Sustainable Energy Systems

11M2226

Master

German

5.0

only winter term

Winter Term

1 semester

Energy demand is not constant over time. This applies both to the economy as a whole and to individual consumers such as private households or industrial companies. In addition, the data on these trends is often uncertain. At the same time, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy have their own characteristic time curves, which generally do not match the demand curve. The technical challenge is to reconcile the different time sequences. This is achieved by adapting the design of the energy generators and using suitable storage technologies. Students learn about the specific curves of the relevant generation technologies and can calculate these depending on the location. They learn the specific properties and boundary conditions of suitable storage technologies. Students are able to interconnect and evaluate the individual technologies to form suitable overall systems.

1 - Brief description of the main conversion and storage technologies

2 - Consideration of the relevant technical characteristics and limitations

3 - Critical needs and supply analysis

4 - Selected solution concepts

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Homework / Assignment

The term paper is a scientific paper of 6 pages

The presentation lasts 15 minutes and is followed by a maximum of 15 minutes of questioning

Thermodynamics

Fundamentals of renewable energies and energy storage

Students have a sound understanding of the sometimes contradictory requirements of sustainable energy supply systems and are able to weigh these up in different situations.

Students will be able to design different technical solutions for various energy supply systems and evaluate them on the basis of suitable technical, economic and ecological criteria.

Students can independently apply cross-module knowledge in more complex system contexts. They carry out practical projects with support and are able to evaluate their results using current scientific methods.

On the basis of their investigations, students identify open scientific questions and are able to formulate them.

Students can discuss their research results with staff and supervisors in a technical and scientific manner. They write a scientific paper and defend it in a plenary session.

• Eck, Markus

• Eck, Markus