M948 – Thermal Renewable Energy

Module
Thermal Renewable Energy
Thermal Renewable Energy
Module number
M948
Version: 1
Faculty
Mechanical Engineering
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heiko Werdin
heiko.werdin(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heiko Werdin
heiko.werdin(at)htw-dresden.de

Course language(s)

English
in "Thermal Renewable Energy"

ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Seminar)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Oral examination
Module examination | Examination time: 15 min | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Thermal Renewable Energy"

Form of teaching
  • lecture
  • tutorial
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure
  • Primary energy sources
  • Power generation
  • Solar energy use (basics, thermal and electrical applications, efficiency)
  • Heat pump systems (basics, heat sources, system solutions, energetic evaluation, efficiency)
Qualification objectives

Students will expand knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of heating and cooling. They will also learn about a variety of thermal renewable systems of energy, including their effective planning and installation.

Social and personal skills
No information
Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites
  • Thermodynamics
  • Fluidmechanics
Continuation options
No information
Literature
  • Quaschning, Volker (2005) Understanding Renewable Energy Systems
Current teaching resources

Lehrmaterial und Einschreiblisten sind über die Lehr- und Lernplattform OPAL verfügbar

Link zum OPAL-Katalog der Fakultät Maschinenbau

Notes
No information