This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- An individual completing this course will learn how to apply basic principles of solar radiation in selecting location and orientation of PV cells.
- An individual completing this course will know the advantages and disadvantages of common semiconductor materials used in solar cells.
- An individual completing this course will understand mounting-structure design.
- An individual completing this course will know PV system manufacturing steps.
- An individual completing this course will know the factors affecting conversion efficiency.
- An individual completing this course will understand the major types of CSP systems.
- An individual completing this course will know thermal storage systems.
- An individual completing this course will be able to analyze electric power resilience.
- An individual completing this course will understand grid services and inverters.
- An individual completing this course will appreciate the importance of energy storage to the use of solar power as a reliable source of energy.
- An individual completing this course will understand the importance of bandgap in PV semiconductors.
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