COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WIND ENERGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEE 5060 WIND ENERGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALPASLAN TURGUT

Offered to

Energy
Energy
Energy

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to have an idea on production of electricity with various power plants

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Investigate wind energy potential of the country
2   Find and evaluate information on wind power on the Internet
3   Understand the function of a wind turbine s components
4   Estimate the power production of wind turbines
5   Make a cost estimation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Definition of Energy
2 Energy Resources. Consumable Energy Resources. Renewable Energy Resources.
3 The Consumption and Requirement of Energy of the World and Türkiye.
4 Wind Types and Their Occurrence.
5 History and Development of Wind Energy
6 Wind Energy Potential and Its Use in World and Türkiye
7 The Fundamental Laws and Concepts Concerning Wind Energy
8 Betz Criterion and Loses
9 Hellman Upgrade Equation
10 Wind Turbines,Wind Turbine Electricity Production Sections
11 Economical Analysis of The Electricity Production Via Wind Energy
12 Case study
13 Student presentation
14 Student presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Wind energy explained : theory, design and application/ J.F. Manwell, J.G. McGowan and
A.L. Rogers, Chichester ;; New York : Wiley, 2002

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations of the instructor, preparation of the assignments, presentation of the student
The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.
Preparation of assignment (Homework, Weekly Follow-up Reports, Energy Management Dissertation Project)

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.20 +RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

alpaslan.turgut@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 9:00-11:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Student Presentation 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84
Preparing presentations 1 72 72
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 225

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.13334344
LO.2433255
LO.3455
LO.4444343455
LO.5

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