1. SECOND CYCLE - MASTER'S DEGREE
  2. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
  3. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
  4. 1111 Mechanical Engineering
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
MAK 625WIND ENERGY AND SYSTEMS3 + 01st Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective To develop the ability to use wind energy as an energy source and to create a comprehensive knowledge about wind energy-electrical energy conversion systems.
Course Content Wind energy and the relevant general concepts, short history of wind energy, usage fields of wind energy, wind turbines, classification of wind turbines, performance and design characteristics of wind turbines, wind energy potential and systems in Turkey and in the world.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Identification and classification of new and renewable energy sources, and historical development of wind energy utilization, and classification of types of wind turbine, wind turbine performance curves, wind turbine control, installation of wind turbines and wind power plants, wind energy applications and to have knowledge about making calculations on the energy cost and installation

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13PO 14
LO 00151545435352111
Sub Total51545435352111
Contribution51545435352111

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14570
Mid-terms14040
Final examination14343
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2011-2012 Fall1BURÇİN DEDA ALTAN
Details 2009-2010 Fall1BURÇİN DEDA ALTAN


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester Mode of Delivery
MAK 625 WIND ENERGY AND SYSTEMS 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2011-2012 Fall Face to Face
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
MUH A02131 %
Goals To develop the ability to use wind energy as an energy source and to create a comprehensive knowledge about wind energy-electrical energy conversion systems.
Content Wind energy and the relevant general concepts, short history of wind energy, usage fields of wind energy, wind turbines, classification of wind turbines, performance and design characteristics of wind turbines, wind energy potential and systems in Turkey and in the world.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 New and renewable energy sources
2 The use of wind energy and historical development
3 Wind characteristics, geographic variations, turbulence, wind speed and direction
4 The use of wind as a energy source, and classification
5 Wind measurement techniques
6 Wind turbine
7 Wind turbine types and classification
8 A midterm exam (written by the academic calendar)
9 Wind turbine performance curves
10 Wind power plant project planning and management
11 Wind power plant operation and maintenance
12 Economic and environmental effects of wind electric power plant
13 Other applications of wind energy
14 Wind energy market
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Mukund R. Patel, Wind and Solar Power Systems, CRC Press, 1999, WashingtonEnglish
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes