ELEC 1001 INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC
ASSIGNMENT SHEET
INSTRUCTORS: Steve Vietor
TEXT BOOKS: Photovoltaic Systems
Assignments
DATE
WEEK 1
January 11
WEEK 1
January 12
WEEK 1
January 13
ASSIGNMENTS
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Class Introduction
D2L Overview
PowerPoint
Read Chapter 1
Lecture-Discuss
Small Groups-Review Questions-pg. 24
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Class participation is required.
History of solar project
Solar farm video
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Class participation is required.
Holiday – No School
WEEK 2
January 18
WEEK 2
January 19
WEEK 2
January 20
Class participation is required.
Analyze advantages & disadvantages
Students research and prepare a list of advantages
and disadvantages
Classroom discuss
Include large and small scale solar units
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Good day sunshine
Class participation is required.
Compare stand alone and Interconnected (grid)
solar systems
Research and compare the efficiency of small
systems to utility sized systems
Class participation is required.
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WEEK 2
January 25
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Compare silicone based cells to thin film
o Pros and cons of each material
Analysis, cost, and efficiency
Comparison between photovoltaic and thermal
solar systems
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Class participation is required.
What’s Cooking project
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Class participation is required.
Read & discuss Chapter 2
Small groups-review questions, pg. 55
Quiz on CD
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Class participation is required.
Solar Powered System-project
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Class participation is required.
Software Demonstration
Page 34-Solar Radiation-see CD for Data sets
Page 37-devices & measurements, meters
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Class participation is required.
Electrolysis of Water
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Class participation is required.
Hand held meter demonstration
Sun Path charts-sun tracking CD
Optimization Modeling
WEEK 5
February 9
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Class participation is required.
Exploring Photovoltaics Project
WEEK 5
February 10
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Class participation is required.
Research Project
WEEK 3
January 26
WEEK 3
January 27
WEEK 4
February 1
WEEK 4
February 2
WEEK 4
February 3
WEEK 5
February 8
WEEK 6
February 15
WEEK 6
February 16
WEEK 6
February 17
Class participation is required.
No School - Holiday
No School – Faculty Conference Day
Subject to Change at Instructor’s Discretion
Final Exam-Research Project
Revised December 2009
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