Solar Energy Subsystems
Overview
Compentency | Reviewing different technologies of solar energy |
|---|---|
Module type | elective module |
Semester | winter |
Site | Monastir |
Language | English |
Workload | 75 hours course attendance; 50 hours self-study |
Credits points | 5 |
Recommended qualifications | none |
Solar Energy Collectors
Learning Outcome
After the successful participation in the course Solar Energy Collectors the students are able to:
- assign output power, delivery temperatures and performance indices for different kinds of solar collectors
Content
- Solar energy: reckoning of time; solar angle; solar radiation; the solar resources.
- Solar energy collectors: stationary collectors; sun-tracking concentrating collectors; thermal analysis of flat-plate collectors; thermal analysis of air collectors; practical consideration for flat-plate collectors; concentrating collectors;second law analysis; performances of solar collectors
Details
- Lecturer: Hacen Dhahri, Souheil El Alimi
- Teaching method: lecture, exercise
- SWS: 3
- Credit points: 3
- Examination: midterm assignments (1/3); final exam (2/3)
PV Solar Energy Materials
Learning Outcome
After the successful participation in the course PV Solar Energy Materials the students are able to:
- perceive the physics of photovoltaic cell materials, production and modules structure
Content
- Semi-conductors
- Photovoltaic panels: PV arrays and types of PV technology
- Related equipment: batteries; inverters; charge controller; peak power trackers
- Applications: direct-coupled PV system; stand-alone application; grid and hybrid connected systems
Details
- Lecturer: Ameni Mokni
- Teaching method: lecture, exercise
- SWS: 2
- Credit points: 2
- Examination: midterm assignments (1/3); final exam (2/3)