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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MEC 5026 MECHATRONIC APPLICATIONS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUSTAFA SERHAN KÜÇÜKA

Offered to

M.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering Mechatronics Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to teach fundamentals of sustainable energy to provide background for understanding the renewable energy resources in mechatronics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To describe Basics of Solar Energy, CO2- problem, Photovoltaic Systems. 2   To identify the appropriate Hydrogen Process. 3   To compute the dimensions and power of a Wind Energy System 4   To choose the appropriate renewable energy resource 5   To select the correct energy type.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to sustainable energy. 2 Basics of solar energy. 3 Balance of Solar and IR-radiation of earth. 4 CO2- problem, Photovoltaic systems. 5 Planning of cells and panels. 6 Production processes. 7 Control of Solar Heating Systems. 8 Non concentrating systems ( one-/two- pane-collector, vacuum-tube-collector). 9 Wind energy Processes. 10 Biomass. 11 Hydrogen Procesess. 12 Hydrogen Storage (CH2, LH2, metal-hydrides, chemical hydrides), 13 Geothermal energy 14 Application examples.

Recomended or Required Reading

Sustainable Energy: Choosing Among Options, Jefferson W. Tester (Author), Elisabeth M. Drake (Author), Michael J. Driscoll (Author), Michael W. Golay (Author), William A. Peters (Author)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical background is explained in details with presentations. Students should enter a final exam and focus on practical issues of the subjects included in course.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG ASSIGNMENT 2 PRS PRESENTATION 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aytac.goren@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for quiz etc. 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 35 35 Preparing assignments 1 30 30 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65 Final 1 4 4 Quiz etc. 1 4 4 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 197

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 2 1 LO.3 2 2 3 LO.4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.5 2 2 1 1 1 3