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Energy and Power: Production, Distribution, and Society
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This course is an introduction to energy and power within a societal context.
Useful Prerequisites
A general knowledge base in these topics will facilitate learning.
Calculus
Electricity and Magnetism
Physics
Statistics
Thermodynamics
References
/Units and Conversions/
/Fluid Property Tables/
/Crib Sheet of Commonly Used Equations/
Topics
/Introduction: A Global Energy Balance/
Energy Consumption: Utility and Inequality
/World Portfolio/
/Breakdown by Users, Sources, and End Use/
/Relationship to GDP/
/Trends, Projections, and Scenarios/
/International Efforts/
/United States Energy Policy/
/Energy Portfolio/
/The Department of Energy/
/History, Policy, and Industry/
Basic Ideas: Exercises and Review
/The Conservation of Energy/
/Special Topic: Crackpot Claims and Spotting Violations of the First Law/
/Work and Heat in Thermodynamic Analysis/
/P-V Diagrams/
/T-S Diagrams/
/Psychrometrics/
/Chemical Energy and Combustion/
/Temperature Dependent Chemical Equilibrium/
/Circuits: Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors/
/DC Circuits/
/AC Circuts/
/Transformers, Motors, and Turbines/
/Distribution of Electric Energy/
Energy Sources: Technology, Cost, and Potential
/Special Topic: Non-Renewable, Renewable, Sustainable/
/Fossil/
/Coal/
/Natural Gas/
/Petroleum/
/Nuclear/
/Solar/
/Photovoltaics/
/Solar Thermal/
/Water/
/Hydroelectric/
/Ocean Wave/
/Ocean Tidal/
/Ocean Current/
/Biomass/
/Wind/
/Geothermal/
Energy Storage and Conversion
/Gasification/
/Waste to Energy/
/Fuel Cells/
/Hydrogen/
/Micro-Turbines/
/Flywheels/
/Batteries/
/Electricity/
/Distributed Generation/
/Diesel Generators/
/Turbines/
Building Energy Use
/Green Building Design/
/Information Technology and Building Energy Management/
/HVAC systems/
/Psychrometrics, Human Comfort, and Energy/
/Lighting/
/Time-Dependent Demand/
/Commercial and Residential/
Transportation
/Spark Ignition, Diesel, and Hybrid Vehicles/
/Freight and Shipping/
/Air Travel/
Energy-Intensive Industrial Processes
The Path of Emerging Technologies
Power Cycles and Car Engine Design
/Otto Cycle/
/Diesel Cycle/
Power Cycles and Power Plant Design
/Rankine Cycle/
/Reheat/
/Brayton/
/Issues in Efficiency and Cost/
Combustion and Pollution
/Combustion and Chemical Energy/
/Kinetics/
/Common Pollutants and Concerns/
/Regulation/
Economics and Energy Markets
/Limited Natural Resource Economics/
/Jevons Paradox/
/The Consumption Curve/
/Reserves/
/Pollution Caps and Trading/
/Electricity/
/Supply and Demand: Peaks and Valleys/
/Grid Capacity and Infrastructure Costs/
/Deregulation/
/Real-time Pricing/
/Developmental Economics and Energy/
/Traditional Energy Portfolios/
/Human Impacts and Correlations/
/The Great Divide: North vs South/
/Econometrics and Energy Forecasting/
Sustainability and Energy
/Global Warming/
/CO2 Equivalent Sources and Sinks Accounting/
/Carbon Sequestration/
/Atmospheric Modeling/
/Energy Sources and Magnitudes/
/Special Topic: Consumption, Capitalism, and Unsustainable Growth/
The Future: Scenarios of Disaster and Opportunity
/Economic and Environmental Forces for Change/
/The Role of the Engineer: Ideas with Potential/
Further reading
Basic Electrical Generation and Distribution
Power Electronics
Electrical engineering
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