Information Package / Course Catalogue
Solar Energy
Course Code: AET105
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

In this course it is aimed to equip students with following competencies; determining the place where solar energy would be mounted, preparing mounting place, mounting collector, mounting storage tank, doing installment connections and doing maintenance and repair.

Course Content

Determining the direction of the collector, considering shadowing effect, preparing mounting place for flat installment, preparing mounting place on the roof, mounting panel collector, mounting the storage tanks, making cold water connections, making hot water connections, isolating pipes and installments, repairing breakdown about the installment, repairing problems about low efficiency.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Baybars DAL
Learning Outcomes
1.Determining the place where solar energy would be mounted
2.Preparing mounting place of solar energy
3.Mounting solar energy collector
4.Mounting solar energy water storage tank
5.Doing installment connections
6.Doing maintenance and repair
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Determining the direction of the collector
Week 2 - Theoretical
considering shadowing effect,
Week 3 - Theoretical
preparing mounting place for flat installment
Week 4 - Theoretical
preparing mounting place on the roof
Week 5 - Theoretical
mounting panel collector
Week 6 - Theoretical
Week 7 - Theoretical
mounting the storage tanks
Week 8 - Theoretical
Week 9 - Theoretical
making cold water connections
Week 10 - Theoretical
making hot water connections
Week 11 - Theoretical
isolating pipes and installments
Week 12 - Theoretical
isolating pipes and installments
Week 13 - Theoretical
repairing breakdown about the installment
Week 14 - Theoretical
repairing problems about low efficiency.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice140114
Assignment73021
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)99
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
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2
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4
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4
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2
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1
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4
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3
3
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4
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2
4
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3
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4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026