Course detail
Energy Sources and Transformation
FSI-LZPAcad. year: 2023/2024
Learning outcomes of the course unit The subject of source and energy conversion is to acquaint students with primary and secondary energy sources, with methods of their transformation and consumption. Content of lectures: Overview of non-renewable and renewable energy sources, introduction to world reserves of fossil fuels, their properties and utilization. Primary energy sources for the Czech Republic. Consumption of energy resources. Theoretical principles of energy conversion into final consumption. Thermal cycles. Utilization of nuclear energy. Biomass, its use. Solar energy, systems design, wind power and small water power stations. The energy plants operated in the Czech Republic and their main components are presented. Electro-energetics of the Czech Republic is presented, including the flexibility of individual types of sources including the indication of environmental impacts. Current trends in the energy sector are continuously commented within the course.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
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Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Participation in the exercises is systematically controlled.
Aims
The student will get acquainted with world power generation and trends of its developmentthe . They will be able to apply their own qualified opinion, consider the pros and cons of the different energy transformations, and to choose the appropriate variant as a solution to different tasks regarding power generation.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Gilbert,Large:Konec Evropské éry,MF-2003
Kazelle,Cenek: Obnovitelné zdroje energie,FCC Public 2002
Recommended reading
Kaminský:Netradiční zdroje energie,skripta TU-VŠB Ostrava:2000
KC Agrawal, Industrial Power Engineering Handbook, ISBN: 0-7506-73...
Kolektiv:Obnovitelné zdroje energie,ČEZ a.s.2003
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Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
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Syllabus
2 Solid fuels - types and properties, supplies, trade. Coal gasification.
3 Natural gas and oil - supplies and utilization.
4 Electric power industry, the need for PEZ in the world and in the Czech Republic
5 Thermal cycles and their analysis. Steam cycles, efficiency, implementation.
6 Increasing the efficiency of R-C circulation, ORC cycle, nuclear power plant circulation
7 Gas circuits, analysis and implementation. Steam-gas cycle.
8 District heating. Cogeneration with an internal combustion engine. Nuclear energy.
9 Solar energy
10 Photovoltaic systems
11 Wind energy
12 Hydroelectric power plants
13 Use of biomass
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Solar energy - calculation of energy gain of solar collector
3. Wind energy - calculation of wind turbine energy gain
4. Hydropower and biomass - calculation of hydropower power, the energy efficiency of photosynthesis
5. Geothermal energy - heat pump design
6. Rankine-Clausian cycle - methods of increasing the efficiency of the circulation
7. Summary test
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