Solar Energy Conversion & Applications

Module code: CE7J02 · Semester: Semester 1

Resources

• Module descriptor (TCD)

Questions by Year

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• 2025/26
• 2024/25
• 2023/24
• 2022/23
• 2021/22
• 2020/21
• 2019/20
• 2018/19
• 2017/18
• 2016/17

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Topics

• Solar thermal collectors: flat plate, evacuated tube, thermosiphon, integrated collector store LO1
• Photovoltaic technologies: crystalline, amorphous, thin film, multijunction LO1
• Optical properties from spectral measurements LO2
• Annual and daily performance variation LO3
• Materials and surface treatments LO4
• System components LO5
• Emerging solar technologies LO6

Learning outcomes (exam covers LO1–6)

1. Describe solar thermal (flat plate, evacuated tube, thermosiphon, ICS) and PV (mono-Si, amorphous, thin film, multijunction) systems
2. Calculate optical properties of materials from spectral measurements
3. Explain how solar system performance varies with time, location, sky, device and load
4. Choose materials and surface treatments for solar panels
5. Describe the main components of a solar energy system
6. Describe the state of the art and future trends

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.