Prof. Anil of IIT Bombay

Solar Photovoltaic technology is now well established as the cheapest electricity generation technology in most parts of the world. The low levelized cost of electricity from PV power plants is arrived at assuming low levels of potential losses due to elevated temperature of operation, low maintenance, and long lifetime of panels with low degradation rates. In this talk, I will present a comprehensive review of potential losses in power generation due to solar cell and panel performance degradation, soiling, and potential mitigation methods. The talk will mainly focus on silicon solar PV technology with some potential implications for emerging PV technologies like perovskite, perovskite/silicon tandem.

Biography:

Prof. Anil is a Bank of Baroda Circular Economy, Green Energy & Sustainability Chair Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay. His current research interests are in the areas of silicon-based semiconductor devices, including solar cells, and solar PV modules. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 journal and conference papers, and is an investor/co-inventor of more than 10 national and international patents in these fields. 27 students have completed their Ph. D. under his guidance. He is a distinguished lecturer of the IEEE Electron Devices Society and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering. Currently, he is also the Professor-in-Charge of the Photovoltaic Technology and Innovation Centre (PoTIC) at IIT Bombay.

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