Solar Energy Technology (ENE308) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Solar Energy Technology ENE308 Area Elective 3 1 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
(ENE203 veya EE212)
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Experiment, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Gizem Nur Bulanık Durmuş
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to provide students with knowledge about solar energy and its applications and to develop their ability to work effectively in both disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams. .
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Acquire theoretical and practical knowledge about solar energy.
  • Learn the methods used in energy conversion analysis in solar energy applications.
  • Gain the ability to work effectively in disciplinary and multidisciplinary
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
1 Fundamental Concepts and Solar Radiation Lecture Notes
2 World Solar Energy and Available Solar Radiation, Solar Angles, Solar Radiation Reaching the Earth and Extraterrestrial Radiation Balance Lecture Notes
3 Calculation of Radiation on Horizontal and Inclined Surfaces Lecture Notes
4 Solar Energy Collection Methods and Thermal Cycles Lecture Notes
5 Solar Heating Systems Lecture Notes
6 Flat Plate Solar Collectors Lecture Notes
7 Concentrating Solar Collectors Lecture Notes
8 Midterm Lecture Notes
9 Thermal Energy Storage and the Use of Thermal Energy in Power Generation Lecture Notes
10 Solar Energy Applications Lecture Notes
11 Solar Cells and Direct Conversion of Solar Energy into Electrical Energy Lecture Notes
12 Solar Cells and Direct Conversion of Solar Energy into Electrical Energy, Photovoltaic System Design Lecture Notes
13 Midterm Lecture Notes
14 Project Presentations
15 Project Presentations
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. J. Duffie and W. Beckman, Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006
Other Sources 2. R.C. Neville, Solar Energy Conversion-The Solar Cell, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 1995

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report 1 20
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems.
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches.
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices.
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements.
5 Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects.
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain.
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies.
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
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 10 10
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 125