This is a page for conveying homework assignments for PSC110 Introduction to Renewable Energy.
Week 1
Day 1
Orientation
Day 2
Topics covered: Introductions, Syllabus design, What is energy, types of RE
- Find and record a photo and location of an example RE from Spain
- Bring two other types/examples of RE from reading on Appropedia
- Find a credible number for the back-of-the-envelope equation from class
Day 3
Topics covered: Energy and power, units, significant figures, powers of 10, conversions
- Make a userpage on Appropedia
- Find energy portfolio information for Spain
- Convert 122x1012 kWh/yr to a rate of energy use in quads/yr
- Photo, video or description of 1 N and .1kWh (make it physical)
- Read Power and energy basics
- Do sig fig tutorial (optional)
Day 4
Topics covered: Microhydro background, measuring stride and head
- Calculate max power from the creek
Day 5
Topics covered: Microhydro calculations
- Calculate net power from the creek using 3inch pipe
- Find and record a photo and location of another example RE from Spain
- Read Microhydro and follow some of the links
- Ignore the difference between 5310 and 5302. We will be using 5310 gal*ft/(min*kW)
- Bring two more other types/examples of RE from reading on Appropedia
Week 2
Day 1
Topics covered: Solar basics
- Finish estimate
- Find US and Spain average daily household electric use
- Explore research topics, come with a research plan for tomorrow
Day 2
Topics covered: More solar details, Solar in Spain and solar thermal electric
- Start research project. 1st Final Draft due Monday.
Excel
Complete the following two tutorials (without actually printing):
- http://www.vertex42.com/Excel2007/excel-basics-part1.htm
- Note that the Merge and Center instruction should say A1:D1 not A1:A4
- Print and save as PDF (if you are not on campus and are using a PC, you can download and install http://cutepdf.com to be able to print as a pdf).
- http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelcharts/ss/pie_chart_9.htm
- Print and save as PDF
- Email me your completed excel tutorials as zipped PDFs.
- To zip your file:
- Explore to the folder where your saved your PDFs
- Select both PDFs
- Right click and select Send to
- Select "Compressed (zipped) Folder"
- To zip your file:
Criteria:
- Fantastic - two pdfs zipped together that each look just like the link tutorial results.
- More than satisfactory - xls instead of pdf and looks exactly like the tutorial results OR pdf and looks mostly like the tutorial results.
- Satisfactory - xls instead of pdf and looks exactly like the tutorial results AND pdf and looks mostly like the tutorial results. Not zipped.
- Less than satisfactory - an attempt that looks like excel and a chart.
- Not satisfactory - an attempt that does not look like the results of using a spreadsheet program.
- Zero - not submitted.
Day 3
Topics covered: Global consumption sources, past, present and future
- Energy in 1 cubic foot of natural gas,
- Cheat sheet
Day 4
Topics covered: Biodigestors (with Alex Eaton from IRRI)
Day 5
Topics covered: Combustion and midterm
- Finish research paper and post to Appropedia
Week 3
Day 1
Topics Covered: Andrew Lamb from Engineers Without Borders UK discusses many of the RE projects that EWB UK works on.
- Make comments and suggestions on another student's page (as described in class) - find the pages at PSC110 Introduction to Renewable Energy.
- Kalewa - Dye-sensitized solar cell
- Phillip - Solar power tower
- Shelby - Solar power tower
- Start group project. Check out http://bubbl.us (online) or google freemind.
Day 2
Topics Covered: Wind.
Day 3
Topics Covered: Wind.
Day 4
Topics covered: Synthesis
Day 5
Topics covered: Presentation of final quiz, final research paper, group project result and conclusions.
