Tuuli- ja aurinkotekniikatLaajuus (4 op)

Sisältö

Wind characteristics and resources
Aerodynamics of wind turbines
Wind turbine classification and design
Wind turbine siting and system design
Wind energy system economics
Environmental aspects of wind energy
Current status and future prospects of wind energy

Solar radiation spectrum and characteristics
Thermal conversion and storage of solar energy
Operation of a photovoltaic cell (pn-junction electrostatics)
Efficiency and theoretical limits of photovoltaic conversion
Crystalline and thin-film silicon solar cells and modules
Photovoltaic system design
Sizing of a stand-alone system
Grid-connected photovoltaic systems
Economics of a photovoltaic system
Environmental aspects of solar energy
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Measurement of wind
Wind turbine control
Electrical aspects of wind turbines
Offshore wind farms
Off-the-grid and remote area applications (wind and PV)

Multijunction photovoltaic cells
Emerging cell materials
Dye-sensitized and organic cells
Photovoltaic concentrators
Electrochemical storage for photovoltaics
PV in architecture
Specific purpose PV applications