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COURSE DESCRIPTION

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES/ELT-114

Course Title:	ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES
Credits	0	ECTS	3
Course Semester	2	Type of The Course	Elective

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

Definition of energy, To have general information about renewable energy sources, Structure of the sun, Solar energy systems, Production of electrical energy from solar energy, Produced electrical energy grid connections, Solar cell and photovoltaic panels (PV), PV panels and connections, Load analysis, To determine the solar cell type and power, to establish the photovoltaic sequence, to determine the installation location, to perform the electrical connections and tests of the PV panels, to calculate the number of batteries, to realize the charge controller connection, to create the battery grouping, to determine the inverter capacity, to create the inverter connection, to create the grid input outputs. Wind formation and characteristics, wind measurements and calculations, wind energy terminology and turbine components, historical development of wind turbines, aerodynamics, rotor dynamics, wing efficiency and flow characteristics on the wing, wind turbine energy generation calculations, wind turbine installation, operation, environmental impact, environmental effects of wind

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-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

To have necessary knowledge about renewable energy sources
To be able to design electricity generation systems from renewable energy sources
To be able to apply electricity generation systems from renewable energy sources

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Definition and types of energy, energy sources and fossil fuels in the world and in Turkey
2. Week	Global warming and its effects, Introduction to clean and renewable energy sources
3. Week	Hydroelectric energy, Geothermal Energy, and Biomass
4. Week	Biogas, Hydrogen Energy, Boron Energy
5. Week	Solar energy, solar radiation, solar cell and Photovoltaic Panels
6. Week	Mathematical modeling of PV panels, installation calculations and maximum power monitoring systems
7. Week	Exam, Solar Tracking Systems
8. Week	Solar Tracking Systems, Charge Regulators, Batteries and Battery Groups, Island Mode and Grid Connected Systems
9. Week	Solar Tracking Systems, Charge Regulators, Batteries and Battery Groups, Island Mode and Grid Connected Systems
10. Week	Fluid mechanics general information, wind turbines basic information, wind characteristics
11. Week	Wind turbine placement, integration, Island mode and grid connected systems and applications
12. Week	Types of generators used in wind turbines, working principles and calculation of energy production
13. Week	Wing efficiency and characteristics of flow on the wing
14. Week	Wind turbine installation, operation, maintenance and environmental effects
15. Week
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	50
Assignment	0	0
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		50
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		50

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks			0
Searching in Internet and Library	5	2	10
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing	1	8	8
Preparing a Presentation	1	8	8
Presentation	1	7	7
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	7	7
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam			0
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			82
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			3.28
Course Credit (ECTS):			3

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Uses mathematics, basic sciences and technician knowledge in his / her field		X
2	Have professional ethics, occupational safety, worker health and first aid knowledge	X
3	Has sufficient technical foreign language knowledge in the field			X
4	Makes independent and multi-disciplinary teamwork by communicating effectively			X
5	Continuously improves itself by following technological developments as lifelong learning competence		X
6	Determine the failure using the necessary devices and methods to measure physical quantities.				X
7	Experiment to recognize analog / digital materials in the field of electricity and electronics		X
8	Controls a system or process with microprocessor based control devices.		X
9	Develops computer software for applications in the field by following the developments in programming languages				X
10	Has the ability to read and draw technical drawings	X
11	Makes industrial applications by developing software for industrial robots			X
12	Defines the structure and characteristics of electric motors and develops applications		X
13	Converts electronic circuits into industrial products				X
14	Develops applications by recognizing the power electronics materials		X
15	Performs communication technologies and their industrial applications, malfunctions and maintenance		X

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