This course provides an introduction to renewable energy generation and energy saving measures through intelligent building control. As such, it addresses the aims of a number of courses in Science and Technology. A comprehensive set of curriculum worksheets and supporting documentation is available to download, and delivers experiments to illuminate the issues raised.
Key Features
- Understand energy and power, joules and watts
- Energy storage and efficiency
- Use of intelligent buildings
- Includes wattmeter
Learning objectives:
- Advantages/disadvantages of renewable energy sources: photovoltaic, wind, wave, hydroelectric
- Solar cells and their operation
- Electricity generators
- Solar heating and energy storage
- Voltage regulation
- Efficiency of a filament lamp and LED lamp
- Insulation and double glazing
- Energy efficient building design using microcontrollers
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