Fundamentals of Alternative Energy Sources
summer term 2022/2023
E162023, 2+1, classified assessment
Lectures to download
L5 – Components of solar systems
L8 – Operation characteristics of heat pumps
L9 – Heat source for heat pumps
L10 – Biomass – energy
L11 – Biomass – combustion
Solar irradiance, solar irradiation, temperature tables
Content of lectures – requirements
Solar energy – origin of solar energy, passing through atmosphere, calculation of solar irradiance on given plane
Solar collectors – introduction to solar collector types, performance characteristics, testing
Solar thermal systems – parameters, characteristics, types (hot water, space heating, swimming pool), components of solar systems
Design and evaluation of solar thermal systems – heat demand, calculation of collector area, simplified method of system energy gains evaluation
Heat pumps – basics, Carnot cycle, Rankine cycle, components of heta pump, parameters of heat pump, certification
Integration of heat pumps into energy systems of buildings, seasonal performance factor, hydraulics, storage volume
Heat sources for heat pumps – ground (boreholes, ground heat exchangers), air, water, design and construction
Seasonal performance of heat pumps – bin method, calculation of SPF, electricity demand, examples, comparison of different technologies
Recommended literature and links:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sonnenergie: Planning and Installing Solar Thermal Systems: A Guide for Installers, Architects, and Engineers, Earthscan, 2005
available online: http://books.google.cz/books?id=vwp-rDWzEa0C&printsec=frontcover&hl=cs&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Karl Ochsner: Geothermal Heat Pumps: A Guide for Planning and Installing
available online: http://books.google.cz/books?id=O88G-hFYKfoC&printsec=frontcover&hl=cs&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false