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Alternative and Renewable Sources of Energy
FAST-BT56Acad. year: 2009/2010
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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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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