1. Solar energy, origin, laws of radiation of bodies, characteristics, transformation into usable forms of energy.
2. Characteristics of solar radiation and its modeling. Description of the model database METEONORM.
3. Passive direct systems using solar energy. Solar power plants.
4. Solar flat plate collectors, the principle of efficiency calculation. Non-stationary and stationary energy balance of collector.
5. Testing, certification of solar collectors. The content of test reports.
6. Solar tanks, storage, stratification.
7. Solar heating systems. Large-scale systems, high-, mesh-, low-flow systems. Energy and economics of solar energy systems. Environmental benefits.
8. Photovoltaic conversion, types of photovoltaic cells, and the total quantum efficiency, utilization. U-I characteristics of the PV cell. Photovoltaic systems - basic types. Inverters, properties, efficacy.
9. Fuel cells introdution. The basic design of the fuel cell. The conversion efficiency of the heat circulation and fuel cells. Efficiency vs heat circulation. efficiency of the fuel cell.
10. Terminal voltage of the fuel cell, the UI characteristic of the fuel cell.
11. Basic types of fuel cells, and the distribution parameters and basic description of the nature chemistry of different types of fuel cells.
12. The fuel cell membrane AFC, PEMFC, PAFC.
13. MCFC technology - fuel cells molten carbonates, SOFC - fuel cells with fixed nitrogen.
14. Hydrogen economy. Production of hydrogen. Energy intensity hydrogen technologies. Storage and transport of hydrogen. Safety aspects.
2. Characteristics of solar radiation and its modeling. Description of the model database METEONORM.
3. Passive direct systems using solar energy. Solar power plants.
4. Solar flat plate collectors, the principle of efficiency calculation. Non-stationary and stationary energy balance of collector.
5. Testing, certification of solar collectors. The content of test reports.
6. Solar tanks, storage, stratification.
7. Solar heating systems. Large-scale systems, high-, mesh-, low-flow systems. Energy and economics of solar energy systems. Environmental benefits.
8. Photovoltaic conversion, types of photovoltaic cells, and the total quantum efficiency, utilization. U-I characteristics of the PV cell. Photovoltaic systems - basic types. Inverters, properties, efficacy.
9. Fuel cells introdution. The basic design of the fuel cell. The conversion efficiency of the heat circulation and fuel cells. Efficiency vs heat circulation. efficiency of the fuel cell.
10. Terminal voltage of the fuel cell, the UI characteristic of the fuel cell.
11. Basic types of fuel cells, and the distribution parameters and basic description of the nature chemistry of different types of fuel cells.
12. The fuel cell membrane AFC, PEMFC, PAFC.
13. MCFC technology - fuel cells molten carbonates, SOFC - fuel cells with fixed nitrogen.
14. Hydrogen economy. Production of hydrogen. Energy intensity hydrogen technologies. Storage and transport of hydrogen. Safety aspects.