Energy and Environment

Higher education teachers: Čepin Marko
Collaborators: Ažbe Valentin

Subject description

Prerequisits:

Enrolment into the program. Prerequisite for exam includes the well performed laboratory exercises.

Content (Syllabus outline):

The energy needs. The role of energy in society. The primary sources of energy. Fundamentals of energy conversion into electric energy. Conventional sources of electric energy. Renewable sources of electric energy. Alternative sources of electricity. The energy conversion efficiencies. Impact of electric power generation on the environment. The role and the basic characteristics of electric power systems. Fundamentals of the operation of electric power systems. The features of electric energy transmission. Distribution of electric energy. Characteristics of electric energy consumption. Rational use of energy. The current issues of electric power supply. Environmental issues (NIMBY effect - Not In My Back Yard, banana effect - Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything - or Anyone). Increasing transmission capacity (investments not finished, environmental protection). Reliability of electric power supply. Power quality. Electricity market and its impacts. Design of power systems. Maintenance of power systems. New technology for generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of electric energy.

Objectives and competences:

• Students will get a comprehensive view of energy demand and exploitation of primary energy resources.
• They will acquire basic knowledge in the field of electric power supply through learning about the electric energy generation, its transmission and distribution.
• The subject highlights the environmental aspects, the impact of the electricity market the development of new technologies, renewable energy sources (wind, water, solar, biomass) and efficient use of energy.

Intended learning outcomes:

• Student will understand, what are the needs for energy, how the electric energy is transformed from the primary sources of energy, what are the consequences to the environment, how the electric energy is transmitted and distributes to the customers.
• The student will be capable to solve the main problems in the field of energy including renewable sources of energy and new technologies considering the quality of electric energy and the electric market.

Learning and teaching methods:

• Lectures and exercises

Study materials