Course
| code | EE726 |
| credit_hours | 3 |
| title | Renewable Energy Systems |
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| prequisites | None |
| credit hours | 3 |
| Description/Outcomes | Introduction to Renewable Energy Sources: Geothermal energy, Bio-Energy, Tidal sources of energy, Ocean energy, Solar energy, Wind Energy. – Solar Energy: Characteristics of solar radiation, Solar thermal energy (active solar heating, solar thermal energies, passive solar heating), Solar Photovoltaic: Basic considerations, Electrical Characteristics, PV system components and types, PV system sizing and applications, Present and future status of solar systems. – Wind Energy: Wind speed and Energy distribution (Speed / Power relation, Power extracted from the wind), System components, Electricity generation systems, Present and future status of wind systems. – Economics of Energy systems. – Environmental aspects of energy systems.rn
* The course EE726 has been updated thanks to EACEA funding as part of the WESET project (www.weset-project.eu)
Updated, Percentage = 40%, Lectures 6, 7, 10,11,12, 15 |
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| objectives | The student should be acquainted with: The various renewable energy systems. Decision making based on energy systems economics and environmental aspects. |
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| ref. books | Bent Sørensem, “Renewable Energyâ€, ELSEVIER Academic press, 2004. Godfrey Boyle, “Renewable Energyâ€, Open University, Oxford, 2004. John Twidell, “Renewable Energy Resourcesâ€, Spon press, London, 2004. |
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Course Content
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| 1 |
General overview of electricity demand, supply, industry structure, interconnected system operations and state of technology.
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| 2 |
Energy conversion process.
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| 3 |
Solarthermal energy.
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| 4 |
Photovoltaic systems.
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| 5 |
Tidal ocean wave energy.
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| 6 |
Wind energy.
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| 7 |
Wind energy (cont.).
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| 8 |
Energy storage elements.
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| 9 |
Grid integration of renewable energy systems.
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Interaction of renewable energy source and power supply network.
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| 11 |
Harmonics reduction techniques in renewable energy interfacing converters.
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Hardware in the loop simulation of renewable distributed generation systems.
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Demand (load) management with efficiency improvement.
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Economics of energy systems.
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Environmental aspects of energy systems.
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| 16 |
Final Exam.
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