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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER GENERATION ENE529 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
2) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
3) Learning the position of renewable energy in power generation.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONIn this course knowledge on energy sources that are used in electric energy production, reserves, production and consumption statistics, Fundamental concepts on electric production, power plant classifications, Thermal power plants, Fuel and combustion, thermodynamic laws, energy market surveying, energy power plant comparison, etc. are given.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week Energy sources in the electricity production
3rd Week Energy sources in the electricity production
4th Week Fundamental concepts
5th Week Fundamental concepts
6th Week Combustion
7th Week Fuels that are used in power generation
8th Week Fundamental concepts in electricity generation
9th Week Thermodynamic laws
10th Week Electricity generation cycles
11th Week Power plants
12th Week Power plants
13th Week Power plants
14th Week Power generation and environment
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGBARNETT D., BJORNSGAARD K., Electric Power Generation: A Non-Technical Guide, PennWell, 2000
MAZER A., Electric Power Planning for Regulated and Deregulated Markets, John Wiley and Sons, 2007
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term135
Assignment110
Quiz110
Attendance15
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam133
Preparation for Quiz14228
Individual or group work14342
Preparation for Final exam7321
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam7321
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam133
Homework6424
Presentation (including preperation)166
Project14242
Quiz6,53
Term Project Research15656
Total Workload291
Total Workload / 309,7
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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