2023
Conversion and Storage Technologies
Name: Conversion and Storage Technologies
Code: EME10370M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Renewable Energy Engineering
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
The course aims to create a comprehensive view of the different renewable energy conversion technologies, also encompassing the study of the main thermodynamic cycles and the fundamental concepts of energy storage; indispensable for the understanding of the remaining subjects.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Develop student skills in the following:
- Know the cogeneration and trigeneration technologies.
- Know evaluating bioenergy resources available in the area.
- familiar with the technology of anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, combustion, gasification and biomass treatment processes. As well as those related to energy crops and biofuels.
- able to assess the availability of renewable resources in a territory.
- How to manage, coordinate and direct activities related to renewable energy production.
- Develop studies on the behavior of technical systems, economic, environmental and social consequences for the production of renewable energy.
- familiar with the technologies associated with the deployment of wind farms and isolated systems.
- Participate in the development and management of wind systems.
- Learn to evaluate and select the solar tracking systems that are best suited to specific limitations.
- Know the cogeneration and trigeneration technologies.
- Know evaluating bioenergy resources available in the area.
- familiar with the technology of anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, combustion, gasification and biomass treatment processes. As well as those related to energy crops and biofuels.
- able to assess the availability of renewable resources in a territory.
- How to manage, coordinate and direct activities related to renewable energy production.
- Develop studies on the behavior of technical systems, economic, environmental and social consequences for the production of renewable energy.
- familiar with the technologies associated with the deployment of wind farms and isolated systems.
- Participate in the development and management of wind systems.
- Learn to evaluate and select the solar tracking systems that are best suited to specific limitations.
Contents
Introduction
Thermal-chemical conversion: combustion
Thermal conversion - power: solar thermal and biomass
Electrical-mechanical conversion
Conversion chemistry - physical, electrical power y
Other energy storage technologies
Electricity generation centralized and decentralized
Thermal-chemical conversion: combustion
Thermal conversion - power: solar thermal and biomass
Electrical-mechanical conversion
Conversion chemistry - physical, electrical power y
Other energy storage technologies
Electricity generation centralized and decentralized
Teaching Methods
The teaching method will follow the guiding line of the theoretical concepts to be taught, according to the discipline program, and will be complemented by: debate on the topics taught, solving exercises, carrying out two laboratory experiments, and, if possible, a visit to an installation. It is intended that all this activity is as updated as possible and that it allows both the understanding of the concepts and their practical realization, essential for professional achievement.
The evaluation will have the following structure:
1. Continuous evaluation (100%)
i. Attendance (10%)
ii. Resolution of exercises (15%)
iii. Laboratory experience report (15%)
iv. Frequency (60%)
2. Evaluation by exam (100%)
The evaluation will have the following structure:
1. Continuous evaluation (100%)
i. Attendance (10%)
ii. Resolution of exercises (15%)
iii. Laboratory experience report (15%)
iv. Frequency (60%)
2. Evaluation by exam (100%)
Teaching Staff
- Hugo Manuel Gonçalves da Silva [responsible]
