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Seminar on Solar Energy
Advisors
Audience
The seminar targets audiences interested in sustainable and renewable energies. It is well suited for students majoring in masters of Advanced Optical Technologies (MAOT), Energy Technologies & Electrical Engineering, Material Science & Engineering, and Computational Engineering (CE).
There will be a seminar meeting on 5th of September 2012 at 10:00am in room 00.133 (Cauerstr. 11).
Topics
The seminar covers a wide range of topics including fundamental principles, manufacturing technologies, methods of system simulation, large scale power plants and possible solar energy use scenarios.
Moreover, different types of photovoltaic systems as well as technologies for solar thermal energy harvesting can be discussed.
- Thermal use of solar energy:
- Solar cooling
- Low and high temperature solar systems
- Energy storage
- Photovoltaics:
- Cell technologies
- Panel technology
- Grid-driven photovoltaics
- Insular systems
Time and Place
Seminar time is Friday 10.00-12.00 in room E1.12, Cauerstr. 7 - Turm B. The first session will be on November 2nd.
Seminar block A, Nov. 2nd
| Time slot |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Basics of solar cells |
J. Herbst |
| 10.35-11.05 |
Improvement of solar cells efficiency |
G. Tanh-Dieu |
| 11.10-11.40 |
Thin-film solar cells and nanoparticles |
G. Jeevanandam |
Seminar block B, Nov. 9th
| Time slot |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Solar panels |
J. Varadhachari |
| 10.35-11.05 |
Parabolic mirrors |
M. Wubishet |
| 11.10-11.40 |
Desertec project |
W. Gebermichael |
Seminar block C, Nov. 16th
| Time slot |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Usage of solar cell in satellites |
N. Alhamwy |
| 10.35-11.05 |
Silicon solar cells |
L. Ali |
Seminar block D, Nov. 30th
| Time slot |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Organic solar cells |
A. Ramalingan |
| 10.35-11.05 |
Silicon nanowire solar cells |
J. Holzmair |
| 11.10-11.40 |
Solar thermal panels |
J. Varadhachari |
Seminar block E, Dec. 7th
| Time slot |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 10.00-10.30 |
HVDC power transmission |
M. Yahyapour |
| 10.35-11.05 |
Converters for solar energy systems |
A. Sadeghzadeh |
| 11.10-11.40 |
Power quality |
H. Jamshidpour |
Seminar block F, Dec. 14th
| Time slot |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Overview of energy storage techniques |
A. Zdrojek |
| 10.35-11.05 |
Solar fuel |
Y. kamal |
| 11.10-11.40 |
Passive houses |
J. Zdrojek |
Seminar block G, Jan. 11th
| Time slot |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Solar power plants |
J. Shahbaz |
| 10.35-11.05 |
Solar chimney power plants |
M. Schneider |
| 11.10-11.40 |
Solar cell production process |
F. Kampfmann |
Seminar block H, Jan. 18th
| Time slot |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Decentralized power generation |
J. Müller |
| 10.35-11.05 |
Integration of decentralized power generation with the electrical grid |
C. Kramer |
| 11.10-11.40 |
Smart grids (cancelled) |
K. Demeke |
Seminar block I, Jan. 25th
| Time slot |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 10.00-10.30 |
Overview of EMF simulation methods |
F. Schwappach |
| 10.35-11.05 |
Solar cell simulation I (cancelled) |
A. Pilehvar |
| 11.10-11.40 |
Solar cell simulation II |
A. Yousefi Amin |
Suggested Literature
- Richard J. Komp, Practical Photovoltaics: Electricity from Solar Cells, Aatec Pubns.
- Thomas Markvart, Solar Electricity, Wiley; 2 edition.
- Ryan O'Hayre, Fuel Cell Fundamentals, Wiley; 2 edition.
- Joseph R. Provey, Convert Your Home to Solar Energy, Taunton Press.
- Jef Poortmans, Thin Film Solar Cells: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications (Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications), Wiley; 1 edition.
- Jenny Nelson, The Physics of Solar Cells (Properties of Semiconductor Materials), Imperial College Press; 1 edition.
- Peter Würfel, Physics of Solar Cells: From Basic Principles to Advanced Concepts, Wiley-VCH; 1 edition.
- A. Goetzberger, Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells: Technology and Systems Applications, Wiley; 1 edition.
- Rolf Brendel, Thin-Film Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Wiley-VCH; 1 edition.
- Peter Gevorkian, Large-Scale Solar Power System Design: An Engineering Guide for Grid-Connected Solar Power Generation, McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition.
- H. Willis, Distributed Power Generation: Planning and Evaluation, CRC Press; 1 edition.
- Math Bollen, Integration of Distributed Generation in the Power System, Wiley-IEEE Press; 1 edition.
- S. Rao, EHV-AC, HVDC Transmission and Distribution Engineering, .
- K. Padiyar, HVDC Power Transmission Systems, New Academic Science; 2 edition.
- Chan-Ki Kim, HVDC Transmission: Power Conversion Applications in Power Systems, Wiley-IEEE Press; 1 edition.
- Remus Teodorescu, Grid Converters for Photovoltaic and Wind Power Systems, Wiley-IEEE Press; 1 edition.
- Fang Luo, Advanced DC/AC Inverters: Applications in Renewable Energy, CRC Press.
- Wolf D. Franke: "Erneuerbare Energien: Jobmotor für Erfolg und Karriere. Firmen, Kontakte, Adressen" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Buch, 2009)
- Hans-Günther Wagemann, Heinz Eschrich: "Photovoltaik - Solarstrahlung und Halbleitereigenschaften, Solarzellenkonzepte und Aufgaben" (Teubner-Verlag, 2007)
- Rolf Brendel: "Thin-film Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells - Physics and Technology" (Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2003)
- Yoshihiro Hamakawa: "Thin-film Solar Cells - Next Generation Photovoltaics and Its Applications" (Springer-Verlag, 2004)
- Markus Mohr, Hermann Unger, Petr Svoboda: "Praxis solarthermischer Kraftwerke" (Springer-Verlag, 1999)
- Volker Quaschning: "Regenerative Energiesysteme - Technologie, Berechnung, Simulation" (Hanser-Verlag, 2011)
- Erich Rummrich: "Energiespeicher" (Expert Verlag, 2009)
- Karl Thome-Kozmiensky, Michael Beckmann: "Erneuerbare Energien", Band 3 (TK Verlag, 2010)
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