Renewable Energie Project
Component code / course code: EK-19.2
Semester: winter / summer
ECTS credits: 5
Lecture hours per week (SWS): 4
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Lewin
Language: German / English
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of the basic studies
Qualification objectives:
The students are able to explain the structure, scale and function of various renewable energy systems. The students have gained an understanding of the potential of the individual technologies and can develop possible future scenarios for the expansion of renewable energies. To round off their knowledge, the course participants have understood different types of energy storage and know about the integration capability of RE in digitalisation approaches up to virtual power plants.
Course contents:
The relevant basic physical principles of renewable energies are introduced in the course and system concepts are presented. The decisive parameters for economic use (e.g. hours of sunshine, wind frequency distribution, etc.) are discussed. The students understand the importance of the development of storage systems to balance energy supply and
demand for an energy system that will be increasingly oriented towards renewable energies in the future. Teaching content:
- Power density and energy supply characteristics
- Energy conversion by means of direct and indirect solar energy (hydropower; solar thermal energy; photovoltaics;
wind; biomass)
- Geothermal energy
- Tidal energy
- Energy storage
- Development potential
Links of the module to other courses and modules:
Course belonging to the module "Fundamentals of Energy Conversion Technologies", to the course "Project Management"
(Module EK-20), to the modules EK-21 "Digital Applications in the Energy Industry", EK-27 "Energy Law and Climate
Protection" and EK-28 "Smart Energy".
Teaching format (e.g. online/in person lecture/Seminar/Lab etc.): Lectures with exercises, use of videos, plant components & measuring devices, excursion if necessary.
Examination type: oral examination
