GEEN  4830.  SOLAR  THERMAL  POWER  

Term  B  July  5-­‐Aug.  5,  2011  

Course  Outline  Date   Topic   Assignments  /  Tests  07/05/11-­‐Week  #  1  

Course  Introduction-­‐  Key  Concepts:  energy,  renewable  energy,  climate  change,  resource  depletion,  solar  energy  conversion  Solar  Radiation  #1.  The  Sun.  Sun-­‐Earth  geometry.  Measurement  of  solar  radiation.  

 

07/06/11-­‐Week  #  1  

Solar  Radiation  #2.  Solar  radiation  models.  Evaluation  and  estimation  of  the  solar  resource  

 

07/07/11-­‐Week  #  1  

Brief  Review  of  Basic  Thermodynamic  and  heat  Transfer  Topics-­‐  High  Temperature  Solar  Thermal  Systems  #1  Thermal  conversion  of  solar  radiation.  The  concentration  of  solar  radiation.  Overview  of  solar  concentrating  technologies.  Solar  Thermal  Power  Plants  

 

07/12/11-­‐Week  #  2  

Parabolic  Troughs  #1.  Technology  Description.  Economics  

Weekly  Test  #1  

07/13/11-­‐Week  #  2  

Parabolic  Troughs  #2.  Introduction  to  the  design  and  analysis  of  PT  power  plants  

 

07/14/11-­‐Week  #  2  

Linear  Fresnel  Reflectors.  Technology  description.  Economics  

 

07/19/11-­‐Week  #3  

Central  Receiver  Systems  #1.  Technology  description.  Economics.  

Weekly  Test  #2    

07/20/11-­‐Week  #3  

Central  Receiver  Systems  #2.  Introduction  to  the  design  and  analysis  of  CRS  power  plants  

 

07/21/11-­‐Week  #3  

Parabolic  Dish  -­‐  Stirling  Systems.  Technology  Description.  Economics.  

 

07/26/11-­‐Week  #4  

Integration  of  Solar  Thermal  Power.  Dispatchability.  Thermal  Storage.  Hybridization  

 

07/27/11-­‐Week  #4  

Simulation  tools  I    

07/28/11-­‐Week  #4  

Simulation  tools  II   Weekly  Test  #3  

08/02/11-­‐Week#5  

Final  Exam   Final  Exam  

08/03/11-­‐week  #  5  

Project  presentations  I      

08/04/11-­‐Week#5  

Project  presentations  II-­‐   Written  report  due    (Electronic)