Podcasts Technology Direct Solar/Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Technologies, Fall 2009
Direct Solar/Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Technologies, Fall 2009

Direct Solar/Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Technologies, Fall 2009

9 episodes

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.

Podcasts

Lecture 9: Solar concentration and solar thermal technology

Published: Sept. 7, 2010, 3:58 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 7 seconds

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Lecture 8: Radiative heat transfer

Published: Sept. 7, 2010, 3:57 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 47 seconds

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Lecture 7: Photovoltaic cells

Published: Sept. 7, 2010, 3:57 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 53 seconds

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Lecture 6: Thermionic power conversion

Published: Sept. 7, 2010, 3:57 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 36 seconds

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Lecture 5: Current research on thermoelectric materials

Published: Sept. 7, 2010, 3:56 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 48 seconds

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Lecture 4: Kinetic formulation of thermoelectricity

Published: Sept. 7, 2010, 3:56 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 15 seconds

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Lecture 3: Energy states in matter

Published: Sept. 7, 2010, 3:56 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 17 seconds

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Lecture 2: Thermoelectric effect and thermoelectric devices

Published: Sept. 7, 2010, 3:54 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 58 seconds

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Lecture 1: Introduction

Published: Sept. 7, 2010, 3:54 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 54 seconds

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