Course detail

Alternative and Renewable Sources of Energy

FAST-BT56Acad. year: 2010/2011

Problems of primary energy sources and their application in systems of building services. Renewable sources of energy and their application in systems of Building Services. Systems for transformations solar energy, geothermal energy, water energy and wind power.Composition of phytomass and phytofuels and their energetic importance.Utilization of waste heat.Principals of combined heat and power production – cogeneration units. Renewable sources of energy influence on building energy consumption. Economic effectiveness of sources.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

After graduation studnet will be able to do standard designs of enviroment systems with renewable energy resources. Student will be able to use this knowledge for complex design of buildings.

Prerequisites

Thermal technique. Basics of heating and air conditioning.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Problems of primary energy sources and their application in systems of Building Services.
2. Resources and transformations energy. Renewable sources of energy.
3. Composition of phytomass and phytofuels and their energetic importance. Systems for burning of solid phytofuels.
4. Solar energy. Passive solar energy utilization.
5. Active solar systems for heat production. Domestic water preparation, support of heating, swimming bath waser preparation.
6. Solar systems for generation of electricity.
7. Wind power.
9. Sources of low-potential heat. Heat pumps.
10. Heat pump systems in systems of Building Services.
11. Secondary sources of energy. Utilization of waste heat.
12. Principals of combined heat and power production – cogeneration units.
13. Economic effectiveness of sources. Buildings energy consumption and renewable sources of energy application.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Primary energy, its resources and transformations for the creation of the indoor climate. Renewable energy resources and technical tools of its utilization in systems of environment. Economic and ecological effects of energy transformations.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bašta J., Brož K., Cikhart J., Štorkan M., Valenta V. : Topenářská příručka 3. Agentura ČSTZ s.r.o. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86028-13-2. (CS)

Recommended reading

Quaschning, V.,: Understanding renewable energy systems. Lundon: Earthscan, 2005. ISBN 1-84407-128-6. (EN)
QUASCHNING, Volker: Obnovitelné zdroje energií. Grada Publishing a.s., 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3250-3. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch S , 4. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, obligation not entered

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.

Exercise

26 hours, obligation not entered

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Hirš, CSc.