This free online course explains how solar photovoltaic and solar radiation conversion can provide renewable energy. This free online course takes you through the techniques used by scientists and engineers to estimate the quality and quantity of solar radiation received on Earth. This data then helps them to devise the best means and locations to capture the maximum possible energy from the sun. We examine various devices, particularly solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, to demonstrate how they are cleverly engineered to convert solar radiation into electricity.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201790 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain the importance of empirical equations for predicting the availability of solar radiation • List the different correlations developed for estimating solar radiation under different climatic conditions • Compute the estimated hourly global, beam and diffuse radiation under clear skies • State the working principle of solar cells • Describe the construction of PV cells and their manufacturing process • Classify semiconductors based on their characteristics • Outline the role of a p-n junction in the generation of electricity • Identify the different generations of solar cells • Describe the effect of insolation and temperature on the I-V characteristics of solar cells • Distinguish between solar cells, modules and arrays • Explain the effect of a shadow on a solar cell and how it can be mitigated |
| Course Code | 3042 |
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