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Direct Solar/Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Technologies

Prof. Gang Chen · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

This course introduces principles and technologies for converting heat into electricity via solid-state devices. The first part of the course discusses thermoelectric energy conversion and thermoelectric materials, thermionic energy conversion, and photovoltaics. The second part of the course discusses solar thermal technologies. Various solar heat collection systems will be reviewed, followed by an introduction to the principles of solar thermophotovoltaics and solar thermoelectrics. Spectral control techniques, which are critical for solar thermal systems, will be discussed.

Lectures

Lecture Audio and Slides

  1. Lecture 1: Introduction for Direct Solar/Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Technologies Video
  2. Lecture 2: Thermoelectric effect and thermoelectric devices Video
  3. Lecture 3: Energy states in matter Video
  4. Lecture 4: Kinetic formulation of thermoelectricity Video
  5. Lecture 5: Current research on thermoelectric materials Video
  6. Lecture 6: Thermionic power conversion Video
  7. Lecture 7: Photovoltaic cells Video
  8. Lecture 8: Radiative heat transfer Video
  9. Lecture 9: Solar concentration and solar thermal technology Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Gang Chen
Term
Fall 2009
Level
Graduate
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Prof. Gang Chen. Direct Solar/Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Technologies. Fall 2009. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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