Bachelor of Science
(Mechanical Engineering)
Readings Guide
Unit code BME208S
Unit name Energy Systems
Version 1.2
Created by Alia Khaled
Date
1 Sept 2019
Reviewed by Rumana Sultana
Date
2 Aug 2022
Revised by Rumana Sultana
Date
30 Jan 2023
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Readings Guide for BME208S: Energy Systems
A list of books and reference materials that are used to develop content for all the
required topics and sub-topics of the unit is given in this guide. Understanding
Renewable Energy Systems is the main textbooks that will cover the majority of
lessons. For the rest of the topics, other books and reference materials should be used.
Acknowledgments
We would like to acknowledge the following reading used as materials for students:
• V. Quaschning, Understanding Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd Edition.
Routledge, 2016 - ISBN-13: 978-1138781948
• F. Kreith, D. Y. Goswami, Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1st Edition. CRC Press, 2007 - ISBN-13: 978-0849317309
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Readings Guide for BME208S: Energy Systems
Topic 1: Introduction to Energy
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd
Edition, by V. Quaschning
Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1st Edition, by F. Kreith and D. Y.
Goswami
Chapters 1-2
Chapter 3 (Section 3.1)
Chapter 4 (Sections 4.1,
4.2 and 4.3)
Required
Chapter 1
Recommended
(Chapter 1 on
Moodle)
Chapter 1 (Pages 1-7)
Required
Chapters 7-8
Recommended
Chapter 1
Required
Chapter 9
Recommended
Topic 2: Introduction to Energy Efficiency
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd
Edition, by V. Quaschning
Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1st Edition, by F. Kreith and D. Y.
Goswami
Topic 3: Energy Sources and Forms
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd
Edition, by V. Quaschning
Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1st Edition, by F. Kreith and D. Y.
Goswami
Topic 4: Electrical Generation, Usage and Energy Efficient Practices
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd
Edition, by V. Quaschning
Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1st Edition, by F. Kreith and D. Y.
Goswami
Chapter 4 (Pages 130-156)
Required
Chapter 2 (Sections 2.72.8)
Chapter 10 (Section 10.4)
Recommended
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Topic 5: Renewable Energy Systems
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd
Edition, by V. Quaschning
Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1st Edition, by F. Kreith and D. Y.
Goswami
Chapter 1 (from page 19)
Required
Chapter 9
Recommended
Chapter 2
Chapter 4
Required
Wind and Solar Power - Renewable Energy
Technologies, Revision 4.1, IDC Technologies
Chapters 2, 3, 4 and 5
Recommended
(available via the
eLibrary – IDC
Manuals)
Grid connected Solar Electric Systems, by G.
Stapleton and S. Neill
Chapters 3-4
External
Chapter 5
Required
Dynamics and fatigue
External link
Wind Energy Engineering - A Handbook for
Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines, by T. M.
Letcher
9.7 Unsteady Loads and
Fatigue
25.2 Economic
Considerations
Recommended
(available on the
eLibrary – Knovel)
Wind Energy Handbook, 2nd Edition, by T.
Jenkins et al.
11.1 Development of
Offshore Wind Energy
Recommended
(available on the
eLibrary – Knovel)
Topic 6 and 7: PV Energy Systems
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd
Edition, by V. Quaschning
Topics 8 and 9: Wind Energy Systems
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd
Edition, by V. Quaschning
Statistical Wind Prediction and Fatigue Analysis
for Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine Composite
Material Blade under Dynamic Loads. Advances
in Mechanical Engineering, by P. A. Kulkarni et.
al.
Topic 10: Fuel Cells
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O'hayre et al.
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Chapter 1
Chapter 3
Chapter 8
Chapter 10
Recommended
(available on the
eLibrary – Knovel)
Topic 11: Renewable Energy System Development, Operation, and Management
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd
Edition, by V. Quaschning
Chapter 6
Required
Wind and Solar Power: Renewable Energy
Technologies, Revision 4.1, IDC Technologies
Chapter 5
Chapter 7
Chapter 9
Recommended
(available on the
eLibrary – IDC
Manuals)
Site Design
External link
Contracts
External link
Spatial factors consideration in site selection of
ground-mounted PV power plants. Energy
Procedia, 100, 78-85, by P. Piyatadsananon
A Guide to Open Solar Contracts, IRENA and
TWI 2019
Development Overview and Checklist
Planning for and Regulating Wind-Energy
Development
Continuing Developments in PV
Risk Management: Strategies,
Solutions, and Implications
Best Practices in Photovoltaic
System Operations and
Maintenance
Wind Energy System
Development
External link
External link
External link
PV Energy System
Development
External link