Physics for Electroenergetics

Course guarantor:

Jakub Cikhardt, Pavel Kubeš

Lecturer:

Jakub Cikhardt, Pavel Kubeš

Tutor:

Jakub Cikhardt, Pavel Kubeš

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Lessons contain selected parts of physics for students of electric power engineering: Physical principles of gas discharges - glow, arc, spark and corona discharges and their applications. The students become acquainted with characteristics for magnetized, astrophysical and fusion energy generation. A part of the course is two excursions in laboratories CTU and Czech Academy of Sciences.

Requirements:

Written work of selected topics.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction - importance of physics for technology.

2. Principles of hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics.

3. Organized structures, generation of magnetic fields, filamentary structures in plasma.

4. Properties of electric discharges - glow discharge, corona.

5. Electric spark and arc, lightning and ball lightning

6. Physics of high density of energy.

7. Controlled thermonuclear fusion.

8. Physics of Solar active regions

Syllabus of tutorials:

1, Overview of electric discharges

2. Glow discharge and application

3. Arc discharge and application

4. Spark discharge and its phases

5. Ligtning, storm aktivity

6. Z-pinch and application

7. Ball lightning, characteristics and models

8. Characteristics of plasma ai high kurrents and magnetic fields

9. Plasma produced by huge lasers

10. Excursion on laser PALS and tokamak Compass

11. Nuclear energetics

12. Magnetic field in Universe

13. Research of controlled thermonuclear fusion

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Further information:

https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/XP02EVA

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

	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	roomT2:B2-39e 12:45–14:15 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Doctoral studies, daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, combined studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, structured daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, structured combined studies (compulsory elective course)