Solar Power JARED DESOTO –ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING JEREMY LOPEZ – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

Introduction to Solar Power Conversion of sunlight into electrical energy. Accomplished by a solar cell Concentrated solar power versus photovoltaics CNT based solar cells versus Silicon based solar cells

Solar Power Systems Introduction Concentrated Solar Power Types of Concentrated Solar Power Systems Analysis of the System types Photovoltaics Types of Photovoltaic systems Analysis of the Photovoltic types Concentrated Solar Power versus Photovoltaic cells

CNT Introduction Carbon Nanotube (CNT) – grapheme sheet with a honeycomb structure rolled into a hollow cylinder. Characterized by extremely high conductivity and high mobility CNT versus Semiconductors implemented in solar cells

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