361-0524/05 – Solar Energy and Fuel Cells (SE&FC)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Power EngineeringCredits4
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2018/2019Year of cancellation2022/2023
Intended for the facultiesFSIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
NEM239 Ing. Ondřej Němček, Ph.D.
SZE75 Ing. Zbyszek Szeliga, Ph.D.
VRT20 doc. Ing. Mojmír Vrtek, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Students learn to understand the problems of Solar Energy and Fuel Cells. Students will be able to: - Explain and define basic concepts discussed in the fields of - Clarify the links and connections within the given fields and external relations to other areas of energy - Describe the basic technical equipments used in those fields and explain their principles They will receive: - An overview of the terminology - An overview of the basic technological processes of transfer and transform energy in relevant areas They will be able to: - Perform basic energy balance and capacity calculations in the areas of the issue - Select appropriate ways and methods to achieve the desired objectives in practice

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs

Summary

The subject acquaints students with the utilisation of solar energy for the production of heat and electricity. It also deals with the issue of fuel cells, their types and specific properties.

Compulsory literature:

Thermal use of solar energy. Solar thermal systems and components. AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technologies, 2009.

Recommended literature:

RYAN O´HAYREE, SUK-WON CHA. Fuel Cell Fundamentals, Wiley&Sons Inc., 2006. ISBN 0-471-74148-5. DUFFIE, J. A., BECKMAN, W. A. Solar enginnering of thermal processes. 3. vydání. Wiley 2006. ISBN 0-471-69867-9.

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. Solar energy, origin, laws of radiation of bodies, characteristics, transformation into usable forms of energy. 2. Characteristics of solar radiation and its modeling. Description of the model database METEONORM. 3. Passive direct systems using solar energy. Solar power plants. 4. Solar flat plate collectors, the principle of efficiency calculation. Non-stationary and stationary energy balance of collector. 5. Testing, certification of solar collectors. The content of test reports. 6. Solar tanks, storage, stratification. 7. Solar heating systems. Large-scale systems, high-, mesh-, low-flow systems. Energy and economics of solar energy systems. Environmental benefits. 8. Photovoltaic conversion, types of photovoltaic cells, and the total quantum efficiency, utilization. U-I characteristics of the PV cell. Photovoltaic systems - basic types. Inverters, properties, efficacy. 9. Fuel cells introdution. The basic design of the fuel cell. The conversion efficiency of the heat circulation and fuel cells. Efficiency vs heat circulation. efficiency of the fuel cell. 10. Terminal voltage of the fuel cell, the UI characteristic of the fuel cell. 11. Basic types of fuel cells, and the distribution parameters and basic description of the nature chemistry of different types of fuel cells. 12. The fuel cell membrane AFC, PEMFC, PAFC. 13. MCFC technology - fuel cells molten carbonates, SOFC - fuel cells with fixed nitrogen. 14. Hydrogen economy. Production of hydrogen. Energy intensity hydrogen technologies. Storage and transport of hydrogen. Safety aspects.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2018/2019 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 45  25
        Examination Examination 55  26 3
Mandatory attendence participation: 80% active participation in seminars

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: No compulsory attendance. Compensation for non-participation in seminars - processing of assigned tasks (calculation examples, research work). Credit, exam according to general conditions.

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Occurrence in study plans

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2022/2023 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (2302T006) Energy Engineering P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (2302T006) Energy Engineering P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (2302T006) Energy Engineering P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (2302T006) Energy Engineering P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (2302T006) Energy Engineering P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

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Assessment of instruction



2019/2020 Winter