Abstract:

As established in Spain in Some Spanish Royal Decrees related to secondary education [1] established that secondary education would contribute to developing in students the skills that allow: "promoting a responsible and committed attitude in the fight against climate change and in the defence of sustainable development. Sustainable Development Goals set out in the 2030 Agenda" [2].

Goal 7 of this Agenda aims to ensure access to affordable, secure, sustainable and modern energy with the use of renewable energies. The photovoltaic solar energy has experienced a boom in recent decades. Many professionals in this field are needed. Therefore, it is necessary to promote the teaching of this type of knowledge in secondary education.

In secondary education there are few experiences that illustrate training in this field, while at university there are some [3][4]. Specifically, the University of Jaén has been committed to solar photovoltaic energy for years. Different subjects on photovoltaic solar energy are included in its Degrees. A group of professors has been working on the creation of teaching tools that enable the teaching of the fundamentals of photovoltaic devices and the incorporation of these in student learning, with practical applications [5], [6].

This work shows the collaboration of a group of university and secondary school professors in order to adapt or generate new materials to be used for training in this field at different educational levels. The materials to be developed are on topics related to the fundamentals of solar photovoltaic energy and electricity generation in solar power plants. The materials will try to clarify concepts such related to solar cells and modules and IV curves. Using a simple interface, the variations in the behaviour of the cell and the module in its operating curve will be presented and analysed for different ambient conditions. Students will compare the experimental measurements with computer simulations, bringing theory closer to simulation and practice. Other tools will be used similarly to facilitate the teaching-learning process adapted to their educational level.

References:
[1] Royal Decree 217/2022, 29th March. BOE 76, 30th March 2022 (https://www.boe.es/eli/es/rd/2022/03/29/217)
[2] Sustainable Development Goals. Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, secure, sustainable and modern energy. United Nations (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/energy/)
[3] Cacesol: characterisation of solar cells and photovoltaic modules. Experimental measurement of the VI curve and comparison with manufacturer data. PIIISA 2016: https://www.facebook.com/Piiisa-2016Cacesol-1693667480868362
[4] Project for the initiation of research and innovation in secondary education in Andalusia. PIIISA 2016 (https://piiisa.es/)
[5] J.D. Aguilar et al. "B-learning of photovoltaics systems using OrCAD PSPICE: Work in progress". Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) IEEE, 1- 4, pp. 22-25, Oct. 2014 (doi: 10.1109/FIE.2014.7044211)
[6] C. Rus-Casas ert al. "Virtual laboratory for the training and learning of the subject solar resource: OrientSol 2.0” XI Technologies Applied to Electronics Teaching (TAEE), Bilbao, Spain, 2014, pp. 1-6 (doi: 10.1109/TAEE.2014.6900129)

Keywords:

Photovoltaics, Sustainable Development, Secondary Education.