7.1 Introduction to PV Systems 4.4 High-Efficiency Concepts of c-Si Wafer Based Solar Cells 4.5 From Solar Cells to Solar Modules 5.1 - III-V PV Technology 5.2.1 Thin-Film Silicon PV Technology I 5.2.2 Thin-Film Silicon PV Technology II 5.3 CIGS PV Technology 5.4 CdTe PV Technology 5.5 Organic PV Technology 6.1 Third Generation PV Technologies 6.2.1 Solar Thermal Energy I - Basic Principles 6.2.2 Solar Thermal Energy II - Solar Thermal Heating 6.2.3 Solar Thermal Energy III - Solar Thermal Power 6.3 Solar Fuels 4.3 Design Rules of Crystalline Silicon 7.2.1 PV Modules I - Module Parameters, Orientation and Tilt 7.2.2 PV Modules II - Temperature Dependency of PV Output 7.3 Maximum Power Point Tracking 7.4 Inverters in PV Systems 7.5.1 Batteries I - Introduction 7.5.2 Batteries II - Battery Parameters 7.5.3 Batteries III - Charge Controllers 8.1 Stand-Alone PV Systems 8.2 Grid-Connected PV Systems 8.3 Economics of PV Systems 8.4 Environmental Considerations of PV Systems 8.5 Final Thoughts 2.3.3 Transport of Charge Carriers 1.2.1 Energy Conversion I 1.2.2 Energy Conversion II 1.3 Photovoltaics 1.4 History of Solar Energy ET3034TUx: Review Assignment 1.4 1.5 Status and Prospects of Solar Energy 1.6.1 Solar Light I 1.6.2 Solar Light II 2.1 How to Transform Light into Electricity 2.2.1 Band Gap I - Electrons in Atoms 2.2.2 Band Gap II - Electrons in Molecular Bonds 2.3.1 Excitation of Charge Carriers I 2.3.2 Excitation of Charge Carriers II 1.1 Introduction to the Course 2.4.1 Semiconductor Junction I - Basic Principles 2.4.2 Semiconductor Junction II - The Solar Cell 3.1 Solar Cell Operation 3.2.1 External Parameters of an Ideal Solar Cell 3.2.2 Series and Shunt Resistance 3.3.1 Utilization of Band Gap Energy 3.3.2 Spectral Utilization I - External Quantum Efficiency 3.3.3 Spectral Utilization II - Shockley-Queisser Limit 3.3.4 Light Trapping I - Absorption and Optical Losses 3.3.5 Light Trapping II - Anti-Reflection and Trapping Methods 4.1 Properties of Crystalline Silicon 4.2 Manufacturing of Crystalline Silicon