25348: Analysis of New Energy Resources
Course Name: Analysis of New Energy Resources
Course Number: 25348
Prerequisite(s): -
Co-requisite(s): -
Units: 3
Level: Postgraduate
Last Revision: Summer 2018

Description: 
The decrease in fossil energy sources and their corruptive effect on the environment made the utilization of renewable energy sources inevitable. Varieties of renewable energy are evaluated from the electrical point of view. Renewable energy placed among the electrical energy generation sources in the future is presented. Finally, we will discuss the problems that renewable energy sources and distributed generation may cause.
 
Syllabus:
  • The world’s present energy condition, energy consumption now and future, available energy sources, reservoirs of energy, electrical energy consumption now and future
  • Introduction to renewable energy sources including wind, solar energy (photovoltaic, heat)
  • Small and large hydropower plants, geothermal energy, biomass energy, low and high water, the perspective of the development of renewable energy in the future
  • Wind energy- principles of usage of wind energy- evaluate the wing energy sources- varieties of wind turbines- evaluate the lateral systems, especially the electric components and their control- present and future condition of wind energy usage in IRAN
  • Solar heating energy – water heaters- air heaters- building heating systems- building cooling systems- solar concentrators – solar heat power plants
  • Photovoltaic solar energy- evaluation of present solar cells and modules technologies- present and future condition of technologies- application of photovoltaic energy in single systems- application of photovoltaic energy in network connected systems- present and future condition of photovoltaic energy in IRAN
  • Small hydroelectric power plants- potential of development of small hydroelectric power plants in IRAN
  • Other sources of distributed generation, fuel cell, microturbines, and their effect on power systems

References:
  • N. K. Bansal, Renewable Energy Source and Conversion Technology, McGraw Hill, 1990
  • J. M. Gordon, Solar Energy: The State of Art, James and James, 2001
  • EUREC, the Future for Renewable Energy, James and James, 2002
  • T. Markvart, L. Castaner, Practical Handbook of Photovoltaic, Elsevier, 2003
  • R. Sulliver, Power Systems Planning, 1997


 
Last Update: 2024-05-27