class schedule-2011

DATE	TOPIC	READING	HOMEWORK	FIELD TRIP/Guest
Class 1: Jan. 20	Intro	Chiras book chapter 1	Research Internships, contact employers internship list
Class 2 Jan. 27	Solar Hot Water Solar H2O.ppt	Olson Primer on Solar H2O Olson Solar Cold Climates I Olson Solar Cold Climates II Installation Basics I Installation Basics II Chiras book chapter 3 PV manual Chapter 3	Read Olson Solar Hot Water Primer Read about solar Hot Water systems Prepare for Solar H2O quiz
Class 3 Feb. 3	Quiz on Solar H2O System Design/Loads	Chiras book chapter 2 Read Load calculations.pdf Photovoltaic Manual Chapter 4	For next time: Calculate load for your house, room, or project site. Load Calculations Print out and turn in load calculations
Class 4 Feb. 10	Renewable Energy Systems/Load Calculations PV systems	Review Load Calculations Chiras book chapter 7 Photovoltaic Manual Chapter 1,2,5	Load Calcs due For next time: Exercises A-F in PV Manual Chapter 2. or see lecture notes Prepare for PV quizz
Class 5: Feb. 17	PV QUIZ Components: Controllers, batteries, inverters, meters	Chiras book chapter 7 Photovoltaic Manual Chapter 6,7,8	For next time: Prepare .ppt Presentations on components: PV Panels, controllers, batteries, inverters, Trackers/gauges Explanation Brands Specs Prices
Class 6 Feb. 24	Photovoltaic systems Wiring, Integration	Solar Photovoltaic PV Systems Chiras book chapter7 Photovoltaic Manual 9,10,11	Due: ppt presentation on components For next time: Draw diagram and Calculate amps in circuit Exercise 9.3
Class 7 Mar 3	Photovoltaic systems Integration	see lecture notes for HW	Batteries, controllers, inverters, study for quiz. HW on PV systems
Class 8-Mar 10	SPRING BREAK
Class 9-Mar 17	PV Integration	PV manual Chapter 10	PV Systems quiz PV system integration HW: Read chapter 10 again. Sample Exercise 10.4 page 119 in PV manual Use load sheet on page 121: 3527 WH/day Use equations on PV page here
Class 10-Mar 24	Wind	Study lecture notes for HW Chiras book chapt 8	PV Integration quiz Wind HW SKYSTREAM data sheet Study large wind parts
Class 11-Mar31	Wind	Study lecture notes for HW Chiras book chapt 8	Wind HW due Quiz on wind HW and Wind parts ID Wind system integration HW: Assume 8.33KWH/day and 10mph (4.5m/s). Look at 5 data sheets: SKYSTREAM Whisper 100/200/500 Superwind 350 Which turbines can do it and which ones can't? Pick one and design an offgrid system with 3 days storage, and priority AC Watts of 3900W. Refer to: PV system integration For controller, use turbine RATED (max) power to determine controller amps, just like we used PV panel max Watts before. Bonus. If you were grid tied, how much extra kwh/month would you have?
Class 12-April 7	Hydro	Head and flow measurements Chiras book chapt 9	Wind system integration HW due NO quiz hydro systems HW. Answers may be found in ppts on lecture page
Class 13- April 14	hydro measurements	Chiras book chapt 9	No quiz HW: Design an offgrid hydro system with 3 days storage, and INVERTER: priority AC Watts of 3900W DAILY LOAD: 8.33KWH/day CONTROLLER: Use turbine max power to determine controller amps, just like we used PV panel max Watts before. Find an actual controller online. Morningstar, Xantrex, Outback, Blue-sky, etc. BATTERIES: Use Trojan (be sure to use Renewable energy link) or Rolls/Surrette. go to website and pick one. use 6V or 2V cells. DO NOT USE 12V BATTERIES! DO NOT PUT BATTERIES IN PARALLEL! Two sites: 8 feet of head, 500 GPM 80 ft of head, 80 GPM Pick a turbine for each site. See: Energy Systems and Design Harris Hydro (Lo-Power Eng) Powerpal or find your own. Use: PV system integration Bonus: extra kwh/day if grid tied?
Class 14 April 21	biodiesel		Hydro system due Biodiesel	Anju Dialu-guest speaker on biofuels
Class 15 April 28	last class		Draft webpage for internship in word or html format with pictures. Review Final project Design assignment
May 5	Internship Hours Due		Internship Hours Due. Total Hours and short evaluation by supervisor INTERNSHIP FORM
May 13	Final report Due by 5PM hard copy to 617 Main St.		Final RE design report due. RE system GRID-TIED WITH BATTERY BACK UP, designed to match your load calculation. Please include: Narrative (explanation) Efficiency recommendations RECALCULATE YOUR LOAD SHEET DESIGN SYSTEM WITH NEW LOWER LOADS List of components (PV panels, controller, batteries, inverter) Price list of parts and total Schematic of wiring Amperage current in wires between: (1) PV and controller (2)batteries and inverter Calculations to choose parts Think of this like a report to a client who is considering the purchase of an RE system. Please make it neat and professional.