EE 403 Smart Grid: Renewable Energy and Storage
This course provides a comprehensive study of energy generation and storage technologies, focusing on scientific, engineering, economic, and environmental considerations. Topics include renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, biomass, and fuel cells), fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and mechanical, electrochemical, chemical, electrical, and thermal energy storage systems. Students will analyze energy performance, efficiency, environmental impacts, and economic feasibility, and explore the integration of energy storage with the electric grid, including Smart Grid technologies, to enhance system stability, reliability, and sustainability. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory.
Credits
3