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Hydro and Wind Power Plants

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 361-0540/01
Abbreviation VVE
Course title Hydro and Wind Power Plants
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Power Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Zbyszek Szeliga, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1st Hydro and wind power - characteristics.
2nd Hydropower. The energy of water in nature, possibilities of using ofhydro potential.
3rd technically exploitable potential, runoff curve
4th Basic types of water plants, instead of the electricity system.
5th Water turbine - Theory basics.
6th Pelton, Francis, DERIAZ, Kaplan turbine, construction,
7th Water turbine - the characteristics, regulation of water turbines, the theory of similarity.
8th Hydroelectric power plants.
9th Energy use of the seas.
10th Wind energy. Features wind exploitable potential.
11th Wind rotors - basic theory of resistance and aerodynamic.
12th Basic characteristics of wind power, regulation.
13th Wind power, fundamental parameters, distribution, construction

Povinná literatura

Gash, R.; Twele, J.: Wind Power Plants. Fundamentals, Design, Construction and Operation. Solarpraxis AG, 2002. ISBN 3-934595-23-5
Warnick.C.C: Hydropower Engineering. 1984. ISBN-13: 978-0134484983 

Doporučená literatura

HAU, E. Wind Turbine. Fundamentals, Technologies, Application, Economics. Springer, Berlin 2005.