| Subject Area | Energy |
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| Semester | Semester 5 – Fall |
| Type | Elective |
| Teaching Hours | 4 |
| ECTS | 6 |
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Power Generation and Demand. Thermodynamic systems
Power stations: Conventional and renewable energy stations.
Concentrated and distributed power generation, interconnected and autonomous systems
Power generation system: generating unit characteristic curves, unit start-up costs, consumption and production characteristics, electricity cost, annual power cost calculation, energy cost, loss assessment, electricity pricing.
Power plant cooperation, economic exchange of energy and unit commitment (plant integration), contracts and power consortia.
Liberalization of the electricity market: Institutional framework.
STEAM POWER STATIONS: Fundamentals of operation of Conventional Steam Power Plants. Structure and Characteristics of Steam Turbines. Types of Steam Turbines
GAS STRUCTURES: Classification of Gas Turbines and their Basic Characteristics. Turbine Operation
COMBINED CYCLE STATIONS: Principles of Combined Cycles. Combined Cycle Station Configurations. Main Components of the Combined Circle. Operation Principles of Combined Cycle Stations. Functional Characteristics of Combined Cycle Plants.
COGENERATION: The Concept of Cogeneration. Modern Cogeneration Techniques. How Cogeneration Systems Work. District Heating Systems.
NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS: Nuclear Reactions. Fission, Fusion. Comparison Between Nuclear Fission and Fusion. Nuclear Reactors Nuclear Fission Reactions. Nuclear Fusion Reactions. Comparison Between Nuclear Fission and Fusion. Nuclear Radiation Detectors. Nuclear Power Plants. Establishment of Nuclear Power Stations. Selection of Installation Position. Nuclear Accidents. Nuclear Energy Perspectives.
WIND POWER STATIONS: Structure and Characteristics of Wind Power Stations. Basic Operating Characteristics
HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATIONS: Structure and Characteristics Hydro power plant sizes. Basic Operating Characteristics
OTHER ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES.
The aim of the course is:
- Understanding of traditional and modern operating technologies of power plants (Electric Power Generation Systems).
- Analysis of modern methods of generating electricity and heat in the context of rational use and energy saving.
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:
- Know the most important power generation technologies
- Applies natural laws to solve problems related to steam power plants, wind turbine plants, combined cycle and cogeneration networks and RES energy production.
- Calculates the performance of power plants
- Recognizes the operating characteristics of power generation units