| 1. | Course Title | Technologies for Solar Cells | |||||||||||
| 2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ08029 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Study program | 1-OIE, 16-MNT | |||||||||||
| 4. | Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||||||
| 5. | Degree (first, second, third cycle) | Second cycle | |||||||||||
| 6. | Academic year/semester | I/1 | 7. | Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | ||||||||
| 8. | Lecturer | Dr Margarita Ginovska | |||||||||||
| 9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
By completing this course, the student gets to know in detail the existing gains knowledge in the field of advanced technologies of solar cells and nano technologies for solar cells, with perspectives and opportunities for their application. The student is trained to use solar cells to obtain photovoltaic energy as a renewable energy source. |
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| 11. | Course Syllabus:
Introduction to solar cell technologies. Classification of solar cells according to material, construction, efficiency, connection method, size and shape. First generation solar cells – conventional silicon solar cell technologies. Second generation solar cells – thin film solar cells with amorphous silicon, CIS/CIGS or CdTe – characterization and modeling. Possibilities for the application of thin-film solar cells for terawatt production. Third generation solar cells: DSCC sensitive solar cells; organic photovoltaics – production, characteristics and modeling. Nanotechnologies in solar cells. Development of next generation solar cells and their applications. |
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| 12. | Learning methods:
Lectures supported by slide presentations, interactive lectures, teamwork, invited guest lecturers, independent preparation and defense of a project assignment and seminar work, learning in an electronic environment (forums, consultations). |
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| 13. | Total number of course hours | 180 | |||||||||||
| 14. | Distribution of course hours | 3 + 3 | |||||||||||
| 15. | Forms of teaching | 15.1 | Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 hours | |||||||||
| 15.2 | Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 45 hours | |||||||||||
| 16. | Other course activities | 16.1 | Projects, seminar papers | 30 hours | |||||||||
| 16.2 | Individual tasks | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 16.3 | Homework and self-learning | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 17. | Grading | ||||||||||||
| 17.1 | Exams | 30 points | |||||||||||
| 17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 50 points | |||||||||||
| 17.3. | Activity and participation | 20 points | |||||||||||
| 17.4. | Final exam | 0 points | |||||||||||
| 18. | Grading criteria (points) | up to 50 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||||||
| from 51 to 60 points | 6 (six) (E) | ||||||||||||
| from 61 to 70 points | 7 (seven) (D) | ||||||||||||
| from 71 to 80 points | 8 (eight) (C) | ||||||||||||
| from 81 to 90 points | 9 (nine) (B) | ||||||||||||
| from 91 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | ||||||||||||
| 19. | Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | Seminar work | |||||||||||
| 20. | Forms of assessment | written and oral part | |||||||||||
| 21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
| 22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Self-evaluation | |||||||||||
| 23. | Literature | ||||||||||||
| 23.1. | Required Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | A.M.Elseman | Solar Cells – Theory, Materials and Recent Advances | Intech Open | 2021 | |||||||||
| 2. | A. Luque and S. Steven | Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering | John Wiley & Sons | 2003 | |||||||||
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| 23.2. | Additional Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | Agata Zdyb | Third Generation Solar cells | Taylor& Francis | 2022 | |||||||||
| 2. | Michael Grätzel, Shahzada Ahmad, Samrana Kazim | Perovskite Solar Cells: Materials, Processes, and Devices | Wiley‐VCH GmbH | 2022 | |||||||||
| 3. | J. Poortmans and V. Arkhipov | Thin Film Solar Cells – Fabrication, Characterisation and Applications | Wiley& Sons. Ltd | 2005 | |||||||||
