PSU Continuing and Distance Education

		College of Engineering Continuing and Distance Education

NucE/ME 497C Dynamics of Energy Systems

Course Description

On-Demand Streaming Video	Duration
Course Introduction	8 Minutes

In this graduate level course students will:

Learn about energy supplies, produce and discuss their lifetime.
Learn about and estimate response times of energy conversion technologies and storage.
Learn and project conversion chain efficiencies.
Learn and discuss about energy and environment.

Current Course Offering Schedule via C&DE

Semester: TBA

Day and Time: NA - On-line

Location: NA - On-line

Start Date: TBA

End Date: TBA

Resident students are required to attend the live lectures in Room 327 Sackett Building.

Distance students can receive the class lectures via:

Interactive live video conferencing

Live streaming audio/video

On-Demand streaming audio/video

Course Instructor:

Dr. H. Perez-Blanco
204 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802
email: hpb1@psu.edu
Faculty Web Page
phone: 814-865-7842

Required Course Textbook

The Dynamics of Energy Systems, H. Perez-Blanco.

Available from Amazon.

Computer and Technology Requirements:

	The course lectures are delivered by Window Streaming Media. Please verify that your computer can play the "Course Introduction" link provided on the Sample Lesson page.
	The use of Mac OS computers in not supported in this course.

Required Course Software

	VisSim 500: $125 (this version has a 500 block limit) - type of license: perpetual academic license
	Professional VisSim: $100 - type of license: one year timed academic license
	Professional VisSim: $250 - type of license: perpetual academic license

Students must purchase one of the listed versions of the VisSim software for use in the course projects. We recommend students buy the VisSim 500 because the course projects will not exceed 500 block and this is a perpetual license.

Students must purchase VisSim software from www.vissim.com by contacting the PSU Sales Representative:

Karen Darnell
Sales Manager
Visual Solutions, Inc.
Karen.Darnell@vissol.com
Tel: 978-392-0100 x14
Fax: 978-692-3102

Purchased software will be downloaded for installation on students laptop/desktop Windows OS computers.

The enrollment process is:

Contact the the Office of Continuing and Distance Education for admission into the course at 814-865-7643.
Complete and submit the Registration Form via mail, fax, or in person. See the Registration Page.

Important Dates for Current Offering

First day of instruction	TBA
End of course	TBA

© Penn State University
Office of Continuing and Distance Education in Engineering
301-A Engineering Unit C
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-7643 Fax: (814) 865-3969
E-mail: masdo@engr.psu.edu

This site was last updated 04/05/12