Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The importance of energy conversion
- The fundamentals of current and future energy/power production methods
- The relationships between energy, work, force, power and efficiency, and the fundamental types of energy
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Select the 'right' energy source to match the user/load needs, and energy matching
- Revise and review the fundamentals of electrical power systems
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Type | Hours |
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Revision | 10 |
Lecture | 36 |
Completion of assessment task | 21 |
Wider reading or practice | 83 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
On-line resources. Much of this course aims to provide a research-related view of the current "state-of-the-art". As such, it draws upon many different sources, particularly, a range of scientific and engineering journals. In particular, the assignments will require familiarity with the Web of Knowledge data base.
Textbooks
Nalwa, H S (1997). Handbook of Organic Conductive Molecules and Polymers. Chichester: Wiley.
Young R J (1989). Introduction to Polymers. London: Chapman and Hall.
Solymar L and Walsh D (1993). Lectures on the Electrical Properties of Materials. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Collings P J and Hird M, (1997). Introduction to Liquid Crystals. London: Taylor and Francis.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 85% |
Continuous Assessment | 15% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External