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| ESM3011 | Renewable energy sources | 2+1+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İsmail POLAT | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Providing the students with a general knowledge about major renewable energy resources such as solar energy, wind energy, hydraulic energy, geothermal energy and wave energy and about the types of energy conversion systems related to each of these sources. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | learn knowledge about main renewable energy sources and their advantages compared to conventional resources | 1,4,5,11 | | | LO - 2 : | learn the methods of energy production and energy conversion applied to each renewable energy sources | 1,4,5,11 | | | LO - 3 : | proposed mathematical relations for energy conversion in such sources and can predict mechanical energy amount could be obtained from any power system operated by using a renewable energy | 1,4,5,11 | | | LO - 4 : | compare and evaluate several energy sources from the energy density, energy efficiency, continuity, economy and applicability points of view | 1,4,5,11 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Classification of conventional energy sources and renewable energy sources. General comparison of conventional energy sources with renewable energy sources. General knowledge about solar energy and solar power systems. Knowledge about wind energy and wind energy conversion systems (wind turbines) and theoretical determination of performance of wind turbines, applying momentum theory. Hydraulic energy and power generation systems for hydraulic sources. Knowledge about the formation of geothermal energy or geothermal cells and power generation from these sources. Prediction methods of the amount of heat obtainable from any geothermal source. Wave energy and wave energy conversion systems |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Energy resources: Knowledge about conventional and renewable energy sources and classification of these energy sources | | | Week 2 | Solar energy: General knowledge about solar energy and solar power systems | | | Week 3 | Solar energy conversion systems: solar collectors, solar heating systems, solar power systems | | | Week 4 | Photovoltaic System experiment | | | Week 5 | Biomass, biogas: general knowledge and environmental impacts. | | | Week 6 | Bioethanol, biodiesel: general knowledge and environmental impacts. | | | Week 7 | Wind energy: General knowledge about formation of wind energy and wind energy conversion systems | | | Week 8 | Technical trip to Sürmene Çamburnu Kutlular Municipal Solid Waste Landfills | | | Week 9 | Mid-Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Wind energy system experiment | | | Week 11 | Hydraulic energy: general knowledge and environmental impacts. Power generation systems for hydraulic resources: hydraulic turbines and determination of hydraulic turbine performance | | | Week 12 | Geothermal energy: General knowledge about formation of geothermal energy and geothermal cells | | | Week 13 | Hydrogen energy | | | Week 14 | Hydrogen Fuel Cell Experiment | | | Week 15 | Wave energy conversion systems: wave energy convertors (systems of Cockerell, Salter, Wells and Nel) | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Öztürk, H. H, Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynakları, Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2013 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 27.11.2021 | | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 21.01.2022 | | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 5 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 124 |
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