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The role of silicon solar cell fabrication in intermediate‐level PV training
Author(s) -
Marques F. C.,
Chambouleyron I.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/pip.4670010110
Subject(s) - crystalline silicon , fabrication , silicon , photovoltaic system , materials science , engineering physics , training (meteorology) , silicon solar cell , solar cell , market penetration , penetration (warfare) , engineering , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , geography , medicine , meteorology , operations research , alternative medicine , pathology
Appropriate regionally‐based training is of major importance for improving the market penetration of basic PV systems in developing countries. This communication describes an initiative at a Brazilian university where science and engineering undergraduates are encouraged to fabricate, test, and package crystalline silicon solar cells.