Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS
Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS

Ralph Gottschalg

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Prof. Dr. Ralph Gottschalg, Head of Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics, Department Reliability and technology for grid parity

 

Research Activities

 

  • Simulation and modeling of the behavior of solar modules and systems
  • Lifetime prediction and evaluation
  • Quality assurance of systems and components
  • Applied measurement technology

 

Academic/ Professional Resume

 

  • Since 2018

Head of Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics, Department Reliability and technology for grid parity

  • Since 2018

Professor for Photovoltaic Energy Systems at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Köthen

  • 2010 - 2018

Professor of Applied Photovoltaics at the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST), Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University, UK

  • 2004 - 2009

UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EPSRC Research Fellow, Advanced Research Fellow at the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST), Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University, UK

  • 2000 - 2010

Academic Head of the Applied Photovoltaics Research Group (Research Associate, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer) at the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST), Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University, UK

  • 2001 PhD Viva
  • 1996 - 2000

PhD on »Environmental effects on thin film solar cell performance«, Loughborough University, Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST), UK

  • 1995 - 1996

Graduate Researcher, Department of Energy Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe

  • 1994 - 1995

M.Sc. in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering, Loughborough University, Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST), UK. Specialized in solar cells, master thesis on energy prediction of amorphous silicon solar systems

  • 1990 - 1999

Studies of physics (diploma) with focus on solar cells and computer science. Diploma thesis on the performance of thin film solar cells in different environments, University Fridericiana, Karlsruhe (today: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

 

Awards

 

  • 2020

German-African Innovation Incentive Award (GAIIA) for the development of a pollution sensor for photovoltaic systems in desert areas

  

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