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Fiches de cours
Solar energy conversion
ME-468
Enseignant(s) :
Haussener SophiaLangue:
English
Summary
The course will provide fundamentals and technological details of solar energy conversion devices and systems, including 1) solar fuels by photoelectrochemistry, photocatalysis, and solar thermochemistry, 2) solar electricity by PV and concentrated solar power, and 3) solar heat by solar collectors.Content
The generalities and fundamentals cover: Solar energy characteristics, radiation and electromagnetic wave propagation, multi-mode heat transfer, semiconductor physics, electrochemistry, thermochemistry, fluid flow and species transport.
Solar fuels: Photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical, and solar thermochemical approaches, conversion devices, and technologies.
Solar electricity: PV and concentrated solar power approaches, devices, and technologies.
Solar heat: Low-temperature solar collectors and high-temperature solar receiver, thermal energy storage.
Computational examples and projects: Monte Carlo techniques, finite differences and finite volumes
Experimental techniques with laboratory projects: High-flux solar irradiation measurements, electrochemical techniques
Keywords
Solar energy, electrochemistry, solar fuels, hydrogen, thermal storage, multi-physics modeling
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Thermodyanmics and energetics 1
Heat and mass transfer
Recommended courses
Thermodyanmics and energetics 2
Advanced heat transfer
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:- Advise on solar energy conversion approaches and technologies
- Implement solar energy conversion problems using computational methods
- Design codes for solar energy conversion problems
- Compute solar energy conversion devices
- Characterize solar energy conversion devices
- Carry out experiments on solar devices
Transversal skills
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
- Continue to work through difficulties or initial failure to find optimal solutions.
- Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
Teaching methods
ex cathedra and exercises, computational project, laboratory project, group project
Assessment methods
Group project during semester, (computational and lab) exercises during semester, written exam
Dans les plans d'études
- SemestreAutomne
- Forme de l'examenOral
- Crédits
4 - Matière examinée
Solar energy conversion - Cours
2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines - Exercices
1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines - TP
1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Semestre
- SemestreAutomne
- Forme de l'examenOral
- Crédits
4 - Matière examinée
Solar energy conversion - Cours
2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines - Exercices
1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines - TP
1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Semestre
- SemestreAutomne
- Forme de l'examenOral
- Crédits
4 - Matière examinée
Solar energy conversion - Cours
2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines - Exercices
1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines - TP
1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Semestre
- SemestreAutomne
- Forme de l'examenOral
- Crédits
4 - Matière examinée
Solar energy conversion - Cours
2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines - Exercices
1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines - TP
1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Semestre
Semaine de référence
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légende
- Semestre d'automne
- Session d'hiver
- Semestre de printemps
- Session d'été
- Cours en français
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