| Course Unit Code | 636-3036/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 6 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| BET37 | doc. Ing. Petra Váňová, Ph.D. |
| MAS0021 | doc. Ing. Anastasia Volodarskaja, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| The course focuses on important groups of materials that are used as main components of renewable energy equipment, namely: wind power plants, photovoltaic power plants, hydropower plants, geothermal energy systems, fuel cells and biomass processing plants. It will briefly highlight the technology, main components of the technological units and materials from which the components are produced. In the course students will get acquainted with the kinds of materials, their chemical composition, internal structure and properties in relation to each other, as well as with the possible degradation mechanisms of the materials used. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| Students will get acquainted with the main groups of constructional materials that are used in different types of renewable energy sources. They will be able to consider the choice of suitable constructional materials for a specific device, its parts and the operating parameters. They will know directions of further development in the core areas of renewable energy sources. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Main groups of renewable energy sources, the most important technological units; structure of renewable energy sources in the Czech Republic.
2. Wind energy: wind turbine with horizontal axis, main components - head, leaves, shaft, main bearing, gearbox, turning leaf mechanism, used materials, possible degradation mechanisms. Other types of wind power devices.
3. Solar energy: photovoltaics, basic description of photovoltaic cell - physical principle, the function of the photovoltaic cell and its construction, photovoltaic panels - used materials, structural and technological requirements for materials, possible degradation mechanisms. Solar thermal power plants, basic kinds, construction, materials used.
4. Water energy: Hydroelectric power plants, working principle of hydropower plants, basic classification and construction of water turbines, main components of hydropower plants with Kaplan, Francis, Pelton turbine; used materials, operating conditions, possible degradation mechanisms.
5. Geothermal energy: geothermal systems; geothermal power plants - basic types - geothermal power plant with dry steam, geothermal power plant with wet steam, geothermal power plant with binary cycle; major structural parts, used materials, possible degradation mechanisms; heat pumps, types, construction, used materials.
6. Fuel cells, electrochemical energy sources: basic classification of fuel cells, fuel cell classification and their characteristics, used materials, ways of utilization. Hydrogen as an energy carrier: hydrogen production, methods, used construction materials; hydrogen storage: gaseous state – pressure cylinders, types, parameters, materials used, advantages, disadvantages, degradation possibilities and associated risks; liquid state – cryogenic reservoirs, used materials, advantages, disadvantages, possibilities of degradation; bonding hydrogen to solid materials - hydrides; carbon nanostructured materials.
7. Biomass energy: Types of biomass and their energy potential, processes of biomass processing (thermochemical processes, biochemical processes, physicochemical processes), most frequently used processes: biomass combustion - equipment, main parts, used materials; anaerobic fermentation, biogas production - equipment, used materials.
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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| ZOBAA, A. F. and R. C. BANSAL, Eds. Handbook of Renewable Energy technology. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co., 2011. ISBN 978-981-4289-06-1. |
SOJKA, J. Materiály pro obnovitelné zdroje energie. Ostrava: VŠB–TU Ostrava, 2019.
JANÍČEK, F., et al. Obnoviteľné zdroje energie 2 – Perspektívne premeny a technologie. Bratislava: STU FEI Bratislava, 2010. ISBN: 978-80-98402-13-7.
Cenka, M. Obnovitelné zdroje energie. Praha: FCC Public, 2001. ISBN: 80-901985-8-9.
ZOBAA, A. F. and R. C. BANSAL, Eds. Handbook of Renewable Energy technology. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co., 2011. ISBN 978-981-4289-06-1.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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BRILLSON, L. J., Ed. Advanced Materials for Our Energy Future. Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International, 2010.
Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy. ISSN: 2194-1459 (Print) 2194-1467 (Online).
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| MASTNÝ, P. et al. Obnovitelné zdroje elektrické energie. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04937-2. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 35 | 21 |
| Examination | Examination | 65 | 30 |