2024-2025
PROGRAM
56DD – Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design And Product Development Engineering
SEMESTER
Spring (February-June)
NUMBER
565005083
COORDINATOR
Rebeca Herrero
ECTS CREDITS
3
CONTACT HOURS
30
DESCRIPTION
This course focuses on the application of photovoltaics (PV) to industrial design for powering any kind of products or autonomous systems. The course introduces the fundamentals of PV cells and their behavior under real sun conditions, the design features of different PV cell technologies and module architectures, the main components and design principles of stand-alone PV systems for powering products, and their integration in products (product-integrated PV, PIPV), smart things, vehicles (VIPV), lighting or buildings (BIPV).
CONTACT
Coordinator
Rebeca Herrero (rebeca.herrero@upm.es)
