SylabUZ
| Course name | Energy conversions and alternative power sources |
| Course ID | 06.2-WE-ELEKTD-ECandAES-Er |
| Faculty | Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Automatics |
| Field of study | Electrical Engineering |
| Education profile | academic |
| Level of studies | Second-cycle Erasmus programme |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2021/2022 |
| Semester | 3 |
| ECTS credits to win | 4 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Lecture | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
| Laboratory | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
To provide fundamental knowledge in subject of energy conversions and renewable energy sources.
Circuit theory, Fundamentals of electrical power engineering.
Energy resources and energy demands. Conversion of the thermal energy into mechanical and electrical. Conversion of the wind and water energy. Conversion of the nuclear energy into thermal and electrical energy. Energy conversions and influence onto environment.
Nuclear energy. Nuclear reactor – principle of operation. Advantages and disadvantages of the nuclear power stations.
Wind energy. Wind conditions In Poland and Europe. Wind conversion system. Ecological, scenery and environmental results of the wind installations utilization.
Solar energy. Insolation in Poland. Types and construction of the solar systems. Principle of operation.
Examples of the industrial installations with photovoltaic.
Water energy. Turbine construction. Influence of the large water power stations onto environmental changes. Principles of constructions as well as cooperation of the small water power stations with the energy network.
Geothermal energy. Methods and examples of utilization of the geothermal energy. Geothermal energy resources in Poland. Principle of operation of the heat pumps, heat
sources utilized In heat pumps.
Biogas, biomass and waste heat. Fermentation as source of the biogas. Straw and brushwood utilization.
Electrical arrangements In alternative energy sources. Methods of solar energy conversion into electrical energy. Arrangements to cooperation with AC networks.
Novel sources of the alternative energies. Electrolysis and hydrogen utilization.
Thermonuclear fusion. Financial aspects of the alternative energy installations.
Lecture, laboratory exercises.
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Lecture – the main condition to get a pass are sufficient marks for all exercises and tests conducted during the semester.
Laboratory – the main condition to get a pass is acquiring sufficient marks for all laboratory exercises as scheduled.
1. Klugmann E., Klugmann-Radziemska E.: Alternative energy sources. Photovoltaics power systems, Wydawnictwo Ekonomia i Środowisko, Białystok, 1999. (in Polish)
2. Heier S., Waddington R.: Grid integration of wind energy conversion systems, John Wiley & Sons, 2006.
3. Luque A.: Handbook of photovoltaic science and engineering, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
4. Lewandowski W.: Ecological friendly renewable energy sources, WNT, Warszawa, 2001. (in Polish)
5. Marecki J.: Basic of energy transformations, WNT, Warszawa, 1995. (in Polish).
1. O'Hayre R.: Fuel cell fundamentals, John Wiley & Sons, 2006.
2. Mielczarski W., Electrical energy market – selected technical and economical aspects, ARE & EP-C, Warszawa, 2000 (in Polish)
Modified by dr hab. inż. Paweł Szcześniak, prof. UZ (last modification: 12-07-2021 20:50)
