Distance Education Course through ACS
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY VSS102
Understand the generation, storage and use of energy. The course provides the knowledge to make informed decisions about the management, consumption and conservation of energy and the alternatives available.
Duration 100 hours (study at your own pace, on average taking 4-6 months part time)
COURSE AIMS
* Compare the relative significance of alternative sources of energy including wind, solar, fossil fuels, hydro, etc.
* To understand electricity, including its nature, terminology and options for applying it as an energy source
* To explain the generation of electricity through a variety of means including: Photo voltaic cells, Wind powered generators, Petrol powered generators and Batteries.
* To describe procedures for appropriate use of electricity, including storage and safety
* To develop ways of reducing energy consumption, including effective temperature control.
* To evaluate a building and recommend appropriate measures for minimising it's consumption of energy.
* Identify the restrictions or regulations which can affect the adoption of more appropriate energy applications for a specific property.
* Plan the conversion of a property from high energy consumption systems to an appropriate network of sustainable and lower energy consumption systems
COURSE STRUCTURE
The eight lessons are as follows:
1.Introduction : The Problems and the Energy Sources.
2.Understanding Energy
3.Generating Electricity
4.Storage and Using Electricity
5.Non-Electric Systems
6.Energy Consumption
7.Energy Conservation
8.Converting to New Systems
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE
Here is just a sample of what you will learn to do in this course:
-List different insulating materials which may be commonly found inside electrical equipment?
-Give one practical example to show the relevance of each of Kirchoff's Laws to a technician, in their daily work?
-Contact a number of suppliers of alternative energy generating systems (e.g. wind, solar). Find out all that you can about the types of systems they supply. Collect any relevant leaflets and brochures. If possible observe such systems in action. Try your Yellow Pages phone book under such headings as: Solar Energy Equipment & Windmills.
-Draw a floor plan and describe the current electricity use of a home which you are familiar with (but which uses only mains power supply).
-This might be the home of a friend, relative, or even your own home.
-Recommend ways in which this home might reduce reliability on mains supply (either in part or full) by introducing its own electricity generation system.
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