This unit covers the following topics on modelling:(1) power system fundamentals—power and power factor, power quality, three phase systems; (2) wind power systems—types of wind turbines, wind power and energy, wind turbine generators, speed control, performance calculations and economics; (3) solar power systems—basics of solar spectrum, semiconductor materials, photovoltaic cells, I-V characteristics, effect of temperature, insolation, shading on I-V curves, crystalline and thin-film technologies, grid-connected and stand-alone systems, capacity factors and economics; and (4) thermal systems—solar thermal systems, geothermal systems, thermodynamic cycles, direct and indirect cascaded... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Professional Engineering; for pre-2012 courses: none
