Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

literature in this field. There is no single book or textbook that includesall the topics planned for our development. A tentative course syllabus was developed and powerpoint slides for each of the topics has been compiled based on the research of existing books andjournal/conference publications. The PI has practical experience on PV systems through threeprojects he completed for Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) and DOE,and that experience has been embedded while designing the power point presentation. Thecourse topics and a summary of the power point slides for each module are presented in thefollowing:3.1 Course Module Topics  Solar Resource and Renewable Energy  Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth (elisha) Mh Garcia, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Deanna L Bergondo, United States Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

develop the students fromremembering (1. List) to highest level of cognitive domain, analyze, evaluate and create (6.Argue, and 7. Communicate).The grading breakdown did change substantially from 2009 to 2012, as can be seen in Table 1.Less weight was given to course participation and the final paper, while two debates were addedto the schedule and grading in lieu of two open-discussion classes.In 2009, the homework was comprised of two relevant current event reviews and two relevant Page 23.1273.3webpage evaluations. Samples of the required format were provided in the syllabus and postedon the online learning management system. Students were then

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

interdisciplinary subjectsneeded to be covered, the following reference texts are used and recommended to the students.Based on these and additional references the following course syllabus was developed19-23. It Page 23.602.4focuses on wind energy, wind power systems and solar/photovoltaic (PV) energy generation. Toa lesser extend it focuses on other renewable energy sources and related technologies. Wind andsolar energy conversion system make up about 80% of the course since wind and solar energyrepresent the fastest growing areas of renewable energy in the past decade. Therefore the keyareas that the course focuses are the wind and solar energy sources