Course Outcomes

Perform basic calculations based on relationships involving energy in its various forms (mechanical, thermal, electrical, atomic) 

Determine factors of CO2 emissions for various generation sources 

Perform life cycle analysis and energy return on investment in making energy systems decisions 

Analyze economic factors in energy systems investments

Calculate the cost and energy efficiency of traditional electric energy conversion sources (fossil fuel, nuclear, hydro)

Analyze geometry of the solar cell yields and perform engineering and economic analysis of the PV systems 

Estimate the capacity and capacity factor of the wind turbine and determine basic elements of turbine design 

Calculate the phasor relationships between voltages, currents, power and energy in three-phase and single-phase AC circuits

Calculate the magnetic field, stored energy, and inductance for simple magnetic circuits used in modeling electric machines

Perform energy efficiency and performance calculations on simple equivalent circuits for basic electric machines 

Calculate the input-output relationships, energy efficiency and basic design of dc/dc, ac/dc and dc/ac converters 

Calculate the force and torque in solenoids and electromechanical transducers such as relays 

Perform energy efficiency and performance calculations of power supplies used for electronic equipment