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Renewable Sources of Energy

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Course Unit Code361-0952/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated10 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Third Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter, Summer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VRT20doc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D.
NEM239Ing. Ondřej Němček, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject more intimately deals with attributes and ways of utilization of renewable and alternative sources of energy. Students gain deep information in branches utilization of solar, water, wind, biomass energy, utilization of low potential heat by heat pumps. It can be focused on special topics by student's specialization.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student gains more intimately knowledge about attributes and ways of utilization of renewable sources of energy. Students gain deep information in branches utilization of solar, water, wind, utilization of low potential heat by heat pumps. It can be individually focused on particular topics by student's specialization.
Course Contents
1. Energy: types, sources, transformations, evaluation.
2. Exergy and anergy. Evaluating diagrams.
3. Power engineering, consumption and reserves of energy. Waste energy, waste heat.
4. Co-generation.
5. Thermodynamic heating, heat pumps, heat pipes.
6. Solar energy. Heat and photovoltaic conversion.
7. Water energy, hydropower stations. Hydro turbines. Tided water energy.
8. Wind energy.
9. Geothermal energy.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
GODFREY, B. et al. Renewable energy. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. 452 s. ISBN 0-19-926178-4.
VRTEK, M. Renewable Sources in Energy Systems. Tarnów : TANT Publishers, 2009. 104 s. ISBN 978–83–928990–0–6.
KAMINSKÝ, J.; VRTEK, M. Obnovitelné zdroje energie. Ostrava : VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1998. 102 s. ISBN 80-7078-445-8.
CIHELKA, J. Solární tepelná technika. Praha : Malina, 1994. 203 s. ISBN 80-900759-5-9.LADENER, H; SPÄTE, F. Solární zařízení. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2003. 267 s. ISBN 80-247-0362-9.
MATUŠKA, T. Solární zařízení v příkladech. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-3525-2.
ŠTOLL, Č., KRATOCHVÍL, S., HOLATA, M. Využití vodní energie. Praha : SNTL, 1977. 612 s.
RYCHETNÍK, V. Větrné motory. Ostrava : VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1996. 61 s. ISBN 80-7078-281-1.
GODFREY, B. et al. Renewable energy. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. 452 s. ISBN 0-19-926178-4.
Recommended Reading:
SORENSEN, B. Renewable Energy. Burlington : Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. 952 s. ISBN 0126561532.
SORENSEN, B. Renewable Energy. Burlington : Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. 952 s. ISBN 0126561532.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
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Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
ExaminationExamination