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Cursus: GEO4-2503
GEO4-2503
Energy Conversion Technologies II
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeGEO4-2503
Studiepunten (EC)7,5
Cursusdoelen
After completion of this course students will be able to perform thorough analyses of physical and mechanical energy conversion technologies and systems based on scientific principles that underlie these technologies. The technologies covered are:
  1. Solar energy conversions (thermal, photovoltaics)
  2. Wind energy
  3. Hydropower
  4. Saline power
  5. Tidal and wave power
  6. Energy storage and electric vehicles
Inhoud
The relation between design of energy conversion systems and their performance is the core of this course. To investigate this relation, you need to open the “black box” of energy conversion systems. Instead of characterizing a system by inputs and outputs, as is done in many other courses, you need to study the scientific principles on which the system is based, and which lead, in the end, after having closed the black box, to the system-specific inputs and outputs. Applying basic principles will allow you to define maximum theoretical conversion efficiencies, comparing these to actual efficiencies shows that many improvements (still) are possible.

This course addresses one or two topics each week. The first part of the course will be focused on basic principles underlying many of the technologies describe above. Afterwards, solar energy resource and conversions, wind resource and conversions, hydropower, and saline power will be analysed. As some of these technologies are intermittent, we will also discuss different energy storage options, including stationary and mobile battery storage.
 
At the end of the course, the students will perform a case study, these will be presented to other students in a Minisymposium. These case studies are based on recent literature about the energy conversion technologies addressed in the course.

Note
The course Energy Conversion Technologies – I concentrates on thermal and chemical energy conversions. Energy Conversion Technologies – II focuses on physical and mechanical conversion routes.
Together, these courses constitute a wide overview of energy conversion technologies.

This course is an entry requirement for:
  • Master’s thesis (GEO4-2510)
  • Natural Science Research Project (GEO4-2518)
  • Internship Energy Science (GEO4-2520)
Academic skills: presentation
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