| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 15 |
| ECTS Credits: | 8.0 |
Electrical/Electronic Engineering first degree or other equivalent qualification
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To contribute to international renewable heating and cooling initiatives (e.g. the EU Directives on Renewable Heat and on Energy Performance of Buildings) by developing systematic knowledge and understanding of thermal science and technologies relevant to evaluating implementation opportunities and framing design specifications for these.
• Solar thermal heating
• Heat and cooling storages
• Biofuel and biogas production and applications
• Air and ground source heat pump
• Absorption and adsorption refrigeration
• Renewable heating and cooling applications on district heating, domestic sector, industrial processes and ‘zero carbon’ buildings
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Demonstrate awareness of international (particularly EU and Singapore) renewable heating and cooling initiatives.
• Demonstrate technical knowledge associating with: Solar thermal, biofuel and biogas, thermal energy storage, heat pump and sorption refrigeration.
• Design and critically analyse intelligent methodologies for building and process heating and cooling demands.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Specify the application of appropriate technologies in line with international (particularly EU) renewable heating and cooling initiatives.
• Scope opportunities for technically evaluate proposals and develop design requirements and renewable heating and cooling installations.
• Implement appropriate renewable energy technologies for heating and cooling purpose using the appropriate methodologies
• Forming an engineering argument on sustainable development in renewable energy system and associate issues.
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 30 | 1:00 | 30:00 | Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Directed reading which includes IEEE papers and web refs. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 6 | 1:00 | 6:00 | Drop-In/Surgery |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 15 | 1:00 | 15:00 | Revision for exam. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 35:00 | 35:00 | Complete lab assessment. Preparation for quiz. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Examination |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 42:00 | 42:00 | Personal study throughout teaching period to follow up taught classes. |
| Total | 150:00 |
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NUS8207 | Renewable Heating and Cooling |
Students are expected to use the Guided Independent Learning to assimilate the necessary knowledge content from the applied course materials and their own further reading around the syllabus indicated by these, working at their own pace.
The scheduled teaching sessions are intended to reinforce and consolidate that initial independent study and to progress students towards the Intended Skills Outcomes and will include exposure to relevant technology in an installation or laboratory. Time within that week also allows for independent revision towards the end of week Written Examination.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 1 | A | 60 | 24 hrs Take home exam (to be submitted within 24 hours of being set). |
| Module Code | Module Title | Semester | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUS8207 | Renewable Heating and Cooling | 1 | N/A |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 20 | Laboratory Assignment 1500 Words |
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 20 | Quiz |
The Written Examination tests the student’s ability to work effectively under time constraints as well as giving them the opportunity to demonstrate their systematic knowledge and critical and cognitive skills across the module syllabus. This assessment includes written examination, problem-solving and numeracy skills.
The Assignment requires students to demonstrate their abilities to apply their learning to the design focussed Intended Skills Outcomes. In addition to these skills, the Assignment assesses information Literacy Skills. The quiz involves problem solving and theoretical questions to assess the students’ progress.
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