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Renewable Power Generation - ELE00074H

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  • Department: Electronic Engineering
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Asim Mumtaz
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: H
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
    • See module specification for other years: 2023-24

Module summary

This module provides an overview of the principles of operation, generation capacity, design and operational issues and grid connection of a variety of energy sources including mechanical (wind, wave, tidal); hydropower, geothermal; energy harvesting techniques and power transmission.

Professional requirements

Related modules

Pre-requisite modules

Co-requisite modules

  • None

Prohibited combinations

  • None

Additional information

 

 

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2024-25

Module aims

Subject content aims:

  • To understand the principles of operation, generation capacity, design and operational issues of mechanical based sources of energy (wind, wave and tidal)

  • To understand the principles of operation, generation capacity, design and operational issues of hydroelectric based sources of energy

  • To understand the principles of operation, generation capacity, design and operational issues of natural based sources of energy

  • To understand the principles and opportunities for energy harvesting

  • To understand the principles and opportunities for renewable power transmission

  • To reinforce learning through laboratory investigations

Graduate skills aims:

  • To understand the wide variety of current options available for primary energy input to electric generation systems

  • Measure wind energy generator output power and efficiency

  • To instil professional laboratory working practice

Module learning outcomes

Subject content learning outcomes

After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

  • Describe the basic principles behind large and small scale electrical generation systems

  • Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources

  • Discuss the variety of less established alternative energy systems such as wave and tidal power systems

  • Identify and explore energy harvesting opportunities in a given engineering system

Graduate skills learning outcomes

After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

  • State basic technical concepts concisely and accurately

  • Compare and contrast different technologies

  • Plan and manage their time in a laboratory setting

Module content

Professional Practice embedded into this module:

  • Health and Safety

  • Laboratory Practice

  • Written communication skills

  • Personal and Group Skills

  • Design for Manufacturability (understanding of tolerances, material limitations)

  • Engineering standards and Regulation

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled)
Closed exam : Renewable Power Generation Exam		 1.5 hours 50
Essay/coursework
Essay : Coursework		 N/A 50

Special assessment rules

None

Additional assessment information

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled)
Closed exam : Renewable Power Generation Exam		 1.5 hours 100

Module feedback

'Feedback’ at a university level can be understood as any part of the learning process which is designed to guide your progress through your degree programme. We aim to help you reflect on your own learning and help you feel more clear about your progress through clarifying what is expected of you in both formative and summative assessments. A comprehensive guide to feedback and to forms of feedback is available in the Guide to Assessment Standards, Marking and Feedback.

The School of PET aims to provide some form of feedback on all formative and summative assessments that are carried out during the degree programme. In general, feedback on any written work/assignments undertaken will be sufficient so as to indicate the nature of the changes needed in order to improve the work. The School will endeavour to return all exam feedback within the timescale set out in the University's Policy on Assessment Feedback Turnaround Time. The School would normally expect to adhere to the times given, however, it is possible that exceptional circumstances may delay feedback. The School will endeavour to keep such delays to a minimum. Please note that any marks released are subject to ratification by the Board of Examiners and Senate. Meetings at the start/end of each term provide you with an opportunity to discuss and reflect with your supervisor on your overall performance to date.

(i) Formative Feedback

1. Regular labs allow you to engage with the practical sessions and receive verbal help and feedback on your knowledge of renewable power generation system.

2. After class learning materials (webpage, Youtube linkage) on the module Wiki page help you to gain feedback on your understanding of the key module material covered in the lectures.

3. 4 seminars are arranged to help you to develop your application of renewable power generation knowledge.

4. Emails to the Module Coordinator with Questions / Comments will be answered as soon as possible.

5. A draft version of your assignment can be submitted to the module coordinator before the end of term, who will confirm whether this is all in the correct format, along with some general written feedback comments, and a series of recommendations for improvement.

(ii) Summative Feedback

You will receive a customised feedback sheet, showing the mark breakdown in each of the key areas being assessed along with personalised feedback and suggestions for improvement. The comments explain how well you have met the learning objectives, and also give you feedback about the things you could improve in future assignments).

In general, feedback on any written work/assignments undertaken will be sufficient so as to indicate the nature of the changes needed in order to improve the work.

Indicative reading

(i)Renewable Energy: Power for a sustainable future

Godfrey Boyle, OUP(2012)

(ii)Renewable Energy Engineering

by Nicholas Jenkins (Author), Janaka Ekanayake


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