Duration
32h Th, 12h Pr, 4h FT
Number of credits
| Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
O. Introduction
Factors Promoting Renewable Energy
1. Photovoltaic
Solar radiation, photovoltaic conversion, performance, integration, optimisation, applications.
2. Wind energy
Wind characteristics, Wind energy conversion systems,Electricity production, applications, hybridation
3. Emerging Renewable Energy
Sources
Ocean thermal energy conversion, Tidal energy, Wave power generation systems, Geothermal energy systems, Biomass energy systems, Solar thermal energy conversion systems, Microturbines, satelite power systems
4. Energy storage
Battery technology, Fuel cell, Compressed air storage, flywheel storage, Hydropower, supercapacitors, Superconducting magnetic energy storage
5. Motorisation
Thermal power engines, electic motors
6. Optimal hybrid power systems
Microgrid modeling using a dedicated software (Microgrid Design Toolkit, Sandia National Laboratories) to learn design cost effective and reliable microgrids that combine traditionally generated and renewable power, storage, and load management.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The lecture "Energy power systems and renewable energies" has three main educational objectives for Bioengineers in Environmental Sciences and Technlogigies:
1. To educate to main renewable energy production systems (heat and electricity) based on renewables, with a focus on decentralized production and off-grid systems
2. To provide the necessary technico-economical bases to implement renewable energy projects
3. To manage the storage of renewable energy, for instance in the context of off-grid power systems
After completing the course the student is expected to
- become familiar with the main renewable energy sources, their physical basis, their technlogical maturity and their implementation field.
- be able to select and dimension renewable energy production systems.
- be able to analyse economic and environmental performances of renewable power plants
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- good knowledge in general chemistry, physics and biology
- knowledge in Dynamics
- knowledge in Electricity
- knowledge in thermodynamics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Lectures : 18h
Renewable energy project :18 h
Personnal work
Recommended or required readings
Ziyad Salameh, 2014, Renewable Energy System Design, Academic Press, 298p. ISBN: 978-0-12-374991-8
Digital book available at the ULg Library http://lib.ulg.ac.be/
http://prod.sandia.gov/techlib/access-control.cgi/2017/179374.pdf
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination (50%) Theoretical knowledge, sizing principles, energy conversion, physical basis, energy ressources.
Projet (50%) intermediary reports and final presentation of a micro-grid project using local renewable energy
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
f.lebeau@ulg.ac.be