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Course
Number: EE 361-ECE 461 |
Course
Name: Green Power
Generation |
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Course Time: Mondays 6:30 – 9:00 |
Course
Location: BNW GR22 |
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Schedule: 9/11/2017 - 12/18/2017 |
Final
Exam: Team Seminar |
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Instructor: Jeffrey N. Denenberg |
Hours:
M – R 1:00-2:00, or by appointment |
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Office: Bannow 301C |
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Office Phone: 203-254-4000 x3330 |
Google Voice: 203-513-9427 |
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Email: jdenenberg@fairfield.edu |
Both emails are checked regularly but use
ieee.org when I’m out of my office |
This course
compares various methods of green power generation including solar power, wind
power, water power, and several others .This course covers how power is
generated from these sources, the startup costs, the efficiency, and the
practicality .These methods are compared to the present most common method of
using oil and gas to heat water into steam to turn turbines .The student does
not necessarily need a background in engineering and any necessary background
material will be covered. Three Credits
Learning
Outcomes
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No. |
Outcome |
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1 |
The student will understand society’s need for
reliable, inexpensive and environmentally friendly electrical power and how
to design a system to provide it. |
Knowledge, Application, & Synthesis |
a, c, e,
f, h, j, k |
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2 |
The
student will be able to analyze the impact of power generation systems on the
environment. |
Analysis
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a, e, k |
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3 |
The
student will be able to compare the economics of utilizing each of the discussed
power generation technologies |
Application |
a, c, e,
k |
Class Grade Distribution – Will be updated after each exam
Text: Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable
Future, G. Boyle, 3rd Ed. 2012, OUP,
ISBN:
978-0-19-954533-9
Class
Lecture Notes, Recorded
Lectures, Recorded
Seminars
MatLab:
MatLab Student Ed. (The Math Works) – Free to Fairfield
students,
Download Instructions
Octave for Windows – an open source MatLab clone
MatLab
Tutorial by B. Aliane
References:
Linked Videos
This course uses both the instructor’s web site (http://doctord.webhop.net) and Blackboard
to make materials available to the student. Exam Solution keys will be made
available on Blackboard after each exam is graded. Students will also upload their Seminar
materials in the Seminar Assignment area.
Grade
allocation:
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Exams
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67%
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Homework/Seminar
Topic |
33%
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Total |
100% |
Course Schedule:
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Week |
Topic |
Homework |
Lecture Notes |
Videos/References |
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9/11 |
Get ahead
in your reading/viewing |
NASA on Global Warming, |
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9/18 |
Photovoltaic Generation Economics Photovoltaic/Fuel Cell Experiment |
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9/25 |
Wind Generation |
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10/2 |
Wind Generation Economics Review for Exam 1 |
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10/9 |
Fall
Break – No Class |
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10/16 |
Seminar 2:
Wind Power, |
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10/23 |
Exam
1 |
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10/30 |
Exam 1
Reprise, |
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11/6 |
Hydro-Electric 2, |
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11/13 |
Seminar 4: |
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11/20 |
Nuclear Power Generation, & Disasters, Seminar 5: |
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11/27 |
Seminar 6, |
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12/4 |
Exam 2 |
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12/11 |
Exam 2
Reprise |
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12/18 |
Seminar 8
(if required) |
Finals
Week |
12/14-20 |
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CLASS EXPECTATIONS
I. TEACHER
Distribute syllabus.
Review the material described in the syllabus.
Explain material.
Identify alternate reading assignments or books
that clarify the material.
Relate material to "real world"
situations when possible.
Answer questions.
Be available to discuss problems.
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Google Voice: |
(203) 513-9427 |
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Email: |
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Home Page: |
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Class Office Hours: |
Hour before and after
class in BNW 301C or BNW GR22 |
Be receptive to new ideas.
Announce business/class conflicts in advance.
Make up missed classes. Note: I do not cancel
classes. We will use Zoom.us to run an on-line session if required.
Prepare and administer exams.
Grade fairly.
Assign appropriate home problems.
Homework policy – reviewed in class, Quizzes
II. STUDENT
Be familiar
with the prerequisite material as well as the Computer Tools and Tutorials.
Regularly
log into Blackboard to see current announcements.
Ask questions and stay current.
Study the material described in the syllabus.
Preferably before it covered in class and do some of the problems with answers
in the back of each assigned chapter.
Complete the assigned homework.
Obtain class notes and homework if a class is
missed. View lecture video on that week’s
topic(s)
Use the library and the Internet to obtain
supplemental material.
Prepare for exams.
Ask for help from me (I have office hours) and/or
your fellow students.
III. Disability
If you have a
documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please
contact: David Ryan-Soderlund at Academic and Disability Support Services (203)
254-4000, x2615, or email drsoderlund@mail.fairfield.edu, and notify the course
instructor within the first two weeks of the semester.
IV.
Distance Education Students
The
course lecture notes and supplementary videos are accessible via links in this
syllabus and via Blackboard. You should
submit scanned copied of assigned HW and your Exams via email. You will receive an invitation to join our discussion
just before each class begins. I plan to also hold an interactive session once
a week on a scheduled basis to answer questions that may arise.
V. Academic Integrity
Students
are sometimes unsure of what constitutes academic dishonesty. In all academic work, students are expected
to submit materials that are their own and are to include attribution for any
ideas or language that are not their own.
Examples of dishonest conduct include, but are not limited to:
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Falsification
of academic records or grades, including but not limited to any act of
falsifying information on an official academic document, grade report, class
registration document or transcript.
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Cheating,
such as copying examination answers from materials such as crib notes or
another student’s paper.
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Collusion,
such as working with another person or persons when independent work is
prescribed. .
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Inappropriate
use of notes.
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Falsification
or fabrication of an assigned project, data, results, or sources.
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Giving,
receiving, offering, or soliciting information in examinations.
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Using
previously prepared materials in examinations, tests, projects, or quizzes.
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Destruction
or alteration of another student’s work.
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Submitting
the same paper or report for assignments in more than one course without the
prior written permission of each instructor.
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Appropriating
information, ideas, or the language of other people or writers and submitting
it as one’s own to satisfy the requirements of a course – commonly known as
plagiarism.
Plagiarism constitutes theft and deceit.
Assignments (compositions, term papers, computer programs, etc. .)
acquired either in part or in whole from commercial sources, publications,
students, or other sources and submitted as one’s own original work will be
considered plagiarism.
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Unauthorized
recording, sale, or use of lectures and other instructional materials.
In the event of such dishonesty,
professors are to award a grade of zero for the project, paper, or examination
in question, and may record an F for the course itself. When appropriate, expulsion may be
recommended. . A notation of the event is made in the student’s file in the
academic dean’s office. The student will
receive a copy.
You all are REQUIRED to successfully complete
Fairfield University’s “Academic Integrity course” in the early weeks of this
course by clicking on the appropriate link below.
Academic
Integrity Undergraduate
This
exercise will also be available as a separate course on Blackboard soon and all
Graduate students will be required to successfully complete it (70% or better)
to be able to register for courses in the following semester. Make sure to have the system email me the
results of the quiz at the end of the exercise.