The course would introduce the participant to the following topics related to crystalline silicon solar cell and module technology: fundamentals of photovoltaic energy conversion, silicon properties and production, production technology of silicon cells, characterization of cells and materials, loss mechanisms in c-Si cells and methods for improving efficiency, module manufacturing technology, and module testing and certification.

 

A visit of the NCPRE laboratories would be arranged as part of the short course. The workshop would also be an excellent opportunity for networking with your peers from industry, research labs and academia.The faculty constitutes experts from various engineering disciplines from IIT Bombay and from Solar PV power components industry. For more information you can log on http://www.ncpre.iitb.ac.in.