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3.00 Credits
(3-0-3) An introduction to renewable energy. Topics include photovoltaics, solar thermal systems, green building, fuel-cells, hydrogen, wind power, waste heat, biofuels, wave power, tital power and hydroelectric. Discussions of economic, environment, politics and social policy are integral components of the course. Prerequisite: MATH 111.
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4.00 Credits
(3-3-4) Fundamentals of electrical power; maximum power transfer, single-phase circuits, three-phase circuits, wye-delta transformations, power factor, harmonics. Electrical power systems studied include: transmission lines, power transformers, autotransformers, three-phase transformers, resonance and power factor correction, building electrical systems, the national power grids. Prerequisites: EE 223; MATH 252 with grade "C" or better.
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3.00 Credits
(2-3-3) AC machines, including single phase, split-phase and three-phase (induction and synchronous machines) motors and generators; introduction to power switching devices, speed control and brushless DC motors. DC machines including shunt, series and compound. Control devices and circuits, including ladder diagrams. Prerequisite: EE 223; MATH 252 with grade "C" or better.
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3.00 Credits
(3-0-3) Number systems; combinational logic including Boolean algebra, DeMorgan's Theorems and Karnaugh Maps; digital TTL and CMOS IC characteristics; conventional IC functions; an introduction to sequential logic including flip-flops, counters, registers and state diagrams. Prerequisite: EE 221. Corequisite: REE 316.
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1.00 Credits
(0-3-1) Selected combinational and sequential logic circuits will be simulated using computers and bread boarded. IC characteristics and function investigated in working digital circuits. Measurement of propagation delays, race conditions and power consumption; use of logic analyzers. Written laboratory reports required. Corequisite: REE 315.
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3.00 Credits
(2-3-3) Introduction to fuel cell technologies: PEM, PAFC, AFC, SOFC, MCFC and DMFC systems. Fuel cell components and systems; field flow plates, electrolytes, electrode materials, electrode catalysts, on-board reformers. Portable devices, utility-scale power production, transportation systems. Fuel types and fuel storage. Prerequisites: CHE 260 and PHY 222 with grade "C" or better.
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2.00 Credits
(1-3-2) Selection, definition, and analysis of a problem suitable for a renewable energy systems senior project prior to actual project development. Includes consideration of project parameters, and implications, proposal of alternate solutions, and justification of selected solution. Culminates in the writing of project proposal. Prerequisite: WRI 327.
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3.00 Credits
(3-0-3) Introduction to nuclear energy. Atomic and nuclear physics; the interaction of radiation and matter. Nuclear reactor operation; reactor components, nuclear cycles, neutron diffusion and moderation. Reactor shielding. Fuel reprocessing and waste disposal. Reactor licensing and safety. Economics and environmental concerns. Prerequisites: CHE 222, PHY 223.
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3.00 Credits
(3-0-3) Introduction to power production from wind resources. Historical uses of wind resources. The Earth's wind systems. Physics of wind power. Vertical and horizontal axis turbines. Aerodynamics of wind turbines. Large-scale turbine farms and sighting. Commercial development, economics and environmental impacts. ( course approval pending) Prerequisites: PHY 222, RES 251.
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3.00 Credits
(2-3-3) Introduction to power production from biomass resources. Historical uses of biomass resources. Biomass as a solar energy store; forestry and agricultural sources, crop wastes. Recycled sources; municipal solid wastes, landfill gas. Gaseous fuels; anaerobic digestion, gasification, liquid fuels, fermentation, hydrolysis, transesterfication. ( course approval pending) Prerequisites: CHE 202, or CHE 222, PHY 222.
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