kursat@uludag.edu.tr, Uludağ Üniversitesi Orhangazi Meslek Yüksekokulu,0 224 573 98 62
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Objective of the Course:
Knowing solar power which is one of the most important of the renewable energy sources and obtaining detailed information in terms of the working principles of systems that works by this power.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
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To understand the importance of solar energy and renewable energy resources in the location of;
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the fields of solar energy can be used to grasp the features;
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To grasp the process of the solar water heating systems and the other installations sytems that used solar power;
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Using the calculations methods relating with selection and dimensioning of solar water heating systems.;
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Knowing the regulations of mounting and montage methods of solar collector.;
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To grasp the air conditioning systems using absorbtion.;
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Knowing the other application fields of solar energy, cooling, drying, pure water, electricity generation;
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Describing the working principles of PV;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Place of earth in Solar system, its distance from sun, an explanation on how the sunlight come to the earth in accordance to the position of earth and atmospheric effects on the sunlight.
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Properties and uses of solar energy
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Solar heat collectors and kinds of collectors.
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Description of collectors with flat plate their fields of applications.
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Flat plate collectors; transparent cover and absorber surfaces
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Planar collectors, heat pipes and insulation carrier
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Classification of solar water heating systems
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Midterm exam/Course review
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Open-circuit the natural circulation systems
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closed-circuit forced circulation systems
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Placement of collectors, the angle of inclination, and shading
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solar-powered water heating system sizing calculation method used, equations and tables
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Other applications of solar energy used in electricity generation, cooling, drying, pure water production
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Ultimate applications of solar energy
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Güneş Enerjisi ve Uygulamaları-H. Hüseyin Öztürk, Birsen Yayınevi, 2008
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
40
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Total
3
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
50
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
2
28
Homeworks, Performances
1
10
10
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
10
10
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
14
14
Total WorkLoad
90
Total workload/ 30 hr
3
ECTS Credit of the Course
3
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
