The Latimer Energy Laboratory (LEL) supports a very wide range of activities relating to photovoltaics (PV), from K-12 outreach through graduate engineering.
Undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students working hard in the Latimer Energy lab over the Summer of 2022
Solar Regatta 2018 SMUD competition
Solar Regatta 2018 SMUD competition
Solar Regatta 2018 SMUD competition
Solar Regatta 2018 SMUD competition
Nano Grid project Summer 2017
Nano Grid project Summer 2017
Collecting solar data
Designing the controller using the data
The laboratory focuses on measurement of solar radiation, measurement and characterization of artificial light sources, study of physical characteristics of PV cells, and electrical characteristics, including I-V curves. Instrumentation includes: pyranometers, VIS-IR spectrometers, metallurgical microscopes, source meters, and related computers.
2023 - 2024 Projects:
Advisor: Maryam Khanbaghi (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Students: Ahmed Saad and Saleh Dinkhah
Advisor: Maryam Khanbaghi (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Students: Erika Pearson and Sofia Brumbaugh