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Alternative Energy Sources

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2162035 KZ 4 2P+1C Czech
Garant předmětu:
Tomáš Matuška
Lecturer:
Tomáš Matuška
Tutor:
Tomáš Matuška
Supervisor:
Department of Environmental Engineering
Synopsis:

Principles and basics of alternative energy sources use in buildings. Solar energy. Heat pumps. Biomass utilization.

Requirements:

Basics of thermal engineering.

Subject Environmental Engineering.

Syllabus of lectures:

Solar energy. Photothermal conversion of solar radiation. Solar collectors. Solar thermal systems - design and balancing.Solar systems components and their design. Heat pumps and components. Heat pump coefficient of performance. Heat pump operation. Sources of low potential heat for heat pumps (air, water, ground, waste heat). Design of low potential heat soursces. Energy use of biomass. Types of biomass (fytomass, animal, waste). Termochemical conversion of biomass. Combustion and combustion boilers.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Geometry of solar radiation. Efficiency and thermal output of solar collector. Dimensioning of solar collector area for water heating systems. Energy gains calculation. Heat pump cycle in diagramm pressure-enthalpy. Dimensioning of low-potential heat sources for heat pumps (ground bore holes and flat collectors, wells, waste air). Design of heat pump for heating (heat load, heating water temperature). Dimensioning of biomass fuel store.

Study Objective:

Gaining theoretical overview on ways of alternative energy sources use and basics of AES application design for buildings.

Study materials:

Matuška, T.: Alternative energye sources. for programme Inteligentní budovy, Praha 2010.

Matuška, T.: Handbook of designer - Solar thermal systems, STP Praha 2009.

Dvořák, Petrák: Heat pumps.

handouts at web of subject RES

Note:
Further information:
http://users.fs.cvut.cz/tomas.matuska/?page_id=78
Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:
Time-table is not available yet
Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:
06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
roomT4:C1-311
Matuška T.
09:00–10:30
(lecture parallel1)
Dejvice
Učebna 311
roomT4:C2-334
Matuška T.
14:15–15:45
ODD WEEK

(parallel nr.1)
Dejvice
Posluchárna 334
Thu
Fri
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