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MECH495 DESIGN OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, students who successfully pass the course will gain;

• Core engineering design skills related to,
  
  • Developing, programming and validating mathematical models using software such as MS Excel, Matlab, etc.
  • Using programmed models for parametric, simulation and what-if design studies
  • Post-processing, visualization and interpretation of results
  • Written and oral communication of design process and outcomes
• Renewable energy system design skills related to,
  
  • Modeling and assessment of variable and constant renewable energy resources
  • Modeling renewable energy systems on a system level, such as solar photovoltaic and wind energy systems
  • Modeling energy demand and energy storage systems
  • Economic assessment of renewable energy systems with storage option
  • Integrating individual components/models of renewable energy systems for a complete system level model and its usage for design purposes or hybrid systems

Course Content

System level modeling of renewable energy system for a specific application; Solar and wind energy measurements and resource assessment; Meteorological data analysis; System level analysis of energy storage systems and energy demand; Net/Nearly-zero energy districts; Economic metrics for energy systems; Parametric and simulation studies; Post-processing and interpretation of results; Environmental aspects of renewable energy systems.

Course Learning Outcomes

This proposed course will contribute to the following student outcomes (how course contributes to each outcome is underlined):

1.       Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications.

Students will apply their theoretical knowledge to modeling of renewable energy supported systems.

2.       Ability to find and interpret information.

Students will look for state-of-the-art applications of renewable energy systems for their term projects, and report their findings.

3.       Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest.

Students will look for state-of-the-art applications of renewable energy systems for their term projects.

5.       Possession of written and oral communication skills.

Students will write and present results of their term projects.

6.       Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary).

Students will work in groups in their term projects.

7.       Ability to produce original solutions.

Students will look for state-of-the-art applications of renewable energy systems, and come up with original solutions for a specific application in their term projects.

8.       Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs.

Students will look for state-of-the-art applications of renewable energy systems, and come up with solutions for a particular application for their term projects.

11.     Ability to do engineering design.

Students will design a renewable energy system for a particular application in their term projects.

12.     Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements.

Through term project reports, students will get familiar with engineering ethics and knowledge.

13.     Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities.

In their term projects, students will seek an engineering design based on technical, economic and environmental aspects of their proposed solutions.

Program Outcomes Matrix

0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution