Mechanical Engineering Department

EM486H - Solar Engineering

 

PREREQUISTES:   1/c engineering major or approval of the department chairman

Instructor:  Keith Lindler

Email: lindler@usna.edu

 

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TRACK(S):  Energy Systems

 

Catalog Description

 

An introduction to solar energy conversion and utilization. Topics covered include solar radiation, flat plate collectors, concentrating collectors, energy storage, active and passive solar heating, solar cooling, photovoltaic converters and wind energy.