Holiday Wish
December 23 2012
The year 2012 is coming to an end. Take advantage of the upcoming holiday season for joy and efficient rest.
In 2013 we wish you best success in future challenges, let potential problems and inconveniences be effectively minimized, and let the renewable moments of happiness and satisfaction grow and intensify.
Happy New Year!
Defense of the PhD Thesis
December 14 2012
PhD student Matic Herman will defend his PhD thesis entitled Modeling and characterization of solar cell dynamic properties on 19th of December at 12 PM in Diploma room at Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
Lecture at Paris-Tech
December 3 2012
Prof. Dr. Marko Topič presented a lecture entitled Optical modelling of thin-film solar cells - approaches and constraints at Institut de Recherce et Developpment sur l’Energie Photovoltaique (IRDEP), a part of Paris-Tech university.
Lecture at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
October 22 2012
Prof. Dr. Marko topič presented a lecture entitled Light management of thin-film silicon solar cells - approaches and challenges at Institute of Silicon Photovoltaics, a subdivision of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin.
Best poster award at 27th EU PVSEC
October 1 2012
Members of LPVO participated in the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference where more than 4000 attendees listened to 300 oral and 1100 visual presentations. Their poster
3DV.1.62
Benjamin Lipovšek, Janez Krč, Marko Topič
Design and Optimisation of Thin-Film Silicon PV Modules with Surface-Textured Front Glass by Using a Combined Geometric Optics / Wave Optics Model
was awarded the best poster in topic Thin-Film Solar Cells.
More about 27th EU PVSEC awards.
Contributions to 27th EU PVSEC
September 20 2012
Members of LPVO will attend the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference with the following contributions.
Talks:
- 3AO.6.4; M. Sever, B. Lipovšek, J. Krč, M. Topič; Optimisation of Surface Textures in Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells with 3D Optical Modelling by Considering Realistic Layer Growth
- 3CO.3.3; M. Bokalič, K. Brecl, J. Raguse, K. Zaunbrecher, J.R. Sites, M. Topič; SPICE Simulations of Circumstances at Monolithic Contacts of CdTe Modules Supported by Electroluminescent Measurements
- 3BO.4.6; M. Topič; Potential and Limitations of Chalcopyrite Thin Film Solar Cells
Posters:
- 5AV.2.5; K. Brecl, M. Topič; The Influence of the Reactive Power Service on the PV System Energy and Economic Yield: Case Study of Feed-in Tariff and Investment
- 4BV.2.17; M. Jankovec, B. Glažar, M. Topič;A Novel System for Monitoring of PV Modules at Outdoor Conditions with Simultaneous MPP Tracking
- 3DV.1.62; B. Lipovšek, J. Krč, M. Topič; Design and Optimisation of Thin-Film Silicon PV Modules with Surface-Textured Front Glass by Using a Combined Geometric Optics / Wave Optics Model
- 3DV.4.32; M. Berginc, U. Opara Krašovec, M. Bokalič, M. Filipič, M. Topič; Study of Spatial Changes Associated with the Indoor Ageing of the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell under Different Operation Regimes
Contributions to MIDEM 2012 Conference
september 15 2012
Members of LPVO will attend the 48. International Conference MIDEM 2012 with the following contributions.
Talks. Session on optoelectronics. Wednesday, September 19 at 9:15 AM.
- A. Čampa; NIKA - Model for Extracting Refractive Indices
- M. Filipič, Z. Holman, S. De Wolf, F. Smole, C. Ballif, M. Topič; Analysis of Parasitic Light Absorption Losses in ITO and Silver Layers at the Back of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells
- M. Sever, B. Lipovšek, J. Krč and M. Topič; Periodic Surface Texture Optimization for Improved Light Trapping in Thin-film Silicon Solar Cells
- M. Pirc, M. Topič; Electric Field Enhanced Optical Absorption in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon
Talks. Session on electronics. Wednesday, September 19 at 4:30 PM.
- G. Matič, D. Jurman, M. Jankovec, M. Topič; Development and Validation of Attitude Estimation System for All-rotating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Posters. Session on optoelectronics. Wednesday, September 19 at 6:00 PM.
- M. Bokalič, J. R. Sites, M. Topič; Spice Simulations of Solar Cells’ Electroluminescence Mapping
- T. Vidmar, U. Opara Krašovec, M. Hočevar, M. Topič; Electrochromic Devices Based on Co2+/Co3+ Redox Couple
- S. Madunić, M. Friškovec, F. Zajc, U. Opara Krašovec, M. Topič; Evaluation of Electroluminescent Display Performance
Welcome.
Green future lies in solar power plants
September 15 2012
Prof. Dr. Marko Topič will give a talk entitled Green Technologies in Photovoltaics in scope of Green Future Lies in Solar Power Plants conference, organized by Slovenian Photovoltaic Industry Association.
The conference will be held at Blue Hall of Celjski Sejem in Celje on September 17, 2012, at 1:30 PM. Welcome.
More.
Summer School BiMaUti
July 10 2012
Lecturers from Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics, Prof. Dr. Marko Topič and Dr. Urša Opara Krašovec, will give lectures in scope of BiMaUti summer school (Bioinspired Materials for Solar Energy Utilization) on Crete.
Fourth Slovenian Photovoltaic Conference
June 19 2012
Fourth Slovenian Photovoltaic Conference will take place on June 19 and 20 at Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Ljubljana. Lecturers will present photovoltaic R&D projects and good practice cases of solar power plants in Slovenia.
The conference will be accompanied by a one-day fair and International Workshop - Euroregional Workshop on Photovoltaics, focusing on the research work in the field of Photovoltaics in Europe.
PhD Thesis Proposal
May 21 2012
Graduate student Gregor Kutin will present a PhD thesis proposal entitled Embedded Small Power Converters in Photovoltaic Modules on Friday, May 25 2012 at 10:00 AM in room PR22-CIT. Welcome.
PhD Thesis Proposal
May 14 2012
Graduate student Gašper Matič will present a PhD seminar entitled Problem of Orientation in Rotational Pilotless Airplane on Friday, May 18 2012 at 1:00 PM in Laboratory of Semiconductor Devices. Welcome.
PhD Seminar Presentation
May 14 2012
Graduate student Martin Sever will present a PhD seminar entitled Optical Modelling and Light Management in Thin-Film Solar Cells on Friday, May 18 2012 at 1:00 PM in Laboratory of Semiconductor Devices. Welcome.
PhD Thesis Proposal
May 7 2012
Graduate student Matija Pirc will present a PhD thesis proposal entitled Effect of Electrical Field on Optical Absorption in Amorphous Semiconductors on Wednesday, May 9 2012 at 9:15 AM in Diploma room at Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Welcome.
Series of lectures by Prof. Dr. Miro Zeman
April 30 2012
Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics kindly invites you to the series of lectures which will be given by Prof. Dr. Miro Zeman from Delft University of Technology. The topic of the lectures is Thin Film Photovoltaics. The lectures will be a part of the Photovoltaics PhD course.
- on Thrusday, 3. 5. 2012 at 10:00 - Status of PV Power Generation
- on Thrusday, 3. 5. 2012 at 11:00 - Thin-film Si Solar Cells
- on Thrusday, 3. 5. 2012 at 13:00 - New Insights In Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon
- on Friday, 4. 5. 2012 at 11:00 - Light management in thin-film solar cells
- on Friday, 4. 5. 2012 at 13:00 - Challenges in Plasmonic Light Trapping
The venue for the lectures is the Diploma room, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Trzaska cesta 25, Ljubljana. Lectures will be given in English.
Welcome!
Visit from ITRI institute
April 18 2012
Delegation from ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) institute visited Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics on April 17. The delegates were doing the research for EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development).
Series of lectures by Prof. Dr. Joao Conde
April 13 2012
Laboratory of Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics kindly invites you to the series of lectures which will be given by Prof. Dr. Joao Conde from Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon. The lectures will be a part of Optoelectronics PhD course.
- on Wednesday 18. 4. at 13:00 - Thin-film silicon and polymer MEMS
- on Wednesday 18. 4. at 15:00 - Optical biochips in microfluidic structures for biosensors and cell-chips
- on Thursday 19. 4. at 13:00 - Nanotechnologies and Nanobiotechnologies
The venue for the lectures is the Diploma room, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Trzaska cesta 25, Ljubljana. Lectures will be given in English.
Welcome!
Defense of the PhD Thesis
April 12 2012
PhD student Benjamin Lipovšek will defend his PhD thesis entitled Advanced light management in thin-film optoelectronic devices on 20th of April at 12 PM in Diploma room at Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
Printed Electronics and Photovoltaics 2012
April 4 2012
The activities of LPVO have been presented at Printed Electronics and Photovoltaics 2012 Tradeshow in Berlin by Tjaša Vidmar, dr. Mateja Hočevar, dr. Urša Opara Krašovec and Prof. dr. Marko Topič. In addition, at the conference, dr. Urša Opara Krašovec gave a talk on novel concepts of future smart glazing combining photovoltaic and electrochromic technologies.
Chapter in Springer's book
March 31 2012
Springer has published a book about Sol-gel processing for conventional and alternative energy. LPVO members contributed a chapter entitled Dye-sensitized solar cells.
More.
Workshop: Electronic Circuits Design
March 27 2012
Chair of Electronics organizes a workshop »Electronic Circuit Design« for all new students who would like to get familiar with the design tools and tehnologies for design and realization of electronic circuits.
The workshop will take place on 5th and 6th of April, from 1 PM to 4 PM at the Laboratory for Applied Electronics (LAE). Each participant will design and build his own circuit. Hurry with your application, space is limited.
More information and application can be found here.
Chapter in Springer's book
March 7 2012
Springer has published a book about new concepts in photovoltaics Next generation of photovoltaics: new concepts. LPVO members contributed a chapter entitled Light management in thin-film solar cells.
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Start of Fast Track European project
March 1 2012
Official start of the Accelerated development and prototyping of nano-technology based high-efficiency thin-film silicon solar modules (Fast Track) European project, which will be active for three years. More.
New Junior Researcher from Industry in LPVO
March 1 2012
New junior researcher from industry has begun with PhD training in LPVO: Sena Madunić.