Electricity from solar cells

Education facts

Code: FYGA81

The aim of the course is for students to acquire fundamental knowledge of how solar cells function, including possible future concepts. The course covers: - an overview of the solar cell market in relation to other energy sources - solar cells connected to the energy system of a building - the structure of solar cells and their basic function at an introductory level - electrical parameters used to describe solar cells and solar cell modules - diode model of a solar cell - processes that limit the efficiency - the manufacturing of solar cell modules, and - future solar cells. Instruction is in the form of lectures and seminars, including individual oral presentations.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements plus upper secondary level Physics 2, Mathematics 3b or Mathematics 3c, and English 6. Alternatively, Physics level 2, Mathematics Further level 1b or Mathematics Further level 1c, and English level 2. An equivalence assessment can be made.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Electricity from solar cells

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 9 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %