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MSGE 501 INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
The course covers the advancement, capacity growth, and use of renewable energy sources. Modern interest in renewable energy development is linked to concerns about exhaustion of fossil fuels and environmental, social and political risks of extensive use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy. It is a form of energy development with a focus on renewable energy.

MSGE 502 PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRIC CIRCUITS AND ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS
The course covers electric circuits design methods, electrical laws, network simulation, linearization around operating point. Emphasis in subjects of alternating current, balancing network, digital circuit, circuit theory, impedance, load, mathematical methods in electronics network analyzer, schematic, series and parallel circuits, as well as power transmission grid system.

MSGE 503 PHYSICS OF SOLAR CELLS
Main chapters include interaction of light with matter, energy bands in solids, doping in silicon, the p-n junction, photoexcitation at p-n junction, illuminated p-n junction, the energy source, the efficiency limit, PV fundamental, and Si solar cell fabrication.

MSGE 504 PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, MEASUREMENT & CHARACTERIZATION
The course covers the topics of electronic materials and devices, cell and module measurements technologies, tools, and analytical microscopy, electro-optical characterization, and surface analysis. Crystalline silicon research, high-performance PV, and thin film PV technologies.

MSGE 505 SOLAR POWER SYSTEM: DESIGN, ANALYSIS, & INSTALLATION
The course covers the topics of island or standalone system, hybrid system, grid-connected & grid-tied system, grid connected inverters, connection to a DC grid, small-scale PV solar systems, small scale DIY solar systems, mounting systems, trackers, system performance and optimization, as well as standardization.

MSGE 506 PHOTOVOLTAIC MANUFACTURING AND R&D
The course covers the topics of current manufacturing procedures, deposition plant for the production of solar cells, substrate washing machine, back reflector machine, amorphous silicon alloy deposition machine, transparent conductor deposition machine, module assembly plant, potential improvements in manufacturing processes, ECD's multiple-band-gap, multiple-junction technology for stable high efficiency solar cells, ECD's microwave plasma assisted CVD technology for high rate deposition of amorphous silicon, optical enhancement, high quality doped layers, high quality intrinsic layer, device design, device current matching, as well as technical approach and time/cost estimate.

MSGE 601 HIGH-PERFORMANCE PHOTOVOLTAIC
Discussed technologies are thin-film multi-junction cells, multi-junction concentrators, future-generation and Novel high-efficiency concepts, amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, and copper indium diselenide. The course also includes emerging concepts, such as nano-siazed “quantum dots”, as well as promise breakthroughs in PV efficiency and afford¬ability which aim to double the sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency of PV devices while dramatically cutting the cost of solar energy.

MSGE 602 THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS
Preference to medical and bioengineering graduate students. Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary field that leverages the disciplines of biology, medicine, and engineering to understand living systems, and engineer biological systems and improve engineering designs and human and environmental health. Topics include: imaging; molecular, cell, and tissue engineering; biomechanics; biomedical computation; biochemical engineering; biosensors; and medical devices. Limited enrollment.

MSGE 603 SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
Topics are parabolic troughs technology, power towers, and dish/engine systems, hybrid solar lighting, solar water heaters, as well as solar thermal power cost and development issues.

MSGE 604 SOLAR CELL ELECTRONIC MATERIALS & DEVICES
The course of Electronic Materials and Devices studies semiconductor materials, device properties, and fabrication processes to improve the efficiency, stability, and cost of photovoltaic solar energy conversion. Our goal can be characterized three ways: 1) addressing current problems; 2) explore specific techniques and processes to develop and transfer technology improvements that industry will soon need; and 3) create new technologies and lead the development of the knowledge base and tools for the future of PV.

MSGE 605 ENERGY ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT& POLICY
The course covers the following subjects: Energy Introduction, Energy and the Environment, Energy Demand, Energy Trading and Price Formation, Energy Taxation, The Oil Market and Business, OPEC, Oil Supplies and Prices, The Electricity Markets and Business, The Company Structure and Analysis, Environmental Economics, Restructuring of Energy Industries, and Energy-Economic Modeling and policy Analysis.