Solar energy conversion
ME-468 / 4 crédits
Enseignant:
Langue: Anglais
Remark: pas donné en 2024-25
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, (concentrator) optics, radiation and electromagnetic wave propagation, multi-mode heat transfer, semiconductor physics, electrochemistry, thermochemistry, fluid flow and species transport.
Fundamentals, devices and technology for solar fuels (Photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical, and solar thermochemical approaches), solar electricity (PV and concentrated solar power), and solar heat (low-temperature solar collectors and high-temperature solar receiver, thermal energy storage).
Computational examples with 3 computational projects: Monte Carlo techniques, finite differences for semiconductor physics and electrochemistry
Experimental techniques with 5 laboratory projects: Equilibrium potentials, electrochemical techniques (CV, LSV), PV and electrolyzer characterization
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
Nano-scale heat transfer
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Implement solar energy conversion problems using computational methods
- Compute solar energy conversion devices
- Advise on solar energy conversion approaches and technologies
- Characterize solar energy conversion devices
- Carry out experiments on solar devices
- Design codes for solar energy conversion problems
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
- Semestre: Automne
- Forme de l'examen: Ecrit (session d'hiver)
- Matière examinée: Solar energy conversion
- Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Projet: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
- Semestre: Automne
- Forme de l'examen: Ecrit (session d'hiver)
- Matière examinée: Solar energy conversion
- Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Projet: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
- Semestre: Automne
- Forme de l'examen: Ecrit (session d'hiver)
- Matière examinée: Solar energy conversion
- Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Projet: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
- Semestre: Automne
- Forme de l'examen: Ecrit (session d'hiver)
- Matière examinée: Solar energy conversion
- Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Projet: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
- Semestre: Automne
- Forme de l'examen: Ecrit (session d'hiver)
- Matière examinée: Solar energy conversion
- Cours: 2 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Exercices: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Projet: 1 Heure(s) hebdo x 14 semaines
- Type: optionnel
Semaine de référence
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Légendes:
Cours
Exercice, TP
Projet, labo, autre