Large energy demand and the need to protect our environment have made the development of clean and renewable energy sources an extremely important and urgent task. Using solar energy, photovoltaic technology, which delivers electricity directly from sunlight, provides a clean and effective approach to solve the energy and environment crisis. In this course, we combine fundamental science basics with hands-on engineering projects, i.e. building a solar tracking system using 3D printing technique, to give students a comprehensive understanding on relevant knowledge. Students will learn the fundamentals of solid-state physics, p-n junction, photovoltaic cells, trigonometry, complex number, ordinary differential equation, 3D printing materials, SolidWorks designs and solar cell testing.

因為能源的需求和保護環境的需要，使清潔能源和可再生能源的發展成為一項十分重要且緊迫的任務。利用太陽能，直接從太陽光中提供電力的光伏技術為解決能源和環境危機提供了一種清潔而有效的方法。本課程將基礎科學知識與工程實驗相結合，即利用3D打印技術構建太陽能追踪系統，讓學生對相關知識有全面的了解。學生將學習固態物理，p-n接面，光伏電池，三角，複數，常微分方程，3D打印材料等基礎知識以及動手實做SolidWorks設計和太陽能電池測試。