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| MM3015 | Renewable Energy Sources | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Hakan BAYRAKTAR | | Co-Lecturer | None | | 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, wave energy and biomass 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 detailed knowledge about main renewable energy sources and their advantages compared to conventional resources | 1,2 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | learn the methods of energy production and energy conversion applied to each renewable energy sources | 1,2 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | proposed mathematical relations for energy conversion in such sources and get fundamental knowledge about the design of renewable power systems | 1,2 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | compare and evaluate several energy sources from the energy density, energy efficiency, continuity, economy and applicability points of view | 1,2 | 1, | | 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. Biomass and energy production from biomass. |
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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 | Comparison of conventional and renewable energy sources | | | Week 3 | Solar energy: General knowledge about solar energy and solar power systems | | | Week 4 | Solar energy conversion systems: solar collectors, solar heating systems, solar power systems | | | Week 5 | Wind energy: General knowledge about formation of wind energy and wind energy conversion systems | | | Week 6 | Wind turbines: description and classification | | | Week 7 | Determination of wind turbine performance | | | Week 8 | Hydraulic energy: general knowledge and environmental impacts | | | Week 9 | Mid-Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Power generation systems for hydraulic resources: hydraulic turbines and determination of hydraulic turbine performance | | | Week 11 | Geothermal energy: General knowledge about formation of geothermal energy and geothermal cells | | | Week 12 | Production of energy from geothermal sources: geothermal energy conversion systems | | | Week 13 | Production of energy from geothermal sources: geothermal energy conversion systems | | | Week 14 | Wave energy: General knowledge and environmental effects
Submission of term project | | | Week 15 | Biomass and energy production from biomass. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Bayraktar, H. Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynakları Ders Notları. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü, Trabzon, 61 p, 2007. (Basılmamış). | | | 2 | Bayraktar, H. Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynakları Ders Notları. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü, Trabzon, 61 p, 2007. (Basılmamış). | | | |
| 1 | Akova, İ. Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynakları, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2009. | | | 2 | Akova, İ. Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynakları, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2009. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 27/11/2023 | 1. | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | 19/01/2024 | 1.25 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Proje | 2 | 5 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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