Team presentation:

The Energy Systems Electronics and Energy Storage (ESSE) team has been one of the research teams of UDES/EPST CER RENEWABLE ENERGIES EQUIPMENT (EER) division since 2005. This team is made up of 9 researchers, an engineer and a ST in Electronics. Currently, the team's activities (ESSE), are organized according to the two following themes; “Performance and Durability of New Concepts of Multifunction Photovoltaic Modules” and the second “Optimization of an autonomous photovoltaic conversion chain intended to supply an isolated site with electricity and water”. The research objectives of the ESSE team concern the performance improvement of photovoltaic components and systems, such as improving the performance of PV module, PV inverter, PV module cleaning system, solar battery and solar tracking system and solar pumping.

Duties :

  • Energy production improvement of solar origin (PV)
  • Energy conditioning for its adaptation to the user
  • PV energy storage
  • Improvement of PV conversion and performance according to the conditions of use

In summary: Improving the optoelectronic process of converting / conditioning and storing photovoltaic solar energy.

Research projects

  • Project 1: Performance and Durability of New Concepts of Multifunction Photovoltaic Modules. DGRSDT/172/Socio-economic Project and EPST-CDER Internal Project.
  • Project 2: Optimization of an autonomous photovoltaic conversion chain intended to supply an isolated site with electricity and water. EPST-CDER internal project.

Skills domains

  • Photovoltaic systems (photovoltaic lighting with white LEDs, self-cleaning system).
  • Physics and technologies of Photovoltaic Cells and Modules.
  • Reliability of photovoltaic modules.
  • Physics and technologies of Photovoltaic Materials.
  • CPV photovoltaic concentration system.
  • Design and characterization of Photovoltaic Inverters.
  • Solar Storage Technologies.
  • Intelligent energy management and system.