Upon successful completion of the course, the student:
– explains the basic principles, relationships, and key concepts addressed in the course.
– applies appropriate methods, procedures, and tools to solve tasks related to the course content.
– evaluates the properties and results of solutions related to the topics addressed in the course.
– designs solutions to selected tasks in the relevant professional context.
Professional student knowledge:
– knows the basic principles of electricity generation, transmission and distribution and basic power engineering concepts,
– knows the operating principles and basic characteristics of different types of power plants, particularly thermal, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants,
– knows the principles of using renewable energy sources, fuel cells and electrical energy storage systems,
– knows the basic structure of the electrical part of power plants and the principles of distribution systems,
– understands the basic relationships between electricity generation and consumption and their environmental and technical aspects.
Professional student skills:
– analyses basic energy balances and relationships between electricity generation, transmission, distribution and consumption,
– assesses the basic technical characteristics and potential applications of different types of electricity generation sources,
– applies basic computational and analytical procedures to problems related to electricity generation and distribution,
– evaluates the suitability of different methods of electricity generation and storage with regard to technical, energy and environmental aspects,
– understands the basic design of the electrical part of power plants and distribution systems and assesses their basic functional characteristics.
General student competences:
– independently solves professional problems in the field of electricity generation and distribution and is able to justify the selected approach,
– searches for and uses relevant professional information and technical documentation when solving power engineering problems,
– assesses technical solutions with regard to their energy, environmental and operational implications,
– communicates about professional issues in the field of power engineering and is able to present and justify the results of the solution.