Introduces traditional sources of energy and provides an overview of the various forms of energy and their applications. Covers alternative, renewable, and traditional non-renewable sources of energy with consideration for energy conservation and use, energy transmission systems, measurement of energy, along with monitoring and analysis of applied energy to practical laboratory and field situations with hands-on experiences. Study of current and future applications of the energy are considered along with relevant environmental factors, economic drivers, and opportunities for careers in the energy field.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
- Introduction to Energy Technologies
- Quantifying, Measuring Energy and Energy Systems
- Fossil Fuel, Coal
- Fossil Fuels, Petroleum, and Natural Gas
- Nuclear Energy
- Renewable and Inexhaustible Energy Sources
- Solar Energy
- Wind Energy
- Biomass Energy
- Geothermal Energy
- Introduction to Power and Industrial Technologies and Identified Specialties (DOE-EERE)
- Electrical Power Systems Identified in the Building Technologies and Advanced Manufacturing Office Programs (AMO-DOE-EERE)
- Energy and Power Conversion as Applied in Building Technologies and Industrial Technologies Programs (DOE-EERE)
- Energy, Power, and the Environment
- Energy, Power, Energy Careers, Energy Literacy and the Future
- Energy Applications for Advanced Energy Management for Industrial and Commercial Equipment and Systems
- Identify various energy sources and the basics of force, work and power.
- Define renewable energy, power engineering and HVAC.
- Define solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, geothermal, wind, biomass, generation, power co-generation,
- Identify simple machines and concepts of mechanical advantage.
- Perform calculations related to work, power, efficiency, flow and electrical quantities.*
- Demonstrate knowledge of the US and SI systems of measurement and convert from one system to another.
- Calculate and understand the concept of energy efficiency.*
- Compare various energy technologies from an environmental and economic standpoint.
This course is being deactivated as part of the catalog cleanup project in 23/WI. It is not part of any active program and has not been offered in 3 or more years.
Assessment and Requirements
- Lecture/demonstration and online web site generated research
- Text-generated scenarios
- Team collaborative projects
- Hands-on laboratory exercises
- Internet activities and research
- Problem solving through scenarios
To be determined by instructor.