EECE 4410 - Design of Renewable Energy Systems for Remote Community (3)

Review of renewable energy sources, energy and society, and thermodynamics; discussion of sociopolitical, economic and environmental factors; theory of photo-voltaic, wind turbine power, batteries, and other renewable energy sources, load forecasting, transmission and distribution systems; design of hybrid energy systems, wind electric water pumping system, and design of electric power distribution system for a community. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 3250