SOLAR THERMAL AND PHOTO-VOLTAIC ENGINEERING

NPRE 476

Dr. Magdi Ragheb

Fall 2024

 

Professor

 

  1. Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students 1998
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  3. Advisor's list 2003.

Assignments and Teaching Assistants

        Assignments will account for 40 percent of the final grade.

Assignments  Policy and Guidelines

 In case of "Internet Rationing" or collapse, final grade will be based on received assignments and on tests taken.

Recommeded Text

 J. O. McVeigh, "Sun Power: An Introduction to the Applications of Solar Energy," Pergamon Press: Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology Engineering and Social Studies: 1977, 208 pp., 250 x 176 mm, https://www.mragheb.com/Ragheb%20Sun%20Power.pdf

List of assignments Word
List of assignments, pdf
 

Recorded Lecture Notes
Lecture 1
Preface

 

 

NPRE 476  First Midterm.
During class period, Friday, February 24

NPRE 476  Second Midterm.
During class period, Monday, March 27

NPRE 476  Third Exam.
Monday May 8, 7-10 pm

Teaching Assistant Information
Course Outline
Course University Review

Prerequisites

CS 101, or MATH 241 or MATH 380, one of: CHBE 421, ECE 110, ECE 205, ME310, TAM 335

Credit

Undergraduates: 3 units.

Graduates: 3 units + 1  unit with term paper or special project, for a total of 4 units.

 

Tests

Two midterm tests and one final test are scheduled.

Each will account for 20 percent of the final grade for a total of 60 percent of the final grade.

Assignments, quizzes (unannounced), final project, 40 percent. Attendance receives up to 20 extra credit points.

Calendar for Spring Semester, 2024

Room 114 Transportation Building

Face-to-face synchronous meetings with required attendance

2:00-2:50 pm, MWF

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 16 (No classes)
Instruction begins Tuesday January 17
Spring Break begins Saturday March 11
Instruction resumes Monday March 20
Instruction ends Wednesday May 3
Reading day Thursday May 4
Final Examinations Begin Friday, May 5
Final Examinations End Friday, May 12

First Midterm exam

 Friday, February 24

Second Midterm exam

 Monday, March 27

Final Exam

 Monday May 8, 7-10 pm

 

Book Chapters

Magdi Ragheb (2017), "Economics of Wind Power Generation," Chap. 25, Part VI, Financial Modeling/Wind Economics, pp. 537 -554, in: Trevor M. Letcher, Ed., "Wind Energy Engineering, A Handbook for Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines," Academic Press, Elsevier, 2017.

Magdi Ragheb (2017), "History of Harnessing Wind Power," Chap. 7, Part III, Wind Turbine Technology, pp. 127 - 142, in: Trevor M. Letcher, Ed., "Wind Energy Engineering, A Handbook for Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines," Academic Press, Elsevier, 2017.

Magdi Ragheb and Adam M. Ragheb (2011). "Wind Turbines Theory - The Betz Equation and Optimal Rotor Tip Speed Ratio,"
 Fundamental and Advanced Topics in Wind Power, Rupp Carriveau (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-508-2,
 InTech, http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/wind-turbines-theory-the-betz-equation-and-optimal-rotor-tip-speed-ratio

Adam M. Ragheb and Magdi Ragheb (2011). "Wind Turbine Gearbox Technologies,"
Fundamental and Advanced Topics in Wind Power, Rupp Carriveau (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-508-2,
InTech,  http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/wind-turbine-gearbox-technologies

Magdi Ragheb (2011). "Nuclear Naval Propulsion,"
Nuclear Power - Deployment, Operation and Sustainability, Pavel Tsvetkov (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-474-0,
 InTech, http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/nuclear-naval-propulsion

Magdi Ragheb (2011). "Thorium Fission and Fission-Fusion Fuel Cycle,"
Nuclear Power - Deployment, Operation and Sustainability, Pavel Tsvetkov (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-474-0,
InTech, http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/thorium-fission-and-fission-fusion-fuel-cycle

M. Ragheb and D. Gvillo, "Hybrid Symbolic-Procedural Programming Methodology for Monte Carlo Particle Transport Simulations,"
Science and Engineering on Cray Supercomputers, A Cray Research Inc. Book,
Proc. of the Third International Symposium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pp. 491-515,  September 1987.

Yoshioka, R., Kinoshita, M., Jorgensen, L., & Ragheb, M. (2017). Environment, waste, and resources. In Molten Salt Reactors and Thorium Energy (pp. 231-259). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-101126-3.00009-9
 

WebTextbook

© M. Ragheb
Intellectual Property IP
https://law.depaul.edu/academics/centers-institutes-initiatives/center-for-intellectual-property-law-and-information-technology/Pages/default.aspx
 

Solar Thermal and Photo-Voltaic Engineering
Harvesting The Sun
© M. Ragheb

Preface

1. Introduction
2. Solar Generators History
3. Extraterrestrial Solar Radiation
4. Solar Radiation at the Earth's Surface
5. Solar Radiation: Measurement Data and Estimation
6. Selected Topics in Heat Transfer
7. Radiation Characteristics of Opaque Materials
8. Transmission of Radiation through Partially Transparent Media
9. Flat-Plate Solar Collectors
10. Focusing Collectors
11. Solar Energy Storage
12. Solar Process Models
13. Solar Water Heating
14. Solar Heating
15. Solar Cooling
16. Photo-voltaic Systems
17. Solar Ponds
18. Solar Distillation
19. Environmental Considerations
20. Licensing Policy of Solar Power Systems
21. Legal Considerations of Solar Power Generation
22. Economics of Solar Energy
23. Solar Project Development and Financing
24. Electrical Generation and Grid System Integration
25. Risk and Safety Ethics
26. High Voltage Direct Current for Solar Power
27. Sustainable Global Energy Desertec Concept
28. Smart Electrical Grid and Metering
29. Similarity, Scaling and Model Testing
30. Rents, Royalties, Easements and Land Values
31. Global Climatic Variation and Energy Use
32. Natural Gas as a Bridge Fuel to Renewables
33. Energy Hydrogenation and Decarbonization
34. Powerwall and Powerpack Tesla Batteries

Appendices

I.       Greek Prefixes
II.     Abbreviations
III.    Conversion Factors and Physical Constants
IV.    Carbon Dioxide Emissions
V.      Energy Content of Different Fuels
VI.    Vector Relations

References
1. J. O. McVeigh, "Sun Power: An Introduction to the Applications of Solar Energy," Pergamon Press: Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology Engineering and Social Studies: 1977, 208 pp., 250 x 176 mm, https://www.mragheb.com/Ragheb%20Sun%20Power.pdf
2. John A. Duffie and William E. Beckman, "Solar Energy Thermal Processes," 1974, 386 pp., 250 x 176 mm, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Wiley-Interscience Publication.
3. M. M. H. Ragheb and T. H. Higgins, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Book Review, J. O. McVeigh, "Sun Power: An Introduction to the Applications of Solar Energy,"  June 1978, Volume NS-25, Number 3,    https://www.mragheb.com/Ragheb%20Sun%20Power.pdf
 

Gradute papers

Spring 2024

 

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