
1. Background: photovoltaic sectors and needs
1.1 Principle of photovoltaic conversion and main technologies
The principle of light-to-electricity conversion can be summarized as follows: incident photons of sufficient energy are absorbed and create mobile electrical charges in the material, which are separated and transported to metal contacts for use in an external electrical circuit.
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Bibliography
Software tools
PC1D (http://www.pveducation.org/pvcdrom/characterisation/pc1d) Free (one-dimensional) photovoltaic cell simulation software
PV Lighthouse ( https://www.pvlighthouse.com.au/ ). Online resource and calculation site for photovoltaics
Events
Conference : European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition EU-PVSEC. Congress (conferences + exhibition) held each year in a European city. https://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/
Conference : IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition EU-PVSEC. Congress...
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
SolarPower Europe (formerly EPIA European Photovoltaic Industry Association)
http://www.solarpowereurope.org/home/
RafALD (French ALD network)
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