Covers salient-pole synchronous machines; solar photovoltaic (PV) power technology including the equivalent circuit of PV cells, characteristics of PV modules and arrays, PV current-voltage (I-V) curves and shading impacts on I-V curves, stand-alone and grid-connected PV systems, PV powered water pumping; wind power technology including types of wind turbines and wind turbine generators, assessment of power in the wind, wind turbine power curves, estimating wind turbine energy production, wind farms; energy storage; renewable energy integration and microgrids; and various renewable energy conversion systems. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the B.E. in Electrical Engineering program. Prerequisite(s): EE 441 Note: Students with credit for EE 498 "Renewable Energy and Power Systems" offered
Covers salient-pole synchronous machines; solar photovoltaic (PV) power technology including the equivalent circuit of PV cells, characteristics of PV modules and arrays, PV current-voltage (I-V) curves and shading impacts on I-V curves, stand-alone and grid-connected PV systems, PV powered water pumping; wind power technology including types of wind turbines and wind turbine generators, assessment of power in the wind, wind turbine power curves, estimating wind turbine energy production, wind farms; energy storage; renewable energy integration and microgrids; and various renewable energy conversion systems. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the B.E. in Electrical Engineering program. Prerequisite(s): EE 441 Note: Students with credit for EE 498 "Renewable Energy and Power Systems" offered
