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Renewable Energy Systems

 

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EE4005 Renewable Energy Systems 2+0+2 ECTS:5

 
Year / Semester Fall Semester
Level of Course First Cycle (Undergraduate)
Status Elective
Department DEPARTMENT of ELECTRICAL and ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Contact Hours 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of laboratory per week
Lecturer Prof. Dr. Ismail H. ALTAŞ
Co-Lecturer
Language of instruction English
Professional practise (internship) None
 

Objectives of the Course
To provide students with the ability to design, install and analyze wind and photovoltaic solar energy systems, including the integration of renewable energy systems into the grid, as well as to make mathematical and simulation models of these systems and to perform simulations in Matlab / Simulink environment and to teach optimum management strategies of these systems.
 
Contents of the Course
Electricity generation from conventional power plants (hydraulic, thermal, nuclear). Basic operating principles of hydraulic, thermal and nuclear power plants, World energy outlook and Turkey's situation. Features, designs, installations and uses of renewable energy systems (YES) such as photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy systems (RES). Use of Asynchronous and Synchronous Generators in wind energy systems. Modeling and simulation of PV and RES. Integration of YES to grid and loads, converters used for this purpose and control of these converters. MPPT control in PV and RES and strategies for optimum management of renewable energy systems.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will sufficient knowledge about: :

LO - 1 : Electric generation from conventional power stations
LO - 2 : Renewable energy systems
LO - 3 : Wind turbines and interfacing of wind energy into utility grid
LO - 4 : PV systems and interfacing of PV into utility grid
LO - 5 : Mathematical modelling of wind energy systems
LO - 6 : MPPT in PV and wind energy systems
LO - 7 : Simulation of wind and PV systems.



Teaching Plan

Week 1 Electric power generation from conventional power stations
Week 2 Power demand and the need for renewable energy
Week 3 Renewable energy systems in general 
Week 4 Wind turbines
Week 5 Interfacing wind energy systems into utility grid
Week 6 Mathematical modelling of wind energy systems
Week 7 Asyncronous generator
Week 8 Syncronous generator
Week 9 Midterm exam
Week 10 Photovoltaic solar energy systems
Week 11 PV system modelling and simulation
Week 12 Interfacing PV energy systems into utility grid
Week 13 Interfacing PV energy systems into utility grid
Week 14 MPPT in PV and wind energy systems
Week 15 Project evaluations and student presentations
Week 16 Final exam
Lab sessions start at 5th week as 2h/w



Text Book 
  • Ismail H. Altas, Unpublished lecture notes.
  • Ismail H. Altas, "Fuzzy Logic Control in Energy Systems with design applications in MATLAB/Simulink", The Institution of Engineering and Technology (The IET) Books, 2017. (10., 11. ve 12. bölümler)
  • Other resources suggested during lectures.
 

 
Evaluation Method
Method Week Date Duration (Hour) Contribution (%)
Midterm 9   2 30
Lab 5 - 15   2 20
Project - - - -
End of term exam 16   2 50
 
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
 
Type of work Duration
(hours pw)
Number of weeks
Lectures (face to face teaching) 2 14
extracurricular work 2 10
Preparation for the Midterm Exam 2 7
Midterm 2 1
Lab 2 10
Project 1 10
End of term exam 2 1
Other 1 2 5
Total Work Load