LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Calculate annual power generation of wind and solar PV power plants and their capacity factors.
- Dimension a theoretical wind turbine blade and how to determine optimal operation point.
- Understand the main power control methods of wind and solar power plants and know the main wind generator types used.
- Know how to draw the U-I and U-P characterictics of solar PV panels, and determine the maximum power point.
- Know how to connect resistive load and a battery to a solar panel.
- Know how to determine the COP and power requirement of a compression-based one and two stage heat pumps.
- Know how to use ln(p)-h diagrams in analysing heat pumps.
- Know how to carry out economical feasibility analysis of wind and solar PV power plants.
- Know how to calculate NPV and LCoE and understant their differences.
Credits: 3
Schedule: 02.12.2024 - 21.02.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Mika Järvinen
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CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Only FITECH students can register to this course. Number of seats: 20. Registration for the course through the FITECH network university.