Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles Bundle for Beginners

Learn about renewable energy resources like solar, wind, wave, hydro, geothermal, and electric vehicles for beginners.

What you'll learn
Understand how PV cells work
Learn the difference between parallel and series connection of PV cells
Understand difference between solar cells, modules and arrays
Learn about types methods of charge controllers
Learn about half cell technology in PV system
Learn how to determine PV array maximum system voltage
Understand the junction box
Learn how to wire the junction box
Learn mounting of PV system
Understand shading and tilt angle
Types of wind turbines
Rotor solidity and selection of number of rotor blades
Power extracted by the turbine from the wind
Betz limit and maximum rotor efficiency
Factors affecting wind speed and density
Applied force on the wind turbine, torque coefficient, and the importance of the TSR
Wind turbine generator characteristics
Effect of rotor diameter and generator size on power
Wind turbines spacing
Tubular steel wind turbine tower
Lattice wind turbine tower
Concrete wind turbine tower
Hybrid wind turbine tower
Wave space, time, and height properties
Sea wave equation
Wave packet
Wave particles motion
Dispersion relation of different sea waves
Shoaling effect in sea waves
Wave buoy measurements and computation of sea parameters
Types of wave energy conversion systems
Pelamis wave energy converter
Overview, types, and projects of Pelamis wave energy converter
Aquabuoy and the Aegir dynamo wave energy converters
Overview, types, and projects of AquaBuoy wave energy converter
Wave dragon and oscillating column wave energy converters
Overview, types, and projects of wave dragon
Overview, types, and projects of OWC
AWS or Archimedes wave swing
Overview, types, and projects of AWS
Oyster wave energy converter
Types, projects, and design enhancement of an Oyster
Steps of a feasibility study in a wave energy resource
Example of a feasibility study in Spain
Geothermal power plant and its types
Hydroelectric power plant and its types
Hydraulic head in hydroelectric power plants
The definition of an electric vehicle
Types of electric vehicles
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs)
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs)
The history of electric vehicles
Major components of electric vehicles
The battery technology adopted
Types of electric motors in electric vehicles including AC and DC
The charging infrastructure
The definition of range and range anxiety
The environmental impact of EVs


Requirements
No prior knowledge
Passion to learn
Description
Welcome to our course "Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles for Beginners"
The only course out there with everything you need to know about solar, geothermal, wind, hydro, and wave energies in addition to electric vehicles for complete beginners.
What are you going to learn in this course?
The basics of wind energy such as types of wind turbines, Betz limit, power extraction from wind, factors affecting wind speed, wind turbine generator characteristics, the effect of the rotor diameter and generator size on power, and the wind turbine spacing.
The basics of solar energy such as the components of the PV system, types of panels and PV systems, selection of tilt angle, installation of solar cables, how to specify the distance between PV rows, global solar atlas, charge controllers, and their types, and solar inverters.
The basics of wave energy including the wave space, time, and height properties, sea wave equation, wave packet, wave particles motion, dispersion relation of different sea waves, shoaling effect in sea waves, and wave buoy measurements and computation of sea parameters.
Moreover, in the wave energy course, we will learn about the types of wave energy conversion systems like Pelamis wave energy converter, Aquabuoy and the Aegir dynamo wave energy converters, wave dragon, oscillating column wave energy converters, AWS or Archimedes wave swing, and oyster wave energy converter. Also, we will have an overview, of types, and different projects and prototypes involving these converters.
The steps of a feasibility study in a wave energy resource will be explained and how can we apply this to a location in Spain.
The basics and types of hydroelectric power plants, hydro head and its effect on electricity generation.
The basics of geothermal power plants including the generation of electricity from geothermal power and the types of geothermal power plants.
The definition of an electric vehicle and types of electric vehicles like battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).
The history of electric vehicles and major components of electric vehicles like batteries, motors, and power electronic converters.
The battery technology adopted like lithium-ion batteries in addition to advancements in battery technology, and types of electric motors in electric vehicles including AC and DC adopted.
The charging infrastructure including the definition of a charging station or charging equipment, and levels of charging including the home level and public level. Moreover, the definition of range, range anxiety, and the environmental impact of EVs.
Bonus Gift:
You will find the slides for the Ultimate Renewable Energy Course bundle for those who are interested in them or having them as a revision for themselves
93 Pages of Solar Energy Basics Slides
21 Pages of Charge Controllers and Inverters Slides
26 Pages of Hydro and Geothermal Slides
93 Pages of Wind Energy Slides
52 Pages of Basics of Wave Energy Slides
61 Pages of Types of Converters Slides
23 Pages of Steps of Feasibility Study Slides
64 Pages of Electric Vehicles Slides
Take this course if you've been looking for ONE COURSE with in-depth insight into renewable energy and electric vehicles.
Who this course is for:
Anyone who wants to get knowledge about the renewable energy sector
Anyone who wants to get knowledge about the electric vehicles
Electrical engineering students
Electrical engineers
Mechanical engineers
Renewable engineers

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