ERE419 - Basics of Electrical Power and Smart Grid
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Energy Resources Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Under Graduate
Course Description :
Electrical power system-Alternators-synchronous generators-Induction generators-Permanent magnet generators-Double fed induction motors-Inverters and converters-Automatic voltage regulation-Automatic transfer switches-Generator protection and switch gear- The Inevitable emergence of the Smart grid-The Rationale for an advanced smart grid-Smart convergence-Smart grid emerges-Envisioning and designing smart grid-Today's smart grid-Fast forward to smart grid -Advanced smart grid complexities-Grid operations-Market operations
ERE420 - Graduation Project (1)
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Energy Resources Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Under Graduate
Course Description :
ERE421 - Energy Storage and Transmission
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Energy Resources Engineering
Prerequisit Course : ERE313 and ERE324
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Under Graduate
Course Description :
Introduction-Thermal Energy Storage (Sensible Heat-Latent Heat-Inorganic Phase Change Materials-Organic Phase Change Materials-Quasi-Latent Heat-Heat Pumps)-Energy Storage in Organic Fuels (Synthetic Liquid Fuels-Gaseous Fuels Stored as Liquids)-Mechanical Energy (Potential Energy Storage-Energy Storage in Pressurized Gas-Hydroelectric Power Pumped-Hydro Storage)-Electromagnetic energy storage—Electrochemical energy storage-Thermo-electrical energy storage-Hydrogen Storage (Storage of Gaseous Hydrogen in High Pressure Tanks-Storage of Liquid Hydrogen in Insulated Tanks-Ammonia and Related Materials as Hydrogen Storage Media)-Energy Storage for Medium-to-Large Scale Applications (Utility Load Leveling, Peak Shaving, Transients)-Storage of Solar and Wind Generated Energy- Storage Technologies that are Especially Suited to these Applications
ERE422 - Design of Thermal and Energy Systems
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Energy Resources Engineering
Prerequisit Course : ERE313 and ERE324 and ERE412
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Under Graduate
Course Description :
Methodology of design - Component modeling: statistical and mechanistic - Simulation methodology: heat exchangers, refrigeration systems, air conditioning systems - Steady state system simulation: systems of nonlinear equations, iterative procedures - Dynamic system simulation: numerical integration, parameter estimation - Optimization: Lagrange multipliers, search techniques, linear programming - Economic considerations: objective function development.
ERE423 - Energy Systems
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
School : Energy Resources Engineering
Prerequisit Course : No Pre-Requisit Courses
Credit Hours : 3.00
Offered For : Under Graduate
Course Description :
Introduction to energy-Systems tools of energy systems-Economic tools for energy systems-Climate change and climate modeling- Fossil fuel resources- Stationary combustion systems- Carbon Sequestration- Nuclear energy systems- Hydroelectric power station-The Solar resource- Solar photovoltaic technologies- Solar thermal applications- Wind energy systems- Energy transmission technologies- Electrical power distribution- Load side management and power factor compensation.
