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EE 555-Renewable Energy Systems-Hassan Abbas
EE 555-Renewable Energy Systems-Hassan Abbas
Course Basics
Credit Hours
Lecture(s)
Recitation/Lab (per week)
Tutorial (per week)
3
Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week
Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week
Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week
Course Distribution
Core
Elective
Open for Student Category
Close for Student Category
yes
EE grad, EE seniors, SBASSE grad
None
2
-
Duration
Duration
Duration
75 minutes
-
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course would review the renewable sources and their need in world energy scenario. Energy harvesting through wind and PV would be
focused in this course. This course will encapsulate PV systems in detail from design of a solar cell to standalone and grid tied PV systems.
Costing of renewable and hybrid systems will also be focused in this course. The course also includes a research project in which students
would be required to do a detailed literature survey and/or analysis of a known finding. Profiling of PV cells, modeling of systems and
presentation of a potential PV application or detailed review of some applications in Pakistan scenario is also acceptable. Original research is
encouraged however a simulation based known result would also be acceptable.
COURSE PREREQUISITE(S)
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this course will be to introduce students to
Examination Detail
Midterm
Exam
Yes
Duration: 90 mins
Preferred Date: Midterm week (Combined)
Exam Specifications: close book/close notes
Final Exam
Yes
Duration: 3 hrs
Exam Specifications: close book/close notes
COURSE OVERVIEW
Module
Topics
1
(1 week)
2
(2 weeks)
3
(2 weeks)
4
(3 weeks)
5
(1 weeks)
Recommended
Readings
Ch 1 (Solanki), Lec slides
Wind Energy
Types of rotors
generation-recombination processes
Continuity Equations
CH 4, 5, 6 (Makund)
Ch 5 (Solanki)
Ch 2, 3, 4 (Solanki)
6
(3 weeks)
7
(1 weeks)
8
(1 week)
Stand-alone system
Ch 12-1 4 (Solanki)
Handouts
Ch 13 (Makund)
Textbooks:
1. Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamental, technologies and applications
nd
SOLANKI, CHETAN SINGH: 2 ed. 2009 (Prentice Hall)
2. Wind and Solar Power Systems.
R.P Makund, 1999 (CRC press)
Reference books:
Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems by Gilbert M. Masters (Wiley)
Fundamentals of energy conversion, renewable energy resources, wind resource estimation, principle of Wind Energy extraction, Wind energy
conversion systems, Fundamentals of Semiconductors, Photovoltaic Action, Efficient design parameters for solar cells, PV modules and BOS
(inverters and batteries), Maximum power point tracking, performance and efficiency variation with temperature irradiance shading, dust and
other environmental factors, Grid Connected and hybrid systems, life cycle cost and viability analysis.