Renewable Energy Sources
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125OZEB | ZK | 4 | 2+0 | Czech |
- Lecturer:
- Michal Kabrhel (gar.), Miroslav Urban
- Tutor:
- Supervisor:
- Department of Engineering Equipment of Buildings
- Synopsis:
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The course deals with renewable energy sources and energy systems in buildings. The various types of energy are discussed in detail - solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and hydro. Described are the characteristics of energy utilization and appropriate ways.
- Requirements:
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Basic knowledge of building design, material design, structural systems, building physics.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1 Introductory seminar, introduction to problems and schedule, legislation, regulations, situations, renewable resources, usability and availability of resources
2 Solar energy - the use of principle, passive systems
3 Solar energy - active systems fototermické systems, design of solar thermal systems
4 Solar energy - active systems, photovoltaic systems, design of solar photovoltaics
5 Environment, energy and geothermal energy - recovery, heat pumps, types, process design, balancing
6 Geothermal energy - property, recovery, cogeneration - features technology benefits.
7 Biomass - sources, methods of extraction of biomass, biomass processing.
8 Biomass - ways of generating energy from biomass, biomass combustion.
9 Wind energy, water energy - wind turbines, water turbines, wave power - construction equipment, property, energy benefits.
10 Promising sources of energy - fuel cells, solar, wind and water sources, additional sources of energy
11 Energy efficient buildings - examples, properties of objects, design concepts, building management system.
12 Energy efficient buildings - examples, inteligent buildings
13 Renewable energy sources - notes
- Syllabus of tutorials:
- Study Objective:
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Graduate is familiar with renewable energy sources and energy efficiency in buildings.
Graduate is familiar with the characteristics of energy resources and is capable systems designed and assessed.
- Study materials:
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Electronic versions of lectures.
Twiddell, J.: Renewable energy resources
Boyle, G.: Renewable energy
- Note:
- Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:
- Time-table is not available yet
- Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:
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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 Fri Thu Fri - The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Inteligentní budovy (compulsory elective course)
- Inteligentní budovy - platný od roku 2012 (compulsory elective course)