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Decentralized Power Generation and Renewable Energy Systems

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Decentralized Power Generation and Renewable Energy Systems
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Engineering and Management, Master, SO 01.10.2024
Module code: MAM_24_V_2.09.DER
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4SU+2P (6 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
4
Semester: 2
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Oral examination 25 min. (80%,), project work (20%)

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MAM_19_V_2.09.DER (P241-0025, P241-0026) Engineering and Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2019 , semester 2, mandatory course, Specialization Process Engineering
MAM_24_V_2.09.DER Engineering and Management, Master, SO 01.10.2024 , semester 2, mandatory course, Specialization Process Engineering
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
90 class hours (= 67.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 120 hours (equivalent to 4 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 52.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Sauer, M.Sc.
Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Sauer, M.Sc.

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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be familiar with and have mastered sound decision-making principles for the selection and operation of decentralized energy generators.
They will understand and be able to evaluate the challenges of and associated decisions by and for the energy system transition in Germany, also in terms of international agreements.
They will have deepened their knowledge regarding the market motivation for the construction and operation of regenerative energy plants, energy distribution networks and energy storage systems, so that they can make reliable statements regarding their use from a technical, ecological and economic point of view


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Module content:
Current laws: EEG (The Renewable Energy Sources Act) and ENEV (The German Energy Saving Ordinance), development of expansion plans for renewable energy production.
 
Cogeneration plants
  Design criteria for cogeneration
  CHP plants with piston engine, micro gas turbine, Stirling engine, small steam turbines and fuel cells
  Dimensioning cogeneration plants from the point of view of power or heat supply.
  Influence of legal requirements on future use
 
Mechanical, hydraulic, compressed air and electrical energy storage
 
Electrical power grids:
  Tasks of the grid operators
  AC and DC power transmission
  Challenges posed by grid expansion
 
Biomass:
  Thermal utilization in decentralized plants (plant technology, operating behavior and operation)        
  Biogas and power-to-gas
  Different generations of biofuels
  
Refrigeration systems and heat pumps
  Thermodynamic basics
  Compression refrigeration machines
  Absorption and adsorption refrigeration systems
  Operating behavior of heat pumps
 
Wind turbines and other flow energy converters:
  Physical principles
  Turbine components
  Control devices
  Design criteria
  Differences between onshore and offshore plants
  Laws
  Compensation models
 
Solar thermal power:
   Component design and optimization
   Optimizing the design of solar collectors
   Storage tank design and dimensioning
   Other components and plant safety
   Collector system operating technology (control and legionella problems)
 
Photovoltaics:
   The inner photoelectric effect
   The P-n junction
   Solar cell technologies
   Design and function of PV modules
   Basic understanding of inverters and battery storage systems
 
Virtual power plant, construction, function and motivation for construction
 
The electricity exchange in Leipzig and Paris: What is traded? How and why?


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Teaching methods/Media:
Seminaristic lecture. Students must prepare and present at least one topic. The topics will be distributed at the beginning of the lecture and presented after an one-on-one discussion. The lecture will be complemented by lectures from experts and visits to renewable energy production plants. Practical exercises such as recording a solar cell characteristic curve independently or experiments on different heat exchangers will promote a better understanding of the various regenerative energy converters.

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Recommended or required reading:
Duffie, Beckmann, Solar Engineering of thermal processes, Wiley
Hadamovsky, Solaranlagen, Vogel
http://bine.fiz-karlsruhe.de
Jungnickel,H., et al.: Grundlagen der Kältetechnik, Verlag Technik Khartchenko, N.V. Solaranlagen, Vogel.
Kaltschmitt, Erneuerbare Energieträger, Springer.
Quaschnig, Regenerative Energiesysteme, Vogel.
Wagner, Photovoltaik Engineering
Zahoransky, A.: Energietechnik, Vieweg

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