Energy and Power: Production, Distribution, and Society
This course is an introduction to energy and power within a societal context.
Useful PrerequisitesEdit
A general knowledge base in these topics will facilitate learning.
- Calculus
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Physics
- Statistics
- Thermodynamics
ReferencesEdit
TopicsEdit
Energy Consumption: Utility and InequalityEdit
Basic Ideas: Exercises and ReviewEdit
- The Conservation of Energy
- Work and Heat in Thermodynamic Analysis
- Circuits: Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors
- Transformers, Motors, and Turbines
- Distribution of Electric Energy
Energy Sources: Technology, Cost, and PotentialEdit
- Special Topic: Non-Renewable, Renewable, Sustainable
- Fossil
- Nuclear
- Solar
- Water
- Biomass
- Wind
- Geothermal
Energy Storage and ConversionEdit
- Gasification
- Waste to Energy
- Fuel Cells
- Hydrogen
- Micro-Turbines
- Flywheels
- Batteries
- Electricity
- Distributed Generation
- Diesel Generators
- Turbines
Building Energy UseEdit
TransportationEdit
Energy-Intensive Industrial ProcessesEdit
The Path of Emerging TechnologiesEdit
Power Cycles and Car Engine Design
Power Cycles and Power Plant DesignEdit
Combustion and PollutionEdit
Economics and Energy MarketsEdit
- Limited Natural Resource Economics
- Pollution Caps and Trading
- Electricity
- Developmental Economics and Energy
- Econometrics and Energy Forecasting
Sustainability and EnergyEdit
- Global Warming
- Energy Sources and Magnitudes
- Special Topic: Consumption, Capitalism, and Unsustainable Growth
The Future: Scenarios of Disaster and OpportunityEdit
Further readingEdit
This book is an undeveloped draft or outline. You can help to develop the work, or you can ask for assistance in the project room. |