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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

ECTS Course Overview



Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources

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Course Unit Code361-0321/05
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle, Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter, Summer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
NEM239Ing. Ondřej Němček, Ph.D.
Summary
The course deals with the properties and methods of using renewable and alternative energy sources. Students will gain basic information in the field of using solar, water and wind energy, biomass and using low-potential heat using heat pumps. The course also pays attention to alternative energy sources such as fuel cells, hydrogen techs, etc. They can use this information and experience in other practical applications and as a basis for solving complex tasks not only in the field of energy.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The course deals with the properties and methods of using renewable and alternative energy sources. Students will gain basic information in the field of using solar, water and wind energy, biomass and using low-potential heat using heat pumps. The course also pays attention to alternative energy sources such as fuel cells, hydrogen techs, etc. They can use this information and experience in other practical applications and as a basis for solving complex tasks not only in the field of energy.
Course Contents
1) Energy: types, sources, transformations, assessment. Basic balance.
2) Energy, energy consumption and reserves, waste energy. Energy mix.
3) Use of low-potential heat of natural materials using heat pumps.
4) Solar energy.
5) Photothermal and photovoltaic conversion.
6) Water energy, hydroelectric power plants.
7) Wind energy.
8) Geothermal energy.
9) Alternative energy sources, fuel cells, hydrogen.
10) Biomass as a renewable energy source.
11) Transformation of secondary raw materials and their potential in energy.
12) Use of the SMART and LCA methods.
13) Excursions/laboratories.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
HEINLOTH, K. (editor). Energy Technologies. Subvolume C: Renewable Energy. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. ISBN-10 3-540-42962-x.
ZOBAA, Ahmed F. a BANSAL, Ramesh C. (ed.). Handbook of renewable energy technology. Singapore: World Scientific, [2011]. ISBN 978-981-4289-06-1.
BACHER, P.: Energie pro 21. století. Praha: HZ, 2002. ISBN 80-86009-40-8.
KAMINSKÝ, J.; VRTEK, M.: Obnovitelné a alternativní zdroje energie. Interní učební texty [online]. Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2002. 141 s. Dostupné na WWW: SharePoint Katedra 361, /vyuka/vrt/AOZE/Bc-AOZE1/Skripta.pdf (neveřejný přístup).
KADLEC, Z.: Termomechanika, návody do cvičení. 2. vydání. Ostrava: VŠB, 2008. 97 s. ISBN 978-80-248+1736-1.
ZOBAA, Ahmed F. a BANSAL, Ramesh C. (ed.). Handbook of renewable energy technology. Singapore: World Scientific, [2011]. ISBN 978-981-4289-06-1.


Recommended Reading:
SORENSEN, B. Renewable Energy. Burlington: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. 952 p. ISBN 0126561532.
KYSELA, L.: Teplárenství. VŠB – TU Ostrava, 2011.
MATUŠKA, T.: Solární zařízení v příkladech. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-3525-2.
MATUŠKA, T. Solární tepelné soustavy. Praha: Společnost pro techniku prostředí, 2009. 194 s. ISBN 978-80-02-02186-5.
MOTLÍK, J. a kol. Obnovitelné zdroje energie a možnosti jejich uplatnění v ČR. Praha: ČEZ, a.s., 2007. ISBN 978-80-239-8823-9.
Další podpůrné studijní materiály: OneDrive katedry energetiky - neveřejný přístup, heslo bude sděleno pedagogem.
SORENSEN, B. Renewable Energy. Burlington: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. 952 p. ISBN 0126561532.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined