Course detail

Renewable Energy Sources

FSI-UOZAcad. year: 2013/2014

The course familiarises students with energy source and transformation: primary and secondary energy sources, renewable energy sources, fossil and nuclear fuel, energy consumption in the word and in the Czech Republic, thermal and nuclear power plants-energy transformation, biomass, solar and hydro power plants, wind energy and wind power plants, geothermal power plants, heat pumps for heating, hydrogen fuel cell.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jiří Pospíšil, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will obtain knowledge the energy sources in the technical practice, their ecological, economic and energetic aspects.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of hydrodynamics and thermomechanics

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit requirements: participation in the exercises is systematically controlled self-activity.Examination: written preparation for the given questions followed by discussion

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course provides students with overall knowledge of fossil and renewable energy sources used in the Czech Republic and in the world, including transformation to other types of the energy

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

Participation in the exercises is systematically controlled

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Cenek M.,Brož A.,Filakovský K.,Kazelle J.,Kloz M.,Orel V.,Pastorek Z.,Siegl M.,Šamánek L.,Šoch J.,Truxa J.,Vojtěchovský K.: Obnovitelné zdroje energie,FCC Public,2002
Gilgert,Large:Konec Evropské éry,MF-2003
G.Kiely:Environmental Engineering. McGraw-Hill,1996

Recommended reading

Feist W.,Klien J.: Nízkoenergetický dům,MF-1999
KC Agrawal, Industrial Power Engineering Handbook, ISBN: 0-7506-73...
Kolektiv:Obnovitelé zdroje energie:ČEZ a.s.
Melichar:Malé vodní turbiny,ČVUT,1998

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B-EPE , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Pospíšil, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1 Primary and secondary energy sources, forms, types and transformations.
2 Solid fuels, oil, types and features, reserves, trade.
3 Gas, reserves, usage. Economy of usage of primary energy sources.
4 Primary energy sources consumptions in the Czech Republic and in the world. Electro energetics.
5 Heat circulations, analysis,
6 Nuclear energy
7-8 Biomass, energetic potential, burning.
9 Theory and practice of solar power usage.
10 Solar collectors, design, efficiency, usage of the hydrogen.
11 Wind energy, practical usage.
12 Usage of the water energy, hydroelectric potential in the Czech Republic.
13 Heat pumps, geothermal energy.