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)