CDAE106-Renewable EnergyWorkshop
Class Schedule 2008

 

         

DATE TOPIC READING HOMEWORK FIELD TRIP
Class 1 Meeting

RE on Small Islands
Chiras chapter

   
Class 2 Review of Winter Hydro work



Olson Primer on Solar H2O

Read about RE on small islands
Read Olson Solar Hot Water Primer

  
Class 3

Solar Hot Water

Solar H2O.ppt
Olson Solar Cold Climates I
Olson Solar Cold Climates II
Installation Basics I
Installation Basics II		 Read about solar Hot Water systems
Prepare for quiz		  
Class 4 Photovoltaic Loads

Quiz on Solar H2O


Load Calculations

 See lecture notes
calculate load for your house or room		  
Class 5-Sept. 25

Photovoltaic
Modules

Solar Photovoltaic
PV Systems

Design manual Chapters 1-5

Study PV components and System Integration. use link at left. Read up on panels, controllers, batteries, inverters, trackers, etc.

Do all exercises in Chapter 2.


Class 6-Oct. 2 Photovoltaic System components Read chapters 6-10

Presentations on components:
PV Panels, controllers, batteries, inverters, Trackers/gauges
Explanation
Brands
Specs
Prices


 
Class 7-oct. 9 Photovoltaic systems Integration Design manual Chapters 11-15 Batteries, controllers, inverters, study for quiz  

Class 8-oct. 16

PV Quiz

 

 see lecture notes for HW PV Systems integration  
Class 9-oct. 23

 

Wind

 See lecture notes for HW

Turn in PV quiz

Wind quiz take home


Class 10-oct. 30 Hydro Study lecture notes for HW

Turn in wind quiz

hydro quiz take home

  
Class 11-Nov. 6 Biodiesel, Biomass Study lecture notes for HW

Turn in hydro quiz

biodiesel quiz take home

Scott Gordon Biodiesel. 150 Canal St., Winooski.
Class 12-Nov. 13 Preparation   turn in biodiesel quiz  
Nov. 16-Nov. 25 trip   DOMINICA DOMINICA
Class 13 debrief  

Evaluations due: fill out the evaluation form of your colleagues. If you don't know leave blank.

Reflection due: answer the following questions

What did you learn about:
1) Renewable energy
2) Dominica
3) Yourself
4) What impression did you leave of yourself and UVM
5) What was your impression of our project partners: SLIC, 3-rivers, Springfield, etc.
6) Suggestions to improve the course?
7) Anything else you want to say.

  
Class 14 Project webpages   Draft webpage for project in word or html format with pictures.  
Class 15 RE system design or project work   Final webpage design due  
Class 16 final report  

Submit final RE design or report

RE system grid tied WITH BATTERY back up, designed to match your load calculation