Publications
| Lecturer: | Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Kleiss |
| Assistent: | M.Sc. Zhi Yi |
| Scope: | 2 L + 2 E |
| Date: | Winter semester |
| Building: | 1208 |
| Lecture Hall: | A001 (Kesselhaus) |
| No. Course Catalogue: | 35667 & 35669 |
Description
Block 1: Fundamentals and motivation for the use of renewable energy sources
- Fundamentals and definitions
- Definitions of energy consumption
- Energy flow diagram
- Targets for the expansion of renewable energy sources / current status
- Overview of types of renewable energy generation
- Solar radiation – spectral distribution – the sun as a Planck radiator
- Direct solar radiation / geometric relationships
- Solar radiation models
- Thermodynamic limits of efficiency: the Carnot engine
- Efficiency limits for solar cells
Block 2: Solar thermal energy
- Identification of the key parameters
- Basic types of heat transfer
- Non-concentrating solar thermal energy
- Flat-plate collector / thermosyphon / evacuated tube collector / swimming pool heating
- Domestic hot water systems
- Market and economic viability
- Hot water storage
- Concentrating solar thermal energy
- CPV typology
- Principles of steam power plants and combined-cycle power plants
- Various examples, especially parabolic trough and solar tower power plants
- Market and economic viability
Block 3: Wind energy
- Formation of wind
- Classification / wind profile / wind atlas
- Disturbances in the wind profile
- Types of wind turbines
- Power balance
- Betz limit
- Force relationships in wind turbines
- Pitch / stall
- Environmental aspects
- Market and economic viability
Recommended prior knowledge
- None
Special features
- Exercise dates by arrangement; not on weekends
- Laboratory experiment on the 1,8 kWp Photovoltaik-Anlage in the summer semester
Learning materials
Scripts:
- will be made available on Stud.IP
Exercises:
- will be provided on Stud.IP
Recommended literature:
- [1] A. Goetzberger & V. Wittwer, Sonnenenergie, Teubner Studienbücher Physik, Stuttgart, 1986
- [2] K. Heinloth, Energie: Physikalische Grundlagen ihrer Gewinnung, Umwandlung und Nutzung, Teubner Verlag, Stuttgart, 1983
- [3] V. Quaschning, Regenerative Energiesysteme, Hanser, 7. Auflage 2012
- [4] A. Goetzberger, Sonnenenergie: Photovoltaik, Physik und Technologie der Solarzelle, Teubner Studienbücher Physik, Stuttgart, 1997
- [5] Duffie & Beckmann, „Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes“, 3rd Ed., Wiley
- [6] CEwind eG / A. Schaffarczyk (Hrsg.), Einführung in die Windenergietechnik, Hanser 2012
Exam
- Type of examination: written examination
- Duration of examination: approx. 60 minutes
- Permitted aids: calculator without alphanumeric display
