Overview
Humans have been harnessing water to perform work for thousands of years. The Greeks used water wheels for grinding wheat into flour more than 2,000 years ago. Besides grinding flour, the power of the water was used to saw wood and power textile mills and manufacturing plants.
Wind is a form of solar energy. Winds are caused by the uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun, the irregularities of the earth's surface, and rotation of the earth. Wind flow patterns are modified by the earth's terrain, bodies of water, and vegetation. Humans use this wind flow, or motion energy, for many purposes: sailing, flying a kite, and even generating electricity.
In this course the student will learn some of the basics of both wind and hydropower systems and applications and the various types of systems available along with applications. In addition the student will gain an understanding of terminology and definitions used in these technologies.
The student is expected to read the document provided in this course which is taken from the public domain website: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/hydro_basics.html (06/15/09).
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions at the end of this course to obtain 2 PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Hydropower
- Wind power
- History of hydropower and wind power
- Applications for hydropower and wind power
- Definitions and terms of hydropower and wind power
- Types of hydropower and wind technologies
Course
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Wind and Hydropower Technologies
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