Renewable Energy Sources for Electricity Generation

Објавено: October 12, 2018
  1.    Course Title Renewable Energy Sources for Electricity Generation
  2.    Code 3ФЕИТ04Л014
  3.    Study program EEUM
  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/6   7.    Number of ECTS credits 6.00
  8.    Lecturer Dr Dimitar Dimitrov
  9.    Course Prerequisites

10.    Course Goals (acquired competencies):  Obtaining a basic engineering knowledge for the power generation processes in systems that use renewable energy sources. Acquainting with the basis of renewable energy systems sizing. Getting capabilities for economic evaluation of systems that use renewable energy sources.

11.    Course Syllabus: Categorization of energy sources. Present situation and trends in use of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). Climate changes. Properties and statistical parameters of the wind energy. Wind turbines and wind generators. Systems for use of biomass. Methods for biogas generation and its use. Use of geothermal energy. Basic characteristics of small hydro power plants. Use of waves and tidal energy.  Properties of the solar radiation. Photovoltaic systems. Systems for conversion of the solar energy into heat and electricity.  Systems for energy storage. Mechanisms for supporting the RES systems. Economic analysis and cost-effectiveness of RES systems.
12.    Learning methods:  Lectures with presentations, interactive lectures, numerical exercises, study visits.
13.    Total number of course hours 3 + 2 + 0 + 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 35
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 10
17.3. Activity and participation 5
17.4. Final exam 50
18.    Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points     5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points     6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points     7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points     8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points     9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points   10 (ten) (A)
19.    Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Continual attending of lectures, doing homeworks and student projects.
20.  Forms of assessment During the semester, two partial written 120 minutes exams or a written 120 minutes exam are forseen. For students who have passed the partial exams or the exam, a final oral exam (duration 60 minutes) may be conducted. The points from the partial exams or the exam and the final oral exam are included into the final grade
21.   Language Macedonian and English
22.  Method of monitoring of teaching quality Internal evaluation and surveys.
23.  Literature
23.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Gilbert Masters Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2004
2 F. Zobaa, R. C. Bansal Handbook of Renewable Technology World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd 2011
3 B. K. Hodge Alternative Energy Systems and Applications Ars LAMINA 2013
23.2. Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Gavin D. J. Harper  Planning and Installing Micro Hydro Systems  DGS/Berlin  2012
2  Planning and Installing Photovoltaic Systems  DGS/Berlin  2008
3  J.F.Manwell Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design and Application  John Wiley & Sons Ltd.  2009