• Offered by Research School of Engineering
  • ANU College ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Classification Advanced
    Specialist
  • Course subject Engineering
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Jie Jason Cui
    • Dr Thomas Ratcliff
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in Second Semester 2016
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Photovoltaic module manufacturing (ENGN8526)

This course covers current and future solar cell and PV module fabrication technologies. Students will learn about the manufacture of silicon solar cells, and specifically about engineering in the manufacturing environment. The course covers several engineering tools/methods used by engineers to improve solar cell performance and reduce solar cell cost in manufacturing, namely statistical decision making, cost modelling, regression modelling and process modelling.

 

Students who successfully complete this course will have a practical understanding of the manufacturing engineering skills/tools that engineers use to make improvements in cost and performance in a real manufacturing environment, including graphing/charting methods used in manufacturing, normal probability statistics, hypothesis testing (“Z” and “T” tests), design of experiments (“DOE”) and product cost accounting/modelling.

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Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

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Student Contribution Band:
2
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2016 $3480
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2016 $4638
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
8700 18 Jul 2016 29 Jul 2016 31 Aug 2016 28 Oct 2016 In Person N/A

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