300786 (v.3) Renewable Energy Principles 301
| Area: | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | The need and types of renewable energy. Solar and Photovoltaic Arrays: Solar resource. Positioning of PV modules. Photovoltaic materials and electrical characteristics. Effects of shading. PV systems. Wind Power: Fundamentals of wind power. Assessment of wind power. Speed control of wind turbines. Generators. Operations and control. Micro-Hydro Power: Fundamentals of hydro power. Hydro resources. Hydroturbines. Generators. Operations and control. Fuel Cells: Types of fuel cells. Fundamentals of fuel cells. Power conditioning unit. Applications of fuel cells. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 031301 Electrical Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2012 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
