ECE X62R ECE 362R Renewable Energy and Power Systems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine renewable energy sources and their integration into power systems. Explore wind energy: resources, turbines, blades, rotor power characteristics, generators, active and reactive power, variability, and voltage regulation; solar energy: resources, solar radiation measurements, photovoltaic materials and properties, photovoltaic electrical characteristics, and system integration; and demonstrations with commercial-grade solar panels and laboratory-scale wind turbines. Electrical and Computer Engineering 362R and Electrical Engineering 362R may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Electrical and Computer Engineering 411 (or Electrical Engineering 411) or 411H with a grade of at least C-.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division