1. Course Title |
Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Sources |
2. Code |
4ФЕИТ02З018 |
3. Study program |
ЕЕС, ЕАОИЕ |
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) |
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies |
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) |
First cycle |
6. Academic year/semester |
III/5, IV/7 |
7. Number of ECTS credits |
6 |
8. Lecturer |
D-r Vlatko Stoilkov |
9. Course Prerequisites |
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10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): Students will obtain basic pre-knowledge of exploitation of renewable energy sources and energy conversion from renewables to electrical. |
11. Course Syllabus: General aspects and comparison of conventional and renewable energy sources (RES). Types of RES. Fundamentals elements of energy conversion from different RES. RES system topology. Exploitation of solar energy. Biomass as RES. Hydro energy – water flows, tidal and wave energy. Wind energy. Fuel cells. Autonomous and grid connected operation of RES systems. Hybrid RES systems. Environmental impacts of RES. RES Economy. |
12. Learning methods: Interactive lectures, numerical and laboratory exercises, personal and team projects, homework. |
13. Total number of course hours |
3 + 1 + 1 + 0 |
14. Distribution of course hours |
180 |
15. Forms of teaching |
15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching |
45 |
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork |
30 |
16. Other course activities |
16.1. Projects, seminar papers |
30 |
16.2. Individual tasks |
30 |
16.3. Homework and self-learning |
45 |
17. Grading |
17.1. Exams |
5 |
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) |
10 |
17.3. Activity and participation |
5 |
17.4. Final exam |
80 |
18. Grading criteria (points) |
up to 50 points |
5 (five) (F) |
from 51to 60 points |
6 (six) (E) |
from 61to 70 points |
7 (seven) (D) |
from 71to 80 points |
8 (eight) (C) |
from 81to 90 points |
9 (nine) (B) |
from 91to 100 points |
10 (ten) (A) |
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam |
Attendance to lectures and exercises, completed laboratory/project tasks |
20. Forms of assessment |
Written form, with theoretical questions (60%) and numerical problems (40%) |
21. Language |
Macedonian and English |
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality |
Student questionnaire |
23. Literature |
23.1. Required Literature |
No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
1 |
G. N. Tiwari |
Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Sources |
Alpha Science International, Ltd |
2007 |