GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS and CIRCUITS/5251351
Course Title: PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS and CIRCUITS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Fotovoltaik etkiyi açıklar
Explain the operational principles of p-n junction solar cells
Obtain the equivalent circuit and I-V characteristics
Explain the factors effect on the efficiency of solar cells.
Can design a model to optimize the efficiency of a solar cells
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Light, solar light.
2. Week  Semiconductors, p and n type doping, p-n junction.
3. Week  Operation of p-n junction under dark condition and illumination.
4. Week  Equivalent circuit and I-V characteristics of p-n junction solar cells
5. Week  Calculating efficiency limit using detailed balance approach
6. Week  Continuity and current equations.
7. Week  Modeling p-n junction solar cell with drift-diffusion model.
8. Week  External quantum efficiency
9. Week  High solar concentration
10. Week  Last generation solar cells
11. Week  Modules and arrays
12. Week  Modules and arrays
13. Week  Efficiency optimization.
14. Week  Designing high efficient solar cell
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
30
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
10
3
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
4
32
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
40
40
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
40
40
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
184
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.36
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc.Prof.Dr. Tuğba Selcen NAVRUZ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://w3.gazi.edu.tr/~selcen/)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (selcen@gazi.edu.tr)