Project of Energy Systems

Code: EME10928L

12 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/312 hours

Scientific Area: Electrotechnical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Energia limpa e acessível - Garantir acesso à energia barata, confiável, sustentável e renovável para todos.

Inovação infraestrutura - Construir infraestrutura resiliente, promover a industrialização inclusiva e sustentável, e fomentar a inovação.

Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis - Tornar as cidades e os assentamentos humanos inclusivos, seguros, resilientes e sustentáveis.

Consumo e produção responsáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

Ação contra a mudança global do clima - Tomar medidas urgentes para combater a mudança climática e seus impactos (*).

Learning Goals

The objective of the curricular unit is that students undertake a study or develop a project in the area of renewable energies, with integration of the knowledges acquired during the study cycle, and produce a written final report. The project can be developed in a enterprise or in the University under the supervision of a teacher. Students should also develop competences on implementation of projects, on search and critical interpretation of relevant scientific and technical information, and on the preparation and defense of technical reports written according to the rules and methods generally accepted. Students should also develop competences on autonomous approach of proposed tasks.

The workplan for each student will be defined by the supervisor in coordination with the course committee, respecting and fulfilling the general objectives and competences to develop in the curricular unit. The activities may, in general, be divided into the following topics:
1. participation in research or enterprise activities;
2. attendance to seminars, workshops or courses;
3. developing a study or project;
4. writing the report.

The study or project will be framed in at least one of the following topics:
I. renewable energy resource assessment and utilization;
II. selection and sizing of equipment and technologies;
III. design of renewable energy equipment or process optimization;
IV. calculating the energy production from a renewable source;
V. economic and financial analysis of investments in renewable energy systems.

Teaching Methods

- Teaching: supervision of the student by a enterprise superviser and/or teachers at the various stages and tasks till the delivery of the report.
- Evaluation: report and presentation in public session before the jury of the course.