ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

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Department of Environmental Engineering

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Solar energy. Geometry of solar radiation. Irradiance level in CZ and Europe.

Solar thermal collectors and parameters. Efficiency and optical characteristics of solar collectors.

Solar thermal systems.

Calculation of required solar collector area for systems.

Hydraulic schemes of solar systems.

Basic principles of heat pumping. Carnot cycle. Rankin cycle. Real cycle.

Components of heat pumps

Parameters of heat pumps. Heating power, cooling power, electric input, coefficient of performance.

Sources of low potential heat for heat pumps (air, water, ground, waste heat) and their design.

Design and operation of heat pumps. Storage tanks for heat pumps. Hydraulics.

Annual effectivity of heat pump, bin method for performance assessment.

Interesting and significant installations of alternative energy sources in CZ

Solar laboratory excursion

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G. N. Tiwari: Handbook of Solar Energy, Springer Verlag (Singapore) 2016, ISBN: 9811008051

J.-Ch. Hadorn: Solar and Heat Pumpo Systems for Residential Buildings, Wilhelm Ernst and Sohn 2015, ISBN 978-3-433-03040-0

W. Grassi: Heat Pumps - Fundamentals and Applications, Springer International Publishing 2018, ISBN: 978-3-319-62199-9

J. Bonin: Heat Pump Planning Handbook, Routledge 2015, ISBN: 9781138784826

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