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Course Syllabus
General Information
- NAU College of Engineering and Technology,Department of Mechanical Engineering
- ME 451 – Solar Engineering – Analysis and Design (Renewable Energy Systems )
- Fall 2003
- 3 hour lectures, 3 Credit Hours
- Earl P.N. Duque
- Bldg 33A (Hotel School), Rm 114
- Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 3-4 pm
Course prerequisites
ME291 Thermodynamics
Course description
Fundamental concepts and socio-economic impacts of energy and power generation from solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass. The course content will be split into sections, as indicated below:
1) The Individual Energy Sources – solar radiation and wind
2) The Conversion Process – photovoltaics and wind turbines
3) Transmission and Storage – DC to AC conversions, electric transmission lines, battery systems, fuel cells.
4) Socio-economic assessments – Life-cycle analysis of a solar and wind system, social costs, economic incentives.
5) Semester Student Project
6) Labs
Student Learning Expectations/Outcomes for this Course
The student shall be assigned multiple reading assignments, problem sets, a term project, and mid-term exam. Students’ outcomes will be an introductory understanding of the technical and socio-economic issues related with Renewable Energy Systems. The student will know how to design basic hybrid systems, analyze their efficiencies and then to also construct a working system.
Course structure/approach
Lectures and 4 Lab assignments.
Textbook and required materials
Multiple reading material will be provided from class notes.
Recommended optional materials/references (attach reading list)
Course outline
- The origins of renewable energy flows
- Solar Radiation
- The Earth’s energy cycle
- The Individual Energy Sources
- Energy Conversion Processes and Technology
- Solar Radiation Conversion - Photovoltaic
- Wind Energy Conversion Systems
- Energy Supply Systems
- Sub-Systems
- Batteries
- Controllers
- Inverters
- Simulation of System Performance
- Solar System
- Wind Systems
- Socio-Economic Assessments of Energy Supply Systems
- Framework of a Socio-Economic Analysis
- Direct Cost Evaluations
- Indirect Costs
- Life Cycle Analysis
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
- Problem Sets will be due at beginning of each lecture starting with lecture 2.
- Lab Assignments will be due one week after lab completed
- One mid-term exam
- Final Exam
Grading System
Final grade will be based upon the relative weighting of homework, Lab Assignments, term project, 1 midterm exam, and the final exam scores. Final course grade is curved based on the mean and standard deviation of the resulting scores.
RELATIVE WEIGHT
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Homework
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20%
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Lab Assignments
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20%
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Project
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30%
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1 Midterm Exam
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15%
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Final Exam
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15%
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Total
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100%
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Course policy
- Retests/makeup tests – No retests or makeup exams will be administered.
- Attendance to lectures is suggested.
- Statement on plagiarism and cheating – students are expected to work together on homeworks, labs and projects. However, they should not copy verbatim each other’s work. Students shall not work together on the mid-term exam or the final exam. Students discovered cheating on exams will receive a score of zero on that exam.
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