EE 461 - Photovoltaics Laboratory

Institution:

Catholic University of America

Subject:

Electrical Engineering

Description:

This course is intended to provide hand-on experience with photovoltaics. Students will design and construct circuits and hardware for converting solar energy into electricity, including: solar cells, solar panels, solar trackers, solar concentrators, conversion circuits and battery charging circuits. This course is intended to be co-requisite with EE 358 (Applications of Photovoltaics). Prerequisites PHYS 215 (or equivalent) MATH 121 (or equivalent) Corequisites EE358 Intro. to Photovoltaics Suggested Textbook None Suggested Topics Light Measurements: Powermeters and Spectrometers IV Characteristics of Solar Cell: Parallel vs. Series Shading Effects Charge Circuits and Batteries Load Matching and Power Measurements Solar Trackers Inverters and Grid Connections

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lab

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Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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