Energy Systems and Storage
- Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
- Version
Version 1 of 18.12.2025.
- Module identifier
11B2112
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only summer term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
The decarbonized energy supply leads to a complex energy supply system in which energy generation plants are networked with elements of sector coupling and energy storage. It is therefore important for all engineering applications to gain a fundamental understanding of the energy industry and the energy system. In addition to the integration of both centralized and decentralized energy generation technologies, the effects of fluctuating generation capacities and consumption load profiles must be taken into account. Sector coupling and energy storage are essential elements of the energy system.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
1. fundamentals of the energy sector
2. elements of the energy system
3. sector coupling
4. energy storage
5. distribution grids
6. exemplary implementation of energy system modeling
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Lecture - 15 Practice - 15 Learning in groups / Coaching of groups - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 30 seminar paper - 30 Work in small groups -
- Graded examination
- Homework / Assignment or
- oral exam
- Remark on the assessment methods
The examiners choose the type of examination from the options provided and inform the students at the beginning of the semester.
- Exam duration and scope
The term paper consists of 10 - 20 pages.
- Recommended prior knowledge
Fundamentals of thermodynamics and energy and mass transport
- Knowledge Broadening
Students can describe the energy system consisting of energy generation, energy distribution and energy use as well as the influence of fluctuating generation and load profiles.
- Knowledge deepening
Students are able to describe the technical characteristics of the elements of sector coupling and energy storage.
- Knowledge Understanding
Students can aggregate different technologies into an energy system and model, analyze and evaluate it.
- Application and Transfer
Students are able to apply energy system modeling to practical issues - from private households and industrial companies to small regional considerations.
- Academic Innovation
Using the energy system modelling method, students can analyze demand coverage over time, implement suitable storage systems and carry out system optimization.
- Communication and Cooperation
Students can write down their solution approaches in a structured way, illustrate results and critically evaluate their approach.
- Literature
Wawer, T. (2022). Elektrizitätswirtschaft : eine praxisorientierte Einführung in Strommärkte und Stromhandel. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.
Konstantin, P. (2023). Praxisbuch Energiewirtschaft : Energieumwandlung, -transport und -beschaffung, Übertragungsnetzausbau und Kernenergieausstieg (M. Konstantin (Ed.)). Springer Vieweg.
Quaschning, V. (2022). Regenerative Energiesysteme : Technologie - Berechnung - Klimaschutz. Hanser.
Aktuelle Veröffentlichungen zu Energiesystemanalysen.
- Applicability in study programs
- Power, Environmental and Process Engineering
- Power, Environmental and Process Engineering B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Rosenberger, Sandra
- Teachers
- Rosenberger, Sandra