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Kristopher Davis
Research Engineer
Solar Energy Research

Phone:	(321) 638-1012
Fax:	(321) 638-1439
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Education:

B.S. Electrical Engineering
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 2007

Research Focus:

Mr. Davis’s experience at FSEC began in January 2007, where he provided engineering support to the PV module testing and certification program through data acquisition and analysis of test data, as well as troubleshooting, maintaining, and calibrating measurement instrumentation for both indoor and outdoor applications.

Other tasks performed in module testing include the development and implementation of new procedures and hardware configurations for characterizing PV modules in terms of both electrical performance and safety, discovering new ways to meet the continually changing needs of industry, and providing analytical services for PV module manufacturers, nationally accredited qualification laboratories, Department of Energy laboratories, and other third parties interested in understanding how these components perform under varying environmental conditions.

In the area of PV systems, Mr. Davis has supported the Sunsmart program through the installation of data monitoring equipment for PV systems installed on schools around the state of Florida. He has also had the opportunity to work with researchers from Sandia National Laboratories on the validation of PV system performance models. Mr. Davis is one of the primary instructors for FSEC’s Installing Grid-connected Photovoltaic Systems course and has given workshops and presentations on this subject for a range of different audiences.

Mr. Davis’s current research interests include research and development of novel PV materials and devices with the goal of increasing device efficiency and reducing cost to manufacture and the improvement of existing physical models for PV materials, devices, and systems.

As an undergraduate, he served as webmaster for IEEE’s UCF Chapter and currently remains an active member of IEEE and IEEE’s Power and Energy Society. Mr. Davis is currently furthering his education at UCF’s College of Optics by pursuing a graduate degree covering optical engineering, material science and solid-state physics.