Solar Energy Laboratory- Research Laboratory

Prof. Joseph Appelbaum

The solar energy laboratory is located in the Wolfson building on the 4^th floor, room 402 and on the rooftop above the floor.

Research on solar energy, in particular, photovoltaic energy is performed in the laboratory and on the rooftop. Photovoltaic arrays may be deployed on the roof exposed to sun rays and the output is conducted to the room via cables for measurements, storing and data processing. In the solar energy laboratory we investigate the performance of single cells, modules and arrays, we calculate the electrical parameters, the effect of shading on cells and arrays and perform optimal design of solar thermal and photovoltaic   fields. Instruments for measuring the solar irradiance and the I-V characteristics of cells and arrays were also developed in the laboratory.