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FEKT-MPA-AZEAcad. year: 2021/2022
The course deals with contemporary issues in the field of alternative energy with a focus on description, classification and principles of energy from wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, energy of environment, biomass to energy of atomic nuclei and electrochemical energy. Students will receive information about how to install, use and about perspectives of alternative energy sources. Practical information students will obtain also in laboratory measurements aimed at testing and simulation of parameters of photovoltaic cells, panels and photovoltaic systems combined with accumulators of electric energy.
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Offered to foreign students
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The student of MPA-AZE course is able to- Explain the importance of basic concepts in the field of renewable energy- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy sources- Design a suitable location for wind power plants in the Czech Republic- Measure and calculate the properties and characteristics of photovoltaic cell or panel, design the simple autonomous photovoltaic system- Describe the structure and operating principle of solar collectors, focusing collectors and chemes of different types of solar thermal power plants- List the different types of energy using of rivers, seas and oceans- Describe the principle of operation of various geothermal power plants - Explain the operating principle of a heat pump and classify them according to the used source of low-potential heat- List the distribution of biomass and its use in energetics- Describe the principle of controlled thermonuclear fusion and thermonuclear power plant- Explain the importance of basic concepts in electrochemistry (half-cells, cells, types of electrodes, electrochemical potentials)- Classify and describe the different types of primary electrochemical power sources
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Course curriculum
Introduction to alternative energy sources - classification, description.Wind energy and its utilization, wind power plants.Solar energy and its applications, photovoltaic cells.Solar collectors - construction, distribution, solar ovens and solar power plants.Energy of water, water power plants - description, distribution, marine energy - classification, description and its application.Earth's energy, geothermal energy, geothermal power plants.Energy of environment and its utilization, heat pumps, distribution, construction, description.Biomass, its distribution and uses, environmental aspects. Biomass power plants.Energy of atomic nuclei, nuclear fusion, principles, ways to achieve and use, thermonuclear power plant - description, future development.Additional sources of energy - basic concepts, electrochemical cell, electrochemical potential, electrolysis, electrodes.Primary cells - classification, description, structure, properties and applications.
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Aims
The aim of the subject is to enlarge the knowledge about alternative sources of of electric energy, possibility of their application and future development in this area.
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Basic literature
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Laboratory exercise
Organization and method, introduction.
I-V characteristics of the photovoltaic module
Effect of shadowing on I-V characteristics of the photovoltaic module
Maximum power point of photovoltaic panel
Measurement the efficiency of a solar chimney
Mollier diagram of the Heat Pump
Coefficient of Performance of the Heat Pump
Optimization of tilt of the photovoltaic module
Influence of temperature on the properties of a photovoltaic panel
Measurement of temperature profiles of photovoltaic panels
Influence of the angle of incidence of light radiation on the I-U characteristics of the photovoltaic cell