Course overview
This course focuses on harnessing energy from renewable sources to meet a portion of society's electrical energy needs. It examines the modelling, analysis and implementation of solar, wind and battery energy systems.
Course learning outcomes
- Define and describe renewable energy concepts such as: solar/wind power conversion, maximum power point tracking, generation-duration curve, capacity factor, grid-connected inverters, islanding, levelized cost of energy
- Describe the functions of the key components of solar and wind power generation systems and battery energy storage systems
- Analyse the performance of a given solar generation system
- Analyse the performance of a given wind generation system
- Design a battery storage system to meet a given requirement
Degree list
The following degrees include this course