Physics 581: Renewable Electric Power Systems
All exams: (3-4
problems) open book
and open notes (only your own)
Text: Renewable & Efficient Electric
Power Systems, 2nd Ed. by Gilbert Masters
Grades: approximately 30% homework problems and 70%
exams
date
chapter
topics, main themes
problems due Fridays by 5pm
June 22
1-3
Overview of economics, circuit analysis, power systems
3.5 ,6 11, 15
June 29
4
Available solar energy, insolation
4.3, 9, 11
June 30
Midterm (Ch 1-4)
July 6
5
Semiconductor devices, Photo-voltaic efficiency
5.3, 5, 8, 12
July 13
6, 7
PV systems and wind energy systems
6. 8, 16; 7. 2, 3, 10
July 20
8, 9
Solar concentrators, hydroelectric power
Smart grids, adaptive management, etc
8.1, 5, 9
July 28
1-9
Final Exam
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