Help - Reneable Energy

[SCG_ErwinP]

Hey guys!

 

I'm doing a graduate degree about renewable energy and I would like a help about a term paper subject.

I'm a computer engineer and energy is something "new" to me.

A friend of mine told me to approach about a photovoltaic system and a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. I liked but worth it, does industries will enjoy it?

What can I do?
What will be newer or a best approach?

 

Thank you all!

 

I'm still learning english, I'm sorry for that.

Edited August 19, 2019 by SCG_ErwinP

[No.332.Animal_NO]

With solar energy you have both solar panels (photovoltaic) and solar reflecting systems. 

Then you have wind turbines and ocean wave systems harnessing motion created by the weather systems (in turn driven by solar energy and earth rotation)

Finally you have biofuel, utilising the ability of plants to convert solar energy and molecules from air into hydrocarbons.

 

And of course hydroelectric power, where that is feasible. (And geothermic).

 

You'll need to be a bit more specific about the requirements of your term paper, but this is essentially what is available technologies at the moment.

 

Familiar with the laws of thermodynamics?

 

[SCG_ErwinP]

3 hours ago, Animal_Mother said:

You'll need to be a bit more specific about the requirements of your term paper, but this is essentially what is available technologies at the moment.

What can I do to improve something that already exists?
What can I do to benefit the society?

 

3 hours ago, Animal_Mother said:

Familiar with the laws of thermodynamics?

No, I'm not.

 

2 hours ago, raaaid said:

you can do it on how biofuels is burning food while some starve

 

for the record the boost water injection is a water injection maybe that would be interesting for your work

I'm sorry but I don't understand =(

[No.332.Animal_NO]

some useful laws:

 

- there is a finite amount of energy in the universe

- energy cannot be created or destroyed, only change form

 

also

- whenever you convert energy into another form, you never get 100% out of the process - the rest is lost usually through heat dissipation

- the most efficient conversion from mechanic to electric energy is via generators, usually above 90%

- whenever a heat machine is involved (steam engine), in coal, nuclear or solar reflector powerplants, efficiency is much lower

 

you should start with a bit of googling on the subject, im sure there are plenty of material for beginners out there (khan academy)

 

pick one renewable you like, or that is applicable where you live and start from there. Something to do with solar panels, or zero-emission housing should be available online in abundance. If your paper is angled from a programmers perspective, such systems have (an need) a lot of automation and regulation both automatic and by human interaction.

 

If you find a company nearby who are dealing in this kind of things, contact them!