A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Alternative Energy Engineering Course

Autor/in	St. Leger, Aaron
Titel	A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Alternative Energy Engineering Course
Quelle	In: IEEE Transactions on Education, 62 (2019) 1, S.34-39 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (St. Leger, Aaron)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-9359
DOI	10.1109/TE.2018.2844811
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Undergraduate Study; Interdisciplinary Approach; Nontraditional Education; Engineering Education; Energy; Power Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Ingenieurausbildung; Energie; Antriebstechnik
Abstract	Contribution: A novel multidisciplinary undergraduate course on alternative energy (AE) engineering that addresses gaps in current AE education, provides hands on skills, and matches topical coverage with societal needs. Background: Resource depletion and emissions associated with burning fossil fuels have led to growing worldwide interest in electricity production from non-fossil fuel, or alternative, energy sources. Recently there has been rapid growth of AE sources such as wind and solar photovoltaics. Societal and economic factors contribute to this continuing trend. Recent research has shown the urgent need for structured AE course curricula; engineering education in this multidisciplinary field is essential to support continued growth in this field. Intended Outcomes: A new approach to AE engineering education at the undergraduate level. Specifically, a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach that fills identified gaps in AE education. Application Design: The design of the course includes lectures, laboratories, and a hybrid power system design project focusing on economic integration of AE in power systems. Topics include principles of energy conversion, energy storage, and integration of solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind, hydroelectric and fuel cell AE sources into power systems. Societal needs are addressed through focus on industry structure, technology, economics and policies pertaining to AE. Findings: Learning outcome assessment demonstrate the validity of the proposed course for multidisciplinary alternative energy engineering education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01