Course: Electric Power Utilization

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Course title Electric Power Utilization
Course code KEE/UEE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rot David, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Raková Lenka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Hromádka Miroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) 2. The theory of energy transformation and the energy consumption of heat production 3. Heating and recuperation systems and their share of energy consumption in modern buildings 4. Ventilation / recuperation and air-conditioning systems and their share of energy consumption in modern buildings 5. Intelligence systems of building, Energy Management, Optimization of Consumption, link to the Quality of the Interior Environment in Modern Buildings 6. Potential to save and reduce energy consumption of technical systems and technologies in buildings, technical, economic and environmental contexts 7. Introduction to lighting technology and interior lighting 8. Characteristics of lamps and luminaires designed to illuminate interiors and exteriors of buildings 9. Appropriate and inappropriate illumination of the interior of residential buildings, qualitative and quantitative parameters of lighting systems, accent, decorative and scenic lighting, emergency lighting 10. Rough design of the interior lighting system 11. Architectural exterior lighting of buildings and influence of outdoor lighting (disturbing lighting) 12. Control of interior and exterior lighting systems, integration into the Smart Home concept 13. Economic and energy evaluation of the heating and lighting system in the given building

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Students' self-study, Lecture, Practicum
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 24 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to define basic electrical energy concepts
to explain the basic physical laws of heat and thermodynamics and optics
Skills
to use high school and university math and physic on given topic
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to define ways of the sharing heat and transforming energies
to explain the energy demand of heat production
to describe the principle of heating, regeneration and air conditioning systems
to explain the principle of automation in intelligent buildings and energy management of the building
to describe the principle and charakteristics of light sources and luminaires for interiors and exteriors of buildings
to explain the qualitative and quantitative parameters of lighting systems
to describe the possibilities of controlling the lighting systems of the interior and exterior in the Smart Home concept
Skills
to assess the share of heating, recuperation and air-conditioning systems in energy consumption in modern buildings
to measure environmental parameters in modern buildings
to assessing heating technology and optimizing heat consumption with regard to the quality of the indoor environment in modern buildings
to evaluate the current state of the lighting system in a room/building
to design a lighting system for the interior of residential buildings
to assess architectural lighting of exterior buildings, disturbing lighting
to evaluate the economic and energy demands of the heating and lighting system in the given building
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Practicum
Laboratory work
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Field trip
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Practicum
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Skills demonstration
Laboratory work
Task-based study method
One-to-One tutorial
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Practicum
Task-based study method
Self-study of literature
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Test
Competences
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Cuttle, Christopher. Lighting by Design, Second Edition 2nd Edition. 2008. ISBN 978-0750687683.
  • Habel, Jiří. Světlo a osvětlování. Praha : FCC Public, 2013. ISBN 978-80-86534-21-3.
  • Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl; Obdržálek, Jan; Dub, Petr. Fyzika : vysokoškolská učebnice obecné fyziky. Část 2, Mechanika - Termodynamika. Brno : VUTIM, 2000. ISBN 80-214-1868-0.
  • Hradílek, Zdeněk. Elektrotepelná zařízení. 1. vyd. Praha : IN-EL, 1997. ISBN 80-902333-2-5.
  • Kegel, K. Elektrowärme. Theorie und Praxis. Cornelsen Verlag GmbH + C, 1994. ISBN 377360355X.
  • Langer, Emil. Elektrotepelná technika. část I, II, Společné základy, elektrické pece odporové. 2. vyd. Plzeň : VŠSE, 1974.
  • Langer, Emil. Elektrotepelná technika. 1. vyd. Plzeň : VŠSE, 1969.
  • Langer, Emil. Teorie indukčního a dielektrického tepla. Praha : Academia, 1979.
  • Langer-Kožený. El. tepelná zařízení indukční. skripta VŠSE, 1982.
  • Linda, Josef. Elektrické světlo 1.. Plzeň (ZČU), 1993. ISBN 80-7082-094-2.
  • Linda, Josef. Elektrické světlo 2.. Plzeň : ZČU, 1994. ISBN 80-7082-167-1.
  • Linda, Josef. Elektrické světlo 3.. Plzeň : ZČU, 1995. ISBN 80-7082-223-6.
  • Lupi, Sergio; Forzan, Michele; Aliferov, Aleksandr. Introductionand Direct Resistance Heating. New York : Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-03478-2.
  • Racknagel, Hermann; Sprenger, Eberhard; Schramek, Ernst-Rudolf. Taschenbuch für Heizung und Klimatechnik einschliesslich und Kältetechnik. 69. Aufl. München : Oldenbourg, 1999. ISBN 3-486-26215-7.
  • Rada, Josef. Elektrotepelná technika. 1. vyd. Praha : SNTL, 1985.
  • Rudnev, Valery. Handbook of induction heating (Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Processing) 2nd. CRC Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1466553958.
  • Rudnev, Valery,Totten George E. AMS Handbook, Volume 4C: Induction Heating and Heat Treatment Hardcover. ASM International, 2014. ISBN 978-1627080125.
  • Starck, Axel von; Mühlbauer, Alfred; Kramer, Carl. Handbook of thermoprocessing technologies : fundamentals, processes, components, safety. Essen : Vulkan-Verlag, 2005. ISBN 3-8027-2933-1.
  • Winchip, Susan M. Fundamentals of Lighting. Bloomsbury Academic, 2011. ISBN 1609010868.


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