REE 545 - Applied Photovoltaics

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3

The characteristics of sunlight. Solar cell behavior, properties, and design. Cell interconnection and module fabrication. Designing stand-alone and grid-connected photovoltaic systems. Special-purpose photovoltaic applications. Concentrator and hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic systems. Advanced photovoltaic systems.