Course detail

Environmental Science in Electroenergetic

FEKT-BEKBAcad. year: 2016/2017

The article apprise with grounding environmental science,with technological devices for termination of harmful substances escape from power station sand heat stations, with emissive and pollution limits, with methods for waste disposal and with relevant laws and orders.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Antonín Matoušek, CSc.

Department

Department of Electrical Power Engineering (UEEN)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Fundamental knowledge from environmental protection at electric energy production

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Techning methods include lectures, computer laboratories and practical laboratories. Course is taking advantage of e-learning (Moodle) system. Students have to write a single project/assignment during the course.Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Spot assessment written and oral examination according to rule FEEC

Course curriculum

Bases theory life environment
Biosphere and development energetics
Influence of production electric energy on life environment
Take precautions against air pollution
Influence of noise on environment
Influence of electric field on life environment
Influence of ionising radiation,
Wastes from heat power station and heat stations
Wastes from nuclear power stations

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will take up with grounding of environment protection and with methods of removing harmful substances, rising by conversion of primary energy to heat and electric energy.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

MATOUŠEK, A. Ekologie v elektroenergetice. Brno: Ing.Zdeněk Novotný CSc., 2004. s. 1-94. ISBN: 80-214-2538-5.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's

    branch B-SEE , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective specialised

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Antonín Matoušek, CSc.

Syllabus

environment protection in CR
international cooperation in sphere of environmental protection
Noise impact on human environment
Influence of electric field on life enviroment
Influence of ionising radiation,
Influence of production electric energy on life environment: heat power station and heat station,
Influence of production electric energy on life environment: nuclear power stations
Removing harmful substances out of exhaust gas
Influence of production electric energy on life environment: water power station,other sources,
Emissive and pollution limits
Processing and saving wastes from heat power station,heat stations
Processing and saving wastes from nuclear power stations
Waste from other production.

Fundamentals seminar

4 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Antonín Matoušek, CSc.

Syllabus

Air polution,waters and soil, combustion processes, diffusion harmful substances in atmosphere
Influence of electric field on life enviroment
Global pollution of life environment - acid rains, Earth warming, ozone layer, smog
Emissive and pollution limits
Entail of contamination food web and bioacumulation contamin

Laboratory exercise

22 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Antonín Matoušek, CSc.

Syllabus

Noise measurement
Measurement of level ionising radiation in building.