Course: Basic of electroheat processes

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Course title Basic of electroheat processes
Course code KEE/ZETP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kožený Jiří, Prof. Ing. CSc.
  • Rot David, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Jiřinec Stanislav, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Jiřinec Jakub, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Programme of lectures 1. Physical principles of transformations of electric energy to useful heat 2. Heat interchange in electrothermal equipment 3. Electric resistance heating - fundamentals, applications 4. Electric heating 5. Induction heating - fundamentals 6. Application of induction heating for melting and warming through 7. Application of induction heating for surface heating 8. Dielectric heating 9. Microwave heating 10. Electric arc heating 11. Plasma heating, electron heating 12. Electrothermal equipment efficiency increasing 13. Influence of electrothermal equipments on the power supply network, working and living environment Programme of tutorials 1. Introduction to ZETP 2. Introduction to laboratory measurements, safety rules 3. Laboratory measurement 1-8 4. Laboratory measurement 1-8 5. Laboratory measurement 1-8 6. Laboratory measurement 1-8 7. Laboratory measurement 1-8 8. Laboratory measurement 1-8 9. Laboratory measurement 1-8 10. Laboratory measurement 1-8 11. Semestral thesis assignment (Inference of equations of electrodynamic potential and Fourier-Kirchhoff equation for numerical calculations) 12. Semestral thesis consultation 13. Semestral thesis handing in, credit Laboratory measurements 1-8 1. Calibration of thermocouples 2. Temperature field of infra heaters 3. Temperature field of radiant panels 4. Efficiency of electrothermal sources for food preparation 5. Symmetrization, balancing unit 6. Shielding influence on coil inductance 7. Determining the distribution of temperature field in inductively heated electrically conductive plate 8. Drying in a microwave oven

Learning activities and teaching methods
Multimedia supported teaching, Laboratory work, Task-based study method, Individual study, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge at the level of Theory of Electrical Engineering and Electromagnetic field theory subjects, which are taught at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.
learning outcomes
Students will get the ability of choosing the most suitable electroheat source for the realization of heating for various technological purposes. They will also get familiar with analytical and numerical problem solving in the area of electroheat.
teaching methods
Lecture
Laboratory work
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Individual study
assessment methods
Oral exam
Written exam
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • 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; Kožený, Jiří. Elektrotepelná zařízení indukční : základy teorie, výpočty a konstrukce. 1. vyd. Plzeň : VŠSE, 1982.
  • Langer, Emil. Teorie indukčního a dielektrického tepla. Praha : Academia, 1979.
  • Linda, Josef; Mühlbacher, Jan. Návody ke cvičení z elektrického tepla II. 1. vyd. Plzeň : ZČU, 1993. ISBN 80-7082-088-8.
  • 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. New York : Marcel Dekker, 2003. ISBN 08247-0848-2.
  • Starck, Axel von; Mühlbauer, Alfred; Kramer, Carl. Handbook of thermoprocessing technologies : fundamentals, processes, components, safety. Essen : Vulkan-Verlag, 2005. ISBN 3-8027-2933-1.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering Study plan (Version): Commercial Electrical Engineering (16) Category: Electrical engineering, telecommunication and IT 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter