AEP 5500

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AEP 5500
Physics of Renewable Energy

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

The aim of this graduate/senior level class is a microscopic understanding of renewable energy devices and materials that you will likely encounter in research or advanced industrial settings, with a goal of understanding their ultimate limits, current efficiencies and opportunities for improvement.  The main emphasis is on electrical energy creation, conversion and storage devices - Solar Cells, Fuel Cells, Batteries, Supercapacitors and Thermoelectrics, which are areas of current research at Cornell.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: AEP 4230 or AEP 4500 or equivalent Statistical Mechanics or Solid State Physics.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11375 AEP 5500   LEC 001

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