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(ENG)
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Leader: A Zahedi
Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis: The nature of energy supply systems, energy resources and demand. Generation of electricity using non-renewables. Environmental impacts of non-renewable sources of energy. Sustainable energy supply and distributed generation technologies such as; solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, hydro-power, fuel cell, wind power, co-generation, biomass, storage devices, ocean thermal, geothermal, enabling technologies, details of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) energy, Solar PV-Hybrid power systems. Optimization of size of components in solar PV hybrid systems. Cost calculation, performance prediction and improvement of solar PV systems. Demand side management.
Assessment: Examinations (3 hours): 70% + Laboratory and Assignment work: 30%
Contact Hours: 26 lectures, 26 hours of practice classes and practical work
Prohibitions: ECE4507