Advanced Renewable Energy Systems

At the end of the course the student should be able to: 1. make interpretation about the energy sources; 2. comprehend the energy and energy types; and adverse consequences of greenhouse gases; 3. understand the various energy sources in Nigeria; 4. make interpretation about the solar energy; 5. explain the solar energy power plants; 6. explain the solar energy collectors; 7. make interpretation about the wind energy; 8. explain the production of electricity from wind energy; 9. explain the production of energy method from hydrogen; and 10. design standalone and grid connected electric power from renewable sources

Energy and civilization, fossil fuels: availability and depletion, Nuclear Energy, Global Warming, Green and Renewable Energy Sources. Estimates of energy costs, components of electric grid, electric energy outlook in Nigeria. Distribution and generation technologies and economics. Fundamentals of Solar Power Systems Photovoltaic Power Conversion, Photovoltaic Material, Modelling of Photovoltaic Systems, Design of Photovoltaic Systems, Concentrated Solar Power. Fundamentals of wind power systems wind power conversion, modelling of wind power systems, design of wind systems. hydrogen energy, energy storage and other renewable energy sources. Integration of distribution and generation into the grid dc/ac inverters, analysis of dc/ ac inverter dc/dc converters, design of converters for grid operation. Impact of distribution and generation on power system operation, voltage variations circuit, overloading system protection, ride through and fault mitigation, power quality disturbances.