Homework and Research Projects

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Homework Assignments

1. TBA
   Download HW file as pdf
   Reading assignments for weeks of Sept. /25.:
   .................................Andrew&Jelley Ch. xxx, MacKay xxx
   .................................Lecture Notes 1.1-1.3
   
   ................Auxiliary Materials
   ............... IPCC AR6 Executive Summary 2023 (pdf), long,
   ................NAS Policy GHG Mitigation report (web)
   ................NAS Climate Report 2010 (web, loc)
   
   ................Tutorial:..Interactions of radiation w. matter I (pdf)
   
   
2. TBA
   Download HW file as (pdf)
   Reading assignments for weeks of xxx:
   .................................Andrew&Jelley xxx, MacKay III.E
   .................................Lecture Notes tba
   .................................Tutorial tba,
   
   
3. TBA
   

>>>>> Research Projects

Project 1: Case Study of Solar Power Generation

Due Oct. 29, 2025 

Dowload Project 1 file (pdf).
Relevant reading assignments for Project 1:
...............................Andrew&Jelley Ch. 7: Solar Energy

Data on electrical power generated in 2022 by the solar PV array of the Arnett Public Library in Rochester (NY) are to be evaluated. Relevant solar insolation data are to be accessed and retrieved from the Web, in order to find the performance (capacity factor) of the array.
................................ Solar Insolation Data Rochester, NY, 2022 (URL)
................................ MSWord Report template (docx). Use single column layout.
............................... Materials: Specifications of typical PV panel, scales with kWp (pdf)

U.S. Energy Information Administration: Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (pdf)

For 486 credit: Additional tasks defined in file

 

Project 2: Design & Prospects of a 200-MW wind farm in NW NY

Deadline Nov. 26, 2025 

Dowload Project 2 file (pdf).
Assess last year's data base for surface wind patterns in upstate New York, Ontario Lake onshore, for the installation of a large wind farm equipped with mid-size turbines of a given nominal power output. Good source: Rochester International Airport readings.
Estimate the actual power output for the observed wind patterns and the need for additional baseload power. Estimate the space and infrastructure needed for the farm.

For 486 credit: Additional tasks

MSWord Template for report (docx). Use single column layout.

Relevant reading assignments for project 2:
...............................Andrew&Jelley Ch. 7
...............................Reports/papers:
.............................. Papers: Singh wind tower construction (pdf)
............................................. Huang wind tower construction (pdf)

...............................Environmental Impacts (pdf),
.............................. Report on public acceptance (pdf1, pdf2)
...............................Noise Info (pdf1)

 

Project 3: XXX

Deadline Nov. 27, 2025 

Dowload Project 2 file ().

For 486 credit: Additional tasks