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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. In order to make these presentations more accessible the updates have been transformed to odp, an [[Open Office]] format. You can download Open Office for free [http://www.openoffice.org/ here].
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. In order to make these presentations more accessible the updates have been transformed to odp, an [[Open Office]] format. You can download Open Office for free [http://www.openoffice.org/ here].


* 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. In odp [http://www.scribd.com/doc/34182305/Solar-Photovoltaic-Physics Solar1.odp]
* The second presentation "'''Engineering Photovoltaic Systems I'''" [[Media:Solar2.ppt| Solar2 (ppt)]] is about the basic engineering of photovoltaic systems. Update: [http://www.scribd.com/doc/34174633/Engineering-Photovoltaic-Systems-1-2010 Solar2-2010.odp]
* The second presentation "'''Engineering Photovoltaic Systems I'''" [[Media:Solar2.ppt| Solar2 (ppt)]] is about the basic engineering of photovoltaic systems. Update: [http://www.scribd.com/doc/34174633/Engineering-Photovoltaic-Systems-1-2010 Solar2-2010.odp]
* The third presentation "'''Engineering Photovoltaic Systems II'''" [[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. Update: [http://www.scribd.com/doc/34175006/Engineering-Photovoltaic-Systems-2-2010 Solar3-2010.odp]
* The third presentation "'''Engineering Photovoltaic Systems II'''" [[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. Update: [http://www.scribd.com/doc/34175006/Engineering-Photovoltaic-Systems-2-2010 Solar3-2010.odp]

Revision as of 16:22, 11 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. In order to make these presentations more accessible the updates have been transformed to odp, an Open Office format. You can download Open Office for free here.

  • The first presentation "Solar Photovoltaic Physics" Solar1 (ppt), which is the most technical, covers the science behind PV. In odp Solar1.odp
  • The second presentation "Engineering Photovoltaic Systems I" Solar2 (ppt) is about the basic engineering of photovoltaic systems. Update: Solar2-2010.odp
  • The third presentation "Engineering Photovoltaic Systems II" Solar3 (ppt) is meant to underscore the flexibility of solar photovoltaic modules to provide clean renewable energy for a number of applications. Update: Solar3-2010.odp
  • 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. Update: Solar4-2010.odp
  • 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, Solar5-2010.odp

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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