Renewable Energy

Dr. Alma Cota cota.alma.ku@gmail.rcom Asst. Prof Najib Rahman Sabory najib.sabory@ku.edu.af Kabul University, Afghanistan Universidad Autnoma de Ciudad Jurez, Mxico

Class Su Tu Th @ 10:00 am 50 min ( Ram 40 min) Office Hours: Su Tu We Th Lab Lectures Per Week ( 3 ) Hours Email: cota.alma.ku@gmail.com Labs Per Sem ? Guest Lecturers 9:00 -12:00 Power

Course objectives

to assess renewable resources, to differentiate between several RE technologies, to determine energy demands, to select and size appropriate systems, and to conduct tests of RE power systems.

Incentives

Field installations ......for the top 10 students PV water pumping systems Micro and mini hydro power systems Solar water heaters

Internships.....for 3 students

Course Syllabus Week Lecture Topic Ref Assigned Problems/Remarks Date

1st Week

1st Lecture

Course Overview and Introduction to RE

Aug 15-21 Th

2nd Lecture

Energy transition, Greenhouse effect, Environmental impacts (environmental, societal, technological, economical), Energy sources, RE projects in developing countries, RE projects in developed countries, Technical feasibility for RE systems

book chapter about the implementation of PV technologies in developing countries... provided by Alma Cota

3rd Lecture

Renewable energy resources: Electromagnetic Radiation, Fundamentals of solar radiation, Weather station

Reading of one scientific paper in English for discussion

2nd Week

4th Lecture

"PV Cells, Modules and Arrays, Standalone and grid-tied systems, and main components Balance of Systems, electrical code for PV Applications: Domestic lighting, Health care, Communications, Education, Water pumping, Refrigeration, Industrial applications, Utility Power production Sizing PV Lighting systems-calculation Sizing PV systems for educationcalculation Sizing PV water pumping systemcalculation Solar resource evaluation

Aug 22-28

5th Lecture 6th Lecture

2 2

3rd Week

7th Lecture 8th Lecture 9th Lecture

2 2 2 2 theory and field

Aug 29-Sep 4

4th Week

10th Lecture

sep 5-11 ----Days Off

11th Lecture 12th Lecture

Evaluation of PV system installed on KU campus .practical 1 Day Off

work in the field

4th Week

10th Lecture

Solar resource evaluation

theory and field

sep 5-11 ----Days Off Aug 10-12

11th Lecture 12th Lecture 5th Week 13th Lecture 14th Lecture 15th Lecture 6th Week 16th Lecture

Evaluation of PV system installed on work in the KU campus .practical field 1 Day Off Data acquisition systems- data handling First Exam "Biomass resources, International production, Biomass economics Food safety, Applications (Fundamentals of biochemical process, Biofuels)" Design of a biodigestor-theory Design of a biodigestor-calculation 3 Project 1: Construction of a biodigestor Sep 19-25 3 3 3 Delivery of report Computer Room Sep 12-18

3 17th Lecture

18th Lecture

Introduction to Solar thermal applications

7th Week

19th Lecture 20th Lecture 21st Lecture

Fundamentals of heat transfer Non-concentrating Collectors and Concentrating Collectors

2 2

sep 26- Oct 2

8th Week

22nd Lecture

Construction materials of solar 2 collectors Geometric and optical analysis for 2 solar collectors, Thermal analysis and fluid dynamics Domestic Applications: Solar Cooking, 2 Solar Food drying, Solar water heating Industrial Production: Utility Power production, Commercial Water heating Sanitation and Purification: Solar water distillation (solar thermal) Solar drying of waste (solar thermal), Treatment of biological infectious, Hospitals waste, Sludge waste Solar water detoxification (solar chemistry) 2 Project 2: construction of solar cooks

Oct 3-9

23rd Lecture

24th Lecture

9th Week

25th Lecture

Project 3: Oct 10-16 construction of solar still Project 4 and 5: construction of 2 solar dryers Reading of one scientific paper in English for discussion

26th Lecture

27th Lecture

10th Week

28th Lecture

Windpower Fundamentals, Wind resource & assessment", and wind economics Small and big wind technology Windfarms, PV-Wind hybrid Applications: Water pumping, Village power "Hydro Resources & Assessment, Basic Hydro Power Equation, Civil Components Intake, Settling Basin, "Turbine Types Francis, Pelton, Crossflow, Kaplan, Headrace, Forebay, Tailrace, Penstock, etc.", Elecctrical Components: Generators, ELC, Transmission, Hydropower Economics"

Oct 17-23

29th Lecture 30th Lecture

6 6

11th Week

31st Lecture

Oct 24-30

32nd Lecture

33rd Lecture 12th Week 34th Lecture "Geothermal Resources & Assessment, Geothermal Economics" Power Generation Dry steam, Flash, Binary Cycle 35th Lecture Facts of energy consumption in buildings, Sustainable development, Indicators of energy savings and Green house gas reduction Energy Audit Second Exam oct 31 -Nov 6

36th Lecture

13th Week

37th Lecture 38th Lecture 39th Lecture

"Passive solar building design: Facts of energy 6 consumption in buildings "Passive solar heating systems, Active solar heating systems, Air collectors Visit to the polytechnic university Days off 15-19 Days off 15-19 Days off 15-19 6

Nov 7-13

14th Week

40th Lecture 41st Lecture 42nd Lecture

Nov 14-20,

15th Week

43rd Lecture

Institutional Considerations for RE Development: Policy issues Capacity building Community development and buy-in Local infrastructure Institutional models Financing models Management, tariffs & payments Integrating women into RE projects Solar water purification, water pumping, Water heating, food drying, lighting
Presentations of projects

Nov 21-27

44th Lecture

45th Lecture

Team # 1 2 3 4

Topic Solar Distillation Solar water heater Energy conservation Energy Resource Monitoring PV water pumping system Biogas production PV lighting system Solar food dryer Solar waste dryer Solar water detoxification Solar cookers

Names

Presentation Day

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Text book Name/ 1. Eben Fodor. (2009). The solar food dryer. New Society Author/Edition and Publishers.ISBN: 978-0-86571-544-8 2. Robert E. Foster, Majid Ghassemi and Alma D. Cota. (2009). Solar Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment. In the Series: Energy and the environment. Series Editor: Dr. Abbas Ghassemi. First Ed. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL, USA. ISBN: 352 978-1-42007566-3. 3. Tom Lane. (2004). Solar hot water systems: Lessons learned 1977 top today. Energy Conservation Services of North Florida, Inc. 4. Guy Purcella. (2008). Do it yourself, Guide to Biodiesel. Ulyses Press. ISBN10. 1-56975-624-4. ISBN13: 978-1-56975-624-9. 5. NRECA International Foundation. (1999). Micro-Hydropower Sourcebook: A practical guide to design and implementation in developing countries. Library of congress catalog Card Number: 86 61178. Fourth printing. 6. Vaughn Nelson. (2008) . Wind Energy: Renewable Enery and the Environment.In the Series: Energy and the environment. Series Editor de series: Abbas Ghassemi. First Ed. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL, USA. ISBN: 978-1-4200-7568-7.

Grading Policy

Topics ( Which will be in the exams, homework and labs ) 15% 15% 10%

Homework Lab Project Quizes (1, 2 or 3 ) Tests ( 3) Others Final Test

60% 0