An-Najah Staff

Alternative  Energy Systems

Electrical Engineering

Semester

Teaching Methods

Credits

10

Lecture

Rec.

Lab.

Project

Work

HW

Other

Total

Credit

ECTS

Credit

44

-

-

24

14

14

100

3

4

Language

English

Compulsory /

Elective

Compulsory

Prerequisites

Course

Contents

Introduction to renewable energy.Solar energy: Solar astronomy, solar radiation, Solarthermal systems, Solar electric power systems. Storage batteries. Wind energy: wind mechanical converters, Wind electric converters. Biogas digesters

Course

Objectives

To teach the basics of the different renewable energy systems which enable the students to design and build of these systems for different applications.

Learning

Outcomes and

Competences

Learning the techniques of  the solar and wind energy systems and design of  such systems according to the load requirements.

Textbook and

/or References

Goswami,Kreider , Solar Energy,

Duffie JA,Beckmann WA , Solar Engineering,Wiely Interscience

Buresch M ,Photovoltaic energy systems Design and Installation,McGrawHill

Assessment

Criteria

If any,mark

as (X)

Percent

(%)

Midterm Exams

X

45

Quizzes

Homeworks

Projects

X

Term Paper

Laboratory Work

Other

X

5

Final Exam

X

               50

Instructors

 Prof. Dr. Marwan Mahmoud ,marwanma@najah.edu

Week

Subject

1

Introduction: Solar thermal systems, Solar thermal-electrical systems and their applications. Solar electrical systems and their applications. Wind energy mechanical and electrical systems and their applications. Biogas production

2

Solar Astronomy : Solar radiation spectrum, the solar constant, The extra terrestrial solar radiation,  terrestrial radiation, the spectral irradiancy curve ,the air mass.

3

Solar Astronomy: Solar radiation geometry ,the equation of time, the sun motion algorithms ,the sun path diagram .

4

Measuring equipment for solar and wind energy

5

Solar Electric Power Systems : Photovoltaic cell and its characteristics ,PV-cell types types , the PV module

6

Solar Electric Power Systems: Design of PV  arrays ,

Midterm Exam 1

7

Solar Electric Supplementary Equipment : DC/DC-Converter (Charge Regulators), inverters , dual converters, appropriate loads of PV systems.

8

Storage Batteries : Construction of a battery,battery type and characteristics, block batteries ,regular batteries, state of charge, depth of discharge.

9

Storage Batteries : Battery cycling, overcharge and deep discharge, design of battery storage systems of different size ,ampere hour efficiency,watthour efficiency

10

Wind Energy: Wind speed and duration, wind energy potential,Rayleigh and Weibull distribution.

11

Wind Energy : Wind turbine types and their characteristics, design of wind electric power systems

12

Solar thermal systems: Solar water heaters, thermosyphonic systems, forced circulating systems, system efficiency, and design of solar water systems.

13

Solar thermal systems: Design of solar water systems.

Biogas Digesters : The digestion materials and their characteristics,

the digestion process, the biogas characteristics

14

Biogas Digesters: Design of bio gas digesters, biogas energy production.

MedtermExam 2