* The first presentation "Solar Photovoltaic Physics" [[Media:Solar1.ppt|Solar1 (ppt)]], which is the most technical, covers the science behind PV. (This has not changed).
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* The third presentation [[Media:Solar3applications-sm.ppt|Solar3 (ppt)]] is meant to underscore the flexibility of solar photovoltaic modules to provide clean [[renewable energy]] for a number of applications.  
* The third presentation [[Media:Solar3applications-sm.ppt|Solar3 (ppt)]] is meant to underscore the flexibility of solar photovoltaic modules to provide clean [[renewable energy]] for a number of applications.  
* The fourth presentation "Economics of Photovoltaic Systems" [[Media:Solar4.ppt|Solar4 (ppt)]] discusses the economic impacts of solar photovoltaic cells – from the cost to install a system to their effects on energy related employment and the national economy.
* The fourth presentation "Economics of Photovoltaic Systems" [[Media:Solar4.ppt|Solar4 (ppt)]] discusses the economic impacts of solar photovoltaic cells – from the cost to install a system to their effects on energy related employment and the national economy.
* The fifth presentation "Environmental and Social Impact of Solar Photovoltaics", [[Media:Solar5.ppt|Solar5 (ppt)]] covers the environmental impacts of solar photovoltaic cells and compares them to some of the impacts from conventional fossil-fuel derived energy. Update: [[File:Solar5-2010.ppt]]
* The fifth presentation "Environmental and Social Impact of Solar Photovoltaics", [[Media:Solar5.ppt|Solar5 (ppt)]] covers the environmental impacts of solar photovoltaic cells and compares them to some of the impacts from conventional fossil-fuel derived energy. Update: [[File:Solar5-2010.ppt|Solar5-2010 (ppt)]]


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Revision as of 18:43, 5 July 2010

Solar Photovoltaic Open Lectures

This is a series of five fully annotated Power Point presentations created for the solar energy community to assist in the dissemination of information about solar photovoltaic (PV) cells in 2006. They have been updated by students in MECH820, a graduate engineering course in photovoltaic materials, devices, and systems in 2010.

  • The first presentation "Solar Photovoltaic Physics" Solar1 (ppt), which is the most technical, covers the science behind PV. (This has not changed).
  • The second presentation "Engineering Photovoltaic Systems" Solar2 (ppt) is about the basic engineering of photovoltaic systems.
  • The third presentation Solar3 (ppt) is meant to underscore the flexibility of solar photovoltaic modules to provide clean renewable energy for a number of applications.
  • The fourth presentation "Economics of Photovoltaic Systems" Solar4 (ppt) discusses the economic impacts of solar photovoltaic cells – from the cost to install a system to their effects on energy related employment and the national economy.
  • The fifth presentation "Environmental and Social Impact of Solar Photovoltaics", Solar5 (ppt) covers the environmental impacts of solar photovoltaic cells and compares them to some of the impacts from conventional fossil-fuel derived energy. Update: File:Solar5-2010.ppt

Educators

Please feel free to use all or parts of this presentation for your own classes. College and University professors can use the presentations as they stand or expand on the introductory material covered here. Those teaching high school or grade school can borrow the slides that fit your curriculum and remove those that are too advanced for your students. Please share any corrections, modifications or additions that you make with the solar community as well.--Joshua 08:07, 7 November 2007 (PST)

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