| Detailed information | 
                    
                                
                    
                      | Original study plan | 
                      Master's programme Polymer Technologies and Science (PTS) 2014W | 
                    
                      
                    
                      | Objectives | 
                      Introduction of the basic mechanisms of solar energy conversion and the working principles of solar cells and modules;
Provide an overview on the role of plastics in photovoltaics
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                      | Subject | 
                      - Fundamentals of Solar Energy Conversion
 - Working principles of Photovoltaic Cells
 - Photovoltaic Systems
 - Economics of Photovoltaics
 - Plastics in Photovoltaics
 
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                      | Criteria for evaluation | 
                      Oral or Written Examination
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                      | Methods | 
                      Lecture based on PowerPoint slides Manuscript based on lecture slides
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                      | Language | 
                      German or English | 
                    
                      
                    
                      | Study material | 
                      Lecture Notes Physics of Solar Cells, Peter Würfel ISBN-10: 3-527-40857-6 Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, A. Götzberger et al. ISBN-10: 0-471-97144-8 Regenerative Energiesysteme, V. Quaschning ISBN 978-3-446-42151-6
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                      | Changing subject? | 
                      No | 
                    
                                        
                      | Corresponding lecture | 
                      WT2WDVOPC17: VO Photovoltaic (3 ECTS)
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