Integration of Mathematics for Sustainable Energy Applications

In this paper an example of a method to present a basic numerical analysis method’s such as the Secant Method, Bisection method and the Regula Falsi Method is described in the way it is used in sustainable energy application. A solar panel is examined and students are provided with its P-V characteristic curve. The arbitrary function f(x), that was the target of finding the root for in a numerical analysis textbook, is no longer a function without any significance (Fig. 3). It becomes a derivative of the P-V characteristic curve which has a root that corresponds to the maximum power point for efficient power extraction of the solar panel. This can be applied to wind energy, fuel cells and so on.