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Course Details
| Course Department: | Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering |
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| Course Code: | MME 517 |
| Course Title: | Solar Energy Systems |
| Number of ECTS: | 8 |
| Level of Course: | 2nd Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Year of Study (if applicable): | 1 |
| Semester/Trimester when the Course Unit is Delivered: | Fall Semester |
| Name of Lecturer(s): | Rafaela Agathokleous |
| Lectures/Week: | 2 (1.5 hours per lecture) |
| Laboratories/week: | -- |
| Tutorials/Week: | -- |
| Course Purpose and Objectives: | This course will provide students an insight of the most used solar energy technologies (photovoltaics, solar collectors, flat plate collectors, parabolic trough collectors etc). The purpose of the course is the acquisition of knowledge and techniques to analyse solar thermal systems and their characteristics. Emphasis is given on the solar characteristics of Cyprus as well as on the passive and thermal methods of exploiting solar radiation. |
| Learning Outcomes: |
• Identify, understand and estimate solar geometry and solar potential. • Understand and estimate the operation of active and passive solar systems.
• Analyse and report the performance of solar systems. • Suggest appropriate and feasible solar systems to meet specific needs. • Familiarise, estimate and report the energy yield of solar installations using different calculation methods. • Perform the financial assessment and examine the financial sustainability of solar installations.
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| Prerequisites: | Not Applicable |
| Co-requisites: | Not Applicable |
| Course Content: |
The course content includes lectures on the following thematic areas: • Solar radiation (basic concepts and features, angles, direct and diffuse radiation in horizontal - inclined - moving levels, measurement of solar radiation).
• Passive and Active Solar Systems (basic concepts, typology, features and capabilities, modes of exploitation and optimization of systems). • Thermal production of solar collector technologies (typology, thermal analysis, temperature distribution in the absorber, efficiency factor, thermal gain, flow, efficiency, performance measurement). • Solar installations of thermal energy (calculation methods, curves f, F-f curves, storage and rate of solar energy use). • Financial assessment and sustainability features. |
| Teaching Methodology: | • Lectures (3 hours per week) • Tutorials (1 hour per week) • Assignments / homework • Demonstrations & visits |
| Bibliography: |
• Lecture notes • ‘Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems’, Soteris Kalogirou, 2009, ISBN: 978-0-12-374501-9. |
| Assessment: | • 30% - midterm examination • 30% - Homework • 40% - Final examination |
| Language of Instruction: | Greek
or English |
| Delivery Mode: | Face-To-Face |
| Work Placement(s): | Not Applicable |