361-0321/04 – Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources (AOZE1)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Power EngineeringCredits5
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2015/2016Year of cancellation2022/2023
Intended for the facultiesFSIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
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VRT20 doc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Part-time Credit and Examination 6+6

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The subject deals with attributes and ways of utilization of renewable and alternative sources of energy. Students gain basic information in branches utilization of solar, water, wind, biomass energy, utilization of low potential heat by heat pumps. In the framework of the subject there is devoted an attention to alternative sources of energy like fuel cells, thermo-electric generators and so on.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials

Summary

The subject deals with attributes and ways of utilization of renewable and alternative sources of energy. Students gain basic information in branches utilization of solar, water, wind, biomass energy, utilization of low potential heat by heat pumps. In the framework of the subject there is devoted an attention to alternative sources of energy like fuel cells, thermo-electric generators and so on.

Compulsory literature:

GODFREY, B., et al. Renewable energy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. 452 p. ISBN 0-19-926178-4. HEINLOTH, K. (editor). Energy Technologies. Subvolume C: Renewable Energy. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. ISBN-10 3-540-42962-x.

Recommended literature:

SORENSEN, B. Renewable Energy. Burlington: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. 952 p. ISBN 0126561532.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Another demands for student are not.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Energy: types, sources, transformations, evaluation. 2. Exergy and anergy. Evaluating diagrams. 3. Power engineering, consumption and reserves of energy. Waste energy, waste heat. 4. Co-generation and separated production of heat and electricity. 5. Utilisation of low-potential heat of natural materials with heat pumps. 6. Solar energy. 7. Heat and photovoltaic conversion. 8. Water energy, hydropower stations. 9. Hydro turbines. Tided water energy. 10. Wind energy. 11. Geothermal energy. 12. Biomass energy utilisation 13. Fuel cells. Hydrogen power engineering. 14. Magnetodynamic transform. Thermoemission, thermoelectric transform.

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2015/2016 Winter semester, validity until: 2022/2023 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit  
        Examination Examination 100  51 3
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2022/2023 (B3907) Energetics (3907R012) Energetics of the 21st Century K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (B3907) Energetics (3907R012) Energetics of the 21st Century K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B3907) Energetics (3907R012) Energetics of the 21st Century K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B3907) Energetics (3907R012) Energetics of the 21st Century K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (B3907) Energetics (3907R012) Energetics of the 21st Century K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B3907) Energetics (3907R012) Energetics of the 21st Century K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B3907) Energetics (3907R012) Energetics of the 21st Century K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B3907) Energetics (3907R012) Energetics of the 21st Century K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

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