Course detail

Utilizations of ecological energetic sources

FAST-BR55Acad. year: 2009/2010

Renewable energy sources - water, sun, geothermal energy, biomass, wind, actual estate, advantages and disadvantages, future perspectives. Usage of streams energy in small hydro power plants. Solar heat, collectors, heat pump, solar power plants. Electricity from soil heat, heating by means of the ground water. Wind power plants in Czech Republic and in other countries. Tidal power plant and wave motion, usage of temperature gradient. Usage of the unused heads of the hydro-technical conduits. Utilisation of primary hydro-energy potential of the compensation waters.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jan Šulc, CSc.

Department

Institute of Water Structures (VST-VST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will acquire the overview of balance of prime and secundary energy sources in the world and CR. Possibilities of influencing of renewable energy sources exploitation are the main aim of the coure. Possible savings of energy consumption by increasing efficiency of hydroenergy cycles is the second aim of the course.

Prerequisites

Dams and utilization of hydro power energy, River training and weirs, Reservoirs and water systems, Water supply, Waste water treatment

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Energy sources. Potential resources in CZ and in the world.
2. Progress in energetic in CZ and in the world, structure of power plants.
3. Electrification system in CZ, diagrams of loading, connection of electrification system
4. Usage of solar heat, barrier layer photocell.
5. Wind power plant.
6. Heat pump, usage of soil heat.
7. Tidal power plants, energy of waves.
8. Stream water energy utilisation – potential resources.
9. Division of water power plants, basic hydro-energetic solution.
10. Types and levels of runoff management for hydro-energy utilisation, constant-load and peak-load hydro power plants.
11. Water turbines – types, rules of selection
12. Usage of residual heads at hydro-technical conduits
13. Utilisation of primary hydro-energy potential of the compensation waters
14 Pumped storage hydroelectric plant, operating mode, efficiency

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Overview of balance of prime and secundary energy sources in the world and CR. Possibilities of influencing of renewable energy sources exploitation. Possible savings of energy consumption by increasing efficiency of hydroenergy cycles.

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

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Balák,R.: Nové zdroje energie. Polytechnická knižnice, řada I, svazek 125, Praha, 1989. (CS)
Gabriel, B. a kol.: Malé vodní elektrárny. ČVUT Praha, 1998. (CS)
Hodák,T.; Dušička,P: Malé vodné elektrárne. JAGA Group Bratislava, 1998. (CS)
Motlík,J. a kol.: Obnovitelné zdroje energie v České republice. ČEZ Praha, 2003. (CS)
Šefter,J.: Využití energie větru. SNTL Praha, 1991. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch V , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Šulc, CSc.

Exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Šulc, CSc.