Energy and Power: Production, Distribution, and Society
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This course is an introduction to energy and power within a societal context.
Useful Prerequisites[edit | edit source]
A general knowledge base in these topics will facilitate learning.
- Calculus
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Physics
- Statistics
- Thermodynamics
References[edit | edit source]
Topics[edit | edit source]
Energy Consumption: Utility and Inequality[edit | edit source]
Basic Ideas: Exercises and Review[edit | edit source]
- 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 Potential[edit | edit source]
- Special Topic: Non-Renewable, Renewable, Sustainable
- Fossil
- Nuclear
- Solar
- Water
- Biomass
- Wind
- Geothermal
Energy Storage and Conversion[edit | edit source]
- Gasification
- Waste to Energy
- Fuel Cells
- Hydrogen
- Micro-Turbines
- Flywheels
- Batteries
- Electricity
- Distributed Generation
- Diesel Generators
- Turbines
Building Energy Use[edit | edit source]
Transportation[edit | edit source]
Energy-Intensive Industrial Processes[edit | edit source]
The Path of Emerging Technologies[edit | edit source]
Power Cycles and Car Engine Design
Power Cycles and Power Plant Design[edit | edit source]
Combustion and Pollution[edit | edit source]
Economics and Energy Markets[edit | edit source]
- Limited Natural Resource Economics
- Pollution Caps and Trading
- Electricity
- Developmental Economics and Energy
- Econometrics and Energy Forecasting
Sustainability and Energy[edit | edit source]
- Global Warming
- Energy Sources and Magnitudes
- Special Topic: Consumption, Capitalism, and Unsustainable Growth
The Future: Scenarios of Disaster and Opportunity[edit | edit source]
Further reading[edit | edit source]
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. |