Program : Power Engineering (PE)

Degree : MSc/MEng

Course Code : ACE 684

Course Name : Direct Energy Conversion

Course Category : Elective Core Courses

Semester : Second Semester

Credit Hours : 3

Introduction to semiconductors. Basic ideas of quantum physics, energy bands, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. The Hall effect, thermoelectric effects and optical effects. Analysis and design of thermoelectric devices (generators and coolers), thermionic converters, fuel cells, photovoltaic generators, and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power system.