USEFUL CONSTANTS

Constant Speed of light in vacuum Elementary charge Plancks constant Boltzmanns constant Vacuum permittivity

Symbol c q h k 0

Value 2.998 108 1.6 10-19 6.626 10-34 1.38 10-23 8.854 10-12

Units m/s C Js J/K F/m

USEFUL FORMULAS

Week 1 Speed of light in vacuum Energy of a photon Irradiance Air mass Spectral photon flux Photon flux

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Week 2 Law of mass action Diffusion current density (electrons) Diffusion current density (holes) Drift current density (electrons) Drift current density (holes) Diffusion length (electrons) Diffusion length (holes)

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Week 3 J-V curve of an ideal solar cell J-V curve of a non-ideal solar cell

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Open-circuit voltage Fill factor Efficiency Short-circuit current Lambert-Beers law Snells law (

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Fresnel reflection coefficient, ppolarization Fresnel transmission coefficient, ppolarization Fresnel reflection coefficient, spolarization Fresnel transmission coefficient, spolarization

Week 4 Fingers resistance Ficks law

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Week 6 Sensible heat Latent heat Fouriers law

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Newtons law Power emitted by a black body Power emitted by a grey body Heat in a collector Energy stored in a water tank Heat loss of a water tank Heat stored in a phase change material Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency [ ( ) 3 ( ) ( )]