ECTS - Solar Energy Technology
Solar Energy Technology (ENE308) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Solar Energy Technology | ENE308 | Area Elective | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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(ENE203 veya EE212) |
Course Language | English |
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Course Type | Elective Courses |
Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Experiment, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice. |
Course Lecturer(s) |
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Course Objectives | To give necessary knowledge to the students on solar energy and its applications. The aim of the course is to help the development of the national industry. To help the development of the engineering skills of the students. |
Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Content | Introduction to solar energy conversions, fundamentals of solar radiation, methods of solar collection and thermal conversion, solar heating systems, solar thermal power, capturing solar energy through biomass. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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1 | Fundamental Concepts and Solar Radiation | Chapter 1 |
2 | Solar Energy and Available Solar Radiation | Chapter 2 |
3 | Selected Heat Transfer Topics | Chapter 3 |
4 | Solar Angles and Extraterrestial Solar Radiation | Chapter 4 |
5 | Calculation of solar radiation on horizontal and tilted surfaces. | Chapter 4 |
6 | Atmospheric Solar Radiation | Chapter 5 |
7 | Transmission of solar radiation through glass and plastics. | Chapter 6 |
8 | Flat-Plate Collectors | Chapter 6 |
9 | Concentrating Collectors | Chapter 7 |
10 | Midterm Exam | |
11 | Thermal Energy storage and Power generation using thermal energy | Chapter 8 |
12 | Solar Energy Applications | Chapter 9 |
13 | Solar Energy Applications | Chapter 9 |
14 | Solar Cells and direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy | Chapter 10 |
15 | Solar Cells and direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy, Design of PV systems | Chapter 11 |
16 | Final Exam |
Sources
Course Book | 1. J. Duffie and W. Beckman, Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006 |
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Other Sources | 2. R.C. Neville, Solar Energy Conversion-The Solar Cell, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 1995 |
Evaluation System
Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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Attendance/Participation | - | - |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | - | - |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
Homework Assignments | - | - |
Presentation | - | - |
Project | - | - |
Report | 1 | 25 |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 45 |
Toplam | 3 | 100 |
Percentage of Semester Work | 0 |
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Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
Core Courses | X |
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Major Area Courses | |
Supportive Courses | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
# | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Applies knowledge in mathematics, science, and computing to solve engineering problems related to manufacturing technologies. | |||||
2 | Analyzes and identifies problems specific to manufacturing technologies. | |||||
3 | Develops an approach to solve encountered engineering problems, and designs and conducts models and experiments. | |||||
4 | Designs a comprehensive manufacturing system (including method, product, or device development) based on the creative application of fundamental engineering principles, within constraints of economic viability, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability. | |||||
5 | Selects and uses modern techniques and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications. | |||||
6 | Effectively uses information technologies to collect and analyze data, think critically, interpret, and make sound decisions. | |||||
7 | Works effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and intra-disciplinary teams or individually; demonstrates the confidence and necessary organizational skills. | |||||
8 | Communicates effectively in both spoken and written Turkish and English. | |||||
9 | Engages in lifelong learning, accesses information, keeps up with the latest developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself. | |||||
10 | Demonstrates awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, and social issues in the field of Manufacturing Engineering. | |||||
11 | Effectively utilizes resources (personnel, equipment, and costs) to enhance national competitiveness and improve manufacturing industry productivity; conducts solution-oriented project and risk management; and demonstrates awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | |||||
12 | Considers the health, environmental, social, and legal consequences of engineering practices at both global and local scales when making decisions. |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
Project | |||
Report | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Homework Assignments | |||
Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Total Workload | 130 |