Currently, Drexel University is offering EET 320 (Renewable Energy Systems) to introduce students to various renewable energy technologies and their applications.
The objective of this course is to present and introduce the students to various renewable energy systems and their characteristics and performances over a spectrum of applications, including the hybrid issues of renewable energy sources. The main focus of this course will be renewable energy systems and energy efficiency on wind, solar-photovoltaic energy systems, thermoelectric, and lighting.
Upon successful completion of the course in this discipline, the students will be able to:
- Understand the main sources of energy, energy efficiency, and their primary applications in the US and the world.
- Describe the challenges and problems associated with the use of various energy sources, including fossil fuels, with regard to future supply and the industry.
- Evaluate economic efficiency and compare small scale energy projects using major economic measures of the pay-back period, simple rate of return, net present value, internal rate of return.
- Evaluate manufacturing energy consumption and determine methods to increase energy efficiency.
- Relate properly to their hands-on laboratory experiences to solving real-world clean energy and energy efficiency engineering problems.
