Code: | EQ0138 | Acronym: | ENR |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Technological Sciences |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
Course/CS Responsible: | Master in Chemical Engineering |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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MIEA | 3 | Syllabus since 2006/07 | 5 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
MI:EF | 3 | study plan from 2017/18 | 5 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
MIEQ | 20 | Syllabus | 4 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
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The curricular unit Renewable Energies I aims to prepare students to select, acquire, operate and develop technologies and solutions in the field of Renewable Energies.
The subjects studied in this UC are: a) energy and solar radiation; b) solar thermal collectors; c) solar power concentrators; d) solar thermolysis; e) electrochemistry; f) fuel cells; g) electrolysis; h) electroreduction of CO2; i) batteries; j) photoelectrochemistry; k) photovoltaic cells; and m) photoelectrochemical cells.
Students who successfully complete the UC of ERI should know the physical and / or chemical principles related to the technologies taught as well as the potential benefits of these technologies. In particular, they should know and apply: a) the astronomical equations relating to sun, its relative position and radiation on a surface b) working principles of a solar thermal collector, technologies and applications; c) working principles of a concentrator solar power unit, technologies and applications; d) electrochemical equilibrium and kinetic equations (equations Nernst and Butler-Volmer and Tafel) e) working principles of a PEMFC, simple phenomenological modeling, electrochemical impedance, electrical analogues, technology and applications; f) working principles of an electrolyzer, technologies and applications; g) electroreduction of CO2; h) working principles of a battery, technologies and applications; i) working principles of a photovoltaic cell, simple phenomenological model, technologies and applications; j) working principles of a photoelectrochemical cell, technologies and applications. Students should also be able to value the social relevance of the sustainable technologies.
It is expected that students develop the following skills: a) use of physical and / or chemical principles taught for selecting, characterizing, operating, optimizing and designing solutions involving technologies lectured b) teamwork c) oral and written communication and public discussion of results.
Students must have attended CU of mathematical analysis, general chemistry and heat transfer.
1 - Renewable energy, why?, How? What contribution can we give?
2 - Renewable energy sources and utilization technologies
a) Rate of energy use, energy balance of the Earth
b) The ecological view of the various sources of renewable / nonrenewable
c) Contents energy
d) Comparison of technologies, costs, availability, storage capacity.
3 - Solar Energy
l) Direct and indirect radiation
m) Black body, radiance, emissivity
n) Solar spectrum
a) Declination, hour angle, solar altitude and azimuth angles
p) Transmittance, reflectance and absorbance
q) Total radiation on tilted surfaces
r) Average insolation on tilted surfaces
s) Solar thermal collectors
a. Energy balance of a solar collector
b. Laboratory work
t) Comparison of solar technologies, costs, availability, storage capacity
u) Solar power concentrators
v) Thermolysis
The classes will comprehend of a lecture period, followed by a period of problem solving, discussion/debate and laboratory experiments, including written reports. Students will also be asked to write a review report.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico | 12,50 |
Exame | 75,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 12,50 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico | 10,00 |
Elaboração de projeto | 10,00 |
Estudo autónomo | 50,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 30,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Students have to do the assignments to be admitted to exams.
Students who attended to the course in previous years can other do the assignments and exam or just the final exam.
FM- 0.25 x CA + 0.75 x FE
CA - Continuous Assessment
This component covers a written work and its oral presentation followed by discussion .
FE - Final Exam
Students have to reach a minimum grade of 9 out of 20 in the final exam.
Single exam
Single exam, without weighting the continuous assessment.
Single exam, without weighting the continuous assessment.