pre022 - Solar Energy (Complete module description)
Module label | Solar Energy |
Module code | pre022 |
Credit points | 6.0 KP |
Workload | 180 h |
Institute directory | Institute of Physics |
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Skills to be acquired in this module | After successful completion of the module students should be able to: · understand, describe and compare major technologies for solar energy use: solar thermal and · analyse various system components and their interconnections within a solar energy system. · critically appraise and assess various technologies for solar energy use and components · size and evaluate the performance of solar systems as a function of their operation |
Module contents | This module gives an overview on renewable energy heat and photovoltaic technologies. Main focus hereby are the scientific principles of components and their technical description as well as first suitable system performance assessment methods. Photovoltaics (Lecture: 90 h workload)
Renewable Energy Heat (Seminar & Exercises: 90 h workload)
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Recommended reading | Solar Energy PV · Green, Martin A., 1981: Solar cells : operating principles, technology and system applications, · Green, M.A., 2007: Third Generation Photovoltaics, Advanced Solar Energy Conversion, · Markvart, Tom and Castaner, Luis, 2003: Practical Handbook of Photovoltaics, Fundamentals · Nelson, Jenny, 2003: The Physics of Solar Cells (Properties of Semiconductor Materials), · Stuart R. Wenham, Martin A. Green, Muriel E. Watt& Richard Corkish (Edit.), 2007: Applied · Twidell, John & Weir, Toni, 2005: Renewable Energy Resources Taylor & Francis. Renewable Energy Heat · DGS, (2010) Planning and installing solar thermal systems, a guide for installers, architects · Duffie JA, Beckman WA (2013) Solar engineering of thermal processes: Wiley. · Henning H-M. 2007. Solar assisted air conditioning of buildings - an overview. Applied |
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Languages of instruction | German, English |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | Wintersemester |
Module capacity | unlimited |
Type of module | Pflicht / Mandatory |
Module level | MM (Mastermodul / Master module) |
Teaching/Learning method | Lecture, Exercises |
Type of course | Comment | SWS | Frequency | Workload of compulsory attendance |
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Lecture | 2 | SuSe or WiSe | 28 | |
Exercises | 2 | SuSe or WiSe | 28 | |
Total module attendance time | 56 h |
Examination | Prüfungszeiten | Type of examination |
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Final exam of module | At the end of the lecture period; submission of the report at the end of the semester |
2 Examinations: Written Exam (1.5h, weight 50%) and Presentation of a Paper (15 min presentation, 5 pages report, weight 50%) |