ME496 SPECIAL TOPICS: DESIGN OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
| Course Code: | 5690496 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ONUR TAYLAN |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Students will strengthen
- Core engineering design skills related to:
- Developing, programming and verifying mathematical models;
- Using programmed models for parametric, simulation and what-if studies;
- Post-processing, visualization and interpretation of results;
- Written and oral communication;
- Professional ethics and innovation.
- Renewable energy system design skills related to:
- Modeling and assessment of renewable energy resources;
- Modeling renewable energy conversion processes;
- Modeling energy storage and demand;
- Integration of individual models to yield a system-level model.
Course Content
Design of a renewable energy system based on modeling and simulations. Development, programing, and verification of mathematical models for renewable energy resources, energy conversion processes, energy storage, energy demand, and environmental impact. Integration of models for system level modeling. Application of programmed models for simulation, parametric and what-if studies. Post-processing, visualization, and interpretation of results.
Course Learning Outcomes
Successful students will have demonstrated a minimum level of competency in the following core engineering and renewable energy specific areas through individual projects:
Developing, programming, and verifying/validating mathematical models; Using the programed models for parametric, simulation and what-if design studies Post processing, visualization, and interpretation of results; Written and oral communication of the design process and outcomes Modeling and assessing renewable energy resources Modeling renewable energy conversion process Modeling energy storage and demand Integrating individual models into a system level model and its application to design.
Students will have demonstrated a minimum level of competencies in broad concepts related to renewable energy systems, engineering ethics and innovation through exams.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||