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Energy Engineering Laboratory
Professor / YAMADA Noboru
- Effective use of renewable enegy
- Failure is the foundation of success
- Never stop challenging limits
Professor / YAMADA Noboru
In the Yamada Laboratory, students can take the initiative and actively engage in their research. The professor consistently supports such motivated students and provides quick responses to questions. Thanks to the timely and precise advice, students are able to conduct their research efficiently and maintain a strong sense of momentum.
Research Content
Decarbonization is one of the important issues in today’s energy society. Our research focuses primarily on the optimal use of solar and thermal energy.
Recently, we have been tackling challenging themes such as the development of curved solar cells for installation on automobiles and other mobile vehicles, the latest thin solar cells, and new heat transfer equipment using additive manufacturing. We are also focusing on the use of AI. This is recommended for those interested in energy issues and those who wish to grow through research.
Recently, we have been tackling challenging themes such as the development of curved solar cells for installation on automobiles and other mobile vehicles, the latest thin solar cells, and new heat transfer equipment using additive manufacturing. We are also focusing on the use of AI. This is recommended for those interested in energy issues and those who wish to grow through research.
3D curved solar cell
A Day in the Lab
The lab does not have fixed core hours, and members move their research forward proactively. New undergraduate researchers give weekly progress updates and can consult with Professor Yamada frequently. Master’s students provide updates every two weeks. In addition to regular seminars, research consultations can be arranged flexibly, either online or in person. The lab has a strong track record of PhD graduates, and students can also receive support from current doctoral students and alumni faculty members, in addition to Professor Yamada.
20th anniversary group photo
Thesis Subjects
- (D)Performance Evaluation and Effective Utilization of Bifacial Photovoltaic Arrays Using Integrated Ray-Tracing and Electrical Circuit Analysis for Power Generation Estimation
- (M)Thermal stress evaluation and development of durability-improved structures for lightweight photovoltaic modules
- (M)Near-white appearance solar cells enabled by nanoparticle-based scattering layers
The number of
PhD Graduates
11
Major employers of Graduates
- JAXA
- Toshiba Plant Systems & Service Corporation
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- Sumitomo Heavy Industries
- Hokuriku Electric Power Company
- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings
- Daikin Industries
- JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
- NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION
- Okuma Corporation
