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Recent Advances in Photovoltaic and Solar
Thermal Technologies
Jeffrey Havelin, P.E.
Overview
This course is intended to introduce the engineer
to some of the latest developments in high-performance photovoltaics and solar
thermal technology. Since the Industrial Revolution, fossil fuels—coal, oil, and
natural gas—have powered immense technological progress. But supplies of fossil
fuels are limited, and continued reliance on them may have significant
environmental consequences. Fortunately, there are alternatives. The most
powerful one is right over our heads.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of
fifteen (15) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or
Skill Attained
This course will review the
basic operation, limitations, capacities and design of the following solar
generating systems:
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Crystalline silicon technology
- High
performance PV
- Thin
film PV
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Parabolic trough systems
- Dish
engine systems
- Solar
water heaters
- Hybrid
Solar lighting technology
Course
Review
the following document in its entirety, “DOE Solar Energy Technologies
Program”, Publication DOE/GO-102006-2314, May 2006 Prepared by the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, a DOE national laboratory,
prior to taking a quiz for credit.
DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program (5.1 MB)
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To obtain PDH credits for this course, you will need to take a quiz for
credit. Click on the link below.
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