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ASTON UNIVERSITY REG/03/53(2) QUALITY AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE Module Specification ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please complete all sections of the form, referring to the guidance notes where necessary. School and Subject Group School of Engineering and Applied Science Mechanical Engineering and Design Module Code ME4504 Module Title Renewable Energy Module Type Taught Module Replaces (where appropriate) N/A Date of introduction of new module October 2009 Level 7 Programme(s) in which module is available MSc Product Design Innovation MSc Product Design Enterprise MSc Mechanical Engineering (Modelling) None Involvement of Other Schools Credit Value 10 Resource Split N/A Name of Module Co-ordinator Dr Philip A Davies Related Modules Pre-requisites None Co-requisites None Prohibited Combinations None Minimum and Maximum Intake Sizes Minimum 8 Maximum 20 Aims of the Module The module aims to impart a quantitative understanding of the origins and nature of renewable energy flows and their capture and conversion into useful energy services. Focussing on solar, wind and wave energy, it offers the student a theoretical basis on which to develop practical designs and combine them as reliable systems. Summary of Content 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Renewables overview: origins and scale of renewable energy flows Nature of solar radiation Efficiency limits of solar energy conversion Renewable energy system design Renewable heat Wind energy: the nature of the wind, Betz limit, blade element momentum theory, the modern wind turbine Wave energy: wave motion and capture, emerging wave technologies Summary of Methods and Frequency of Teaching 10 x 2 hours sessions. Key lectures, numerical exercises, group activities, wikis, reading and internet research, software tutorial and design activities. Summary of Methods of Assessment Exam 75% Coursework 25% Module Outcomes – what the student should gain from successful completion of the module. On completion they should be able to: Knowledge and Understanding Differentiate among the main types of renewable energy, identifying their origins, magnitudes and the fundamental limits constraining their conversion to electricity or other useful forms. Describe specific technologies of conversion and recognise the main steps needed to design and optimise devices based on them. Learning and Teaching and Assessment Strategies to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated Learning and Teaching Assessment Methods Methods Presentations by module leader. Reading and internet research. Numerical exercises in and out of class Examination As above Examination As above; software tutorial Design exercise (poster) Group and design activities Design exercise (poster) Intellectual Skills Develop simple models to approximate renewable energy devices, describing the outputs with the help of numbers, words and graphics. Professional/Subject Specific Skills Design renewable energy systems using appropriate software Transferable Skills Communicate an appropriate design solution Demonstrate resourcefulness and ingenuity in solving theoretical and practical problems. Please provide either or both of: (i) Introductory Learning Resources (ii) Core Texts Reading Lists B. Sørensen: Renewable Energy, 3rd Edition, Elsevier 2004 Refer to Handbook Philip Davies Specification completed by: Date 1 September 2009 Date module approved by Teaching Committee(s) Date module approved by School Board(s) RPS/SJD/DLL/Module Specification/24 March 2003(f) SJD/LAP/Module Programmes