Steven+Hernandez,+Adrian+Knowles-Jackman,+Joshua+Roche,+Margarita+Leonova

__**Schedule:**__

 * Wk1: Intro - ted talk, poscast - overviews the topic, explains why it’s important to today’s world
 * Wk2: Core concepts, vocabulary accumulation, practice problems
 * Wk3: Application of core concepts to real world, basic applied activity
 * Wk4: Introduction to possible focus topics that can be taken in higher level modules,
 * Wk5: Testing/Assessment, show strengths and weaknesses in subject and if necessary suggest other module or to repeat parts of the module

**__Wk1: Introduction__**
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 * Watch this introductory video:**

How Do Photovoltaics Work? Here's a short explanation of what Photovoltaics is and how it works. It has some language that those with no scientific background might not understand, and unfortunately the links on the page do not work... But I thought it was still helpful and has some nice visuals.
 * Readings:**

The Photovoltaic Effect And here is a very short, but more basic explanation of Photovoltaic's aimed more toward those who have no experience with the topic.

Assignment:

Put into backpacks and other products. Charge electronics on the go. Can be entrepreneurs and sell them.
 * __How to integrate solar cells into everyday products__**

Sell on Alibaba.com, even buy there too []

Futuristic Solar Product Design Concepts []

Solar Backpacks []=

Background Info
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 * For those that know nothing about electricity, that seems like the place to start.**

//ENERGIZING ENERGY//
//Seems like group of teachers but haven't fully perused article. The lessons are extremely important in how they approach exposing students to the topic of energy and all the different types.//

Concentrating solar energy into smaller area creates higher efficiency solar systems. Design overview for multi-use device that can cook food, distill water, and store solar energy for later use (water pipes, panel+battery). From Indian university, so focus is to reduce the carbon output of the poor who burn firewood, charcoal, ect for fuel. Interesting viewpoint, as describes how much energy is used globally just to cook. Very interesting overview of the largest solar companies in past twenty years. Notes what technologies based product on (and gives opinion of product/material quality and tradeoffs) and where are now.


 * **Literature and History**: The following provides a history of solar energy, the scale, and the need for Photovoltaic systems.

[[file:Photovoltaics Student Guide.pdf]]

 * **Ethics:** The following discusses photovoltaic cell efficiency and ethics.

__**Applied Projects**__

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__More Applied Projects__

 * =__YOUTUBE PROJECTS__= ||
 * = ===NEAT -> Scalable Applicability for a lot of everyday devices=== ||>  ||>   ||> media type="youtube" key="6o4_ps0epWs" height="250" width="447" ||
 * = ===POTENTIAL -> Lots of homes here have solar panels on top.===
 * = ===POTENTIAL -> Lots of homes here have solar panels on top.===

Guy gives lots of interesting information on possible Watts could get from one and how much power typical appliances pull.
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__**Do it yourself**__
=__INSTRUCTABLES PROJECTS__=

AFFORDABLE -> $3 for package of "broken" panel pieces (still produce power, have to hand solder together)
[] //Individual purchased shattered panel pieces of various sizes in bulk for $3. Using multimeter, can figure out conductive pathways on back of panel (there are lines) and wire them together. By then coating the entire thing in liquid silicon (think epoxy), you preserve panels from further damage and can custom arrange them. Would be great way to create structures based off Fibonacci sequence. Very interesting test.//

TRASH -> Soldered Connections > Liquid Silicon Coating

 * [[image:http://www.instructables.com/image/FZO9OQHQRSEXCFCHIO/get-the-solar-cells.jpg caption="get the solar cells"]] || [[image:http://www.instructables.com/image/F3N74AA25BEXCFCI5Z/linking-the-cells.jpg caption="linking the cells"]] || [[image:http://www.instructables.com/image/FOB60M19HBEXCFCIIC/silicon-coating.jpg caption="silicon coating"]] ||

===There are other Wiki sources that provide interesting thought approaches to the issue of energy education. Notably, that not everyone understands what energy is, especially children. Sometimes, mental experiments could initiate learning and then validated through physical experiments.===

http://pv.asu.edu/ http://sustainability.asu.edu/research/project/463/advanced-photovoltaics-center
 * Check out photovoltaics at ASU:**

http://www.firstsolar.com/en/index.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Solar
 * How do you make this profitable?**

**__ Continued Research __**
[|Seasonal and Hourly Sun Path Design Issue Tutorial]

A great beginners guide to passive solar energy.

This tutorial explains seasonal and hourly sun paths, and how they should be used when determining solar pannel placement.

[|Ed For All - Fundamentals of Photovoltaics]

An online course on the fundamentals of photovoltaics. Links to 6 textbooks that provide scientific background on solar energy and photovoltaics in engineering.

Based off of MIT's open courseware and consists of the following 19 lectures:


 * 1. [|Background I]
 * 2. [|Background II]
 * 3. [|Charge excitation and conduction I]
 * 4. [|Charge excitation and conduction II]
 * 5. [|Charge separation I]
 * 6. [|Charge separation II]
 * 7. [|Charge collection, and the solar cell device]
 * 8. [|Review]
 * 9. [|Crystalline silicon solar cells]
 * 10. [|Crystalline silicon solar cells II]
 * 11. [|Thin Films]
 * 12. [|Review]
 * 13. [|Guest Lecture]
 * 14. [|Developing technologies]
 * 15. [|Photoelectric conversion efficiency]
 * 16. [|Photoelectric conversion efficiency II]
 * 17. [|Modules, systems, and reliability]
 * 18. [|Cost and manufacturability]
 * 19. [|Price, markets, and subsidies]