DTU Studieprojekt - Handheld device for measuring thickness of antireflective coatings on solar panels.

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

Handheld device for measuring thickness of antireflective coatings on solar panels.

Udbyder
Vejleder
Sted
København og omegn
Introduction: Solar panels have anti-reflective coatings on the glass to minimize reflections of sunlight and hereby optimize energy production.

The coating can disappear over time especially if abrasive cleaners are used, just as sand suspended by the air can cause these coatings to slowly disappear. This creates an opportunity for a service where solar panels can be offered recoated with an anti-reflective coating after a number of years. However, the customer finds it difficult to know when it is optimal to recoat the solar panels and whether this is necessary at all. This project seeks to develop a hand-held device that can measure the thickness and general quality of the anti-reflective coating on the solar panels in the fields.

DTU-Fotonik has experience in both designing and testing optical detection systems and constructing and testing solar panels.

The aim of this project is to model the spectral reflectance from the single thin coating using thin-film interference, test and verify the reflectance with a spectrometer, construct a camera-based hand-held device, model the corresponding spectral response of the color camera, optimize the spectral content of a light source accordingly and finally, test the device on coated photovoltaic cells.

In this project, the student will get a brief introduction to thin film interference and colorimetry. The student will get an opportunity to use the basic competences in optics and imaging. The student will design and construct an optical setup, carry out measurements, process data/images and evaluate results in order to characterize/compare different test conditions. At the end of the project the student will present the progress to European Energy, who is highly in need of such a device.

Fotonik can offer access to laboratory facilities both at the Lyngby campus and at the Risø Campus (Roskilde)

I samarbejde med
European Energy

Forudsætninger
Optics, lasers, signal processing

Emneord

Konstruktion og mekanik
Elektroteknologi
Fysik
Geovidenskab
Materialer
Produktion og ledelse
Rumforskning
Antenner
Elektromagnetisme
Elektronik
Lyd
Mikrobølgeteknologi
Robotteknik og automation
Energisystemer
Lasere
Mikro- og nanoteknologi
Optik
Sensorer
Geologi
Isforskning
Jordens magnetfelt
Klimaændringer
Kortlægning og opmåling
Hardware og komponenter
Telekommunikation
Nanopartikler
Høreapparater
Medicinske apparater og systemer
Entreprenørskab
Innovation og produktudvikling
Livscyklusanalyse
Astrofysik
Jordobservation
Kosmisk stråling
Rumteknologi og instrumenter
Satellitter
Solsystemet

Kontakt
Virksomhed/organisation
DTU Fotonik

Navn
Michael Linde Jakobsen

Stilling
Seniorforsker

Mail
mlja@fotonik.dtu.dk

Vejleder-info
Bachelor i Design & Innovation
Vejleder
Michael Linde Jakobsen

Medvejledere
Sune Thorsteinsson

ECTS-point
15 - 30

Type
Bachelorprojekt, Kandidatspeciale