Course detail
Alternative and Renewable Sources of Energy
FAST-BT56Acad. year: 2012/2013
Problems of primary energy sources and their application in systems of building services. Renewable sources of energy and their application in systems of Building Services. Systems for transformations solar energy, geothermal energy, water energy and wind power.Composition of phytomass and phytofuels and their energetic importance.Utilization of waste heat.Principals of combined heat and power production – cogeneration units. Renewable sources of energy influence on building energy consumption. Economic effectiveness of sources.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Preparation for seminars and active participation.
The development of the individual parts given an individual project within the specified deadlines.
Attendance at lectures and demonstration of knowledge fulfillment of a written test and oral composition.
Course curriculum
2. Resources and transformations energy. Renewable sources of energy.
3. Composition of phytomass and phytofuels and their energetic importance. Systems for burning of solid phytofuels.
4. Solar energy. Passive solar energy utilization.
5. Active solar systems for heat production. Domestic water preparation, support of heating, swimming bath waser preparation.
6. Solar systems for generation of electricity.
7. Wind power.
9. Sources of low-potential heat. Heat pumps.
10. Heat pump systems in systems of Building Services.
11. Secondary sources of energy. Utilization of waste heat.
12. Principals of combined heat and power production – cogeneration units.
13. Economic effectiveness of sources. Buildings energy consumption and renewable sources of energy application.
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Basic literature
Recommended reading
QUASCHNING, Volker: Obnovitelné zdroje energií. Grada Publishing a.s., 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-3250-3. (CS)
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Basics methods of energy conversions. Biomass, phytomass and phytofuels production. Theory of combustion solid fuels.
Boiler rooms for biomass, storage of fuels. Accumulation of thermal energy. Multi-source heat systems.
Passive systems of use solar energy in buildings. Active solar systems with use of air.
Active solar systems for heat production for hot water heating, heating support, design and dimensioning.
Active solar systems for pool water heating for outside and inside pools., design and dimensioning.
Photovoltaic insular solar systems. Use of wind energy.
Low potentialheat sources. systems with heat pumps in area of technical equipment of buildings.
Design and dimensioning thermal systems with heat pumps.
Principles of heat and electricity joint production from biogas and biomass. Secondary energy sources. Use of waste heat in systems of technical equipment of buildings.
the use of renewable sources and energy performance of buildings. Economical and environmental evaluation of sources and energy systems in buildings
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Fuel combustion, demand for heat and fuel, the heating curve.
Heat source design for solid renewable fuel, solution of boiler room and fuel storage. Heat accumulation in water.
Determine the effectiveness of thermic solar collectors.
Design and balance thermic solar system for hot water preparation.
Dimensioning distribution and design elements of solar system for preparation of hot water.
Design and balance thermic solar system for pool water heating.
Balance the needs of electrical energy. The design area of photovoltaic system.
The design of heat pump air-water, earth-water.
Simplified balance of cogeneration unit.