Course syllabus
Solenergi - grundkurs i solvärmeteknik
Solar Heating Technology, Basic Course
AEBF25, 7,5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)
Valid for: 2019/20
Decided by: PLED V
Date of Decision: 2019-04-01
General Information
Elective for: E4, F4, M4, W4-es
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
Aim
There is from a national and global point of view necessary to
develope renewable energy technologies for generating energy. The
use of energy in Sweden in buildings exceeds annually 100 TWh.
This means that it is important to design new buildings with a low
energy use and to surpress the energy use in old buildings.
Installations of solar thermal systems can be a part of this
efforts. The aim of the course is to show how the solar heating
system can be integrated in and co-operate with the buildings main
energy system. An important part of the course is to teach the
student how to use simulation programs for investigating the
performace of the solar system.
After the course is completed the student should be able to
perform a prestudy of the installation of a solar thermal system in
a building or in a larger system.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to describe and explain the mechanisms for green house
effect and Ozone depletion
- be able to describe the national and international use and
demand of energy and the importance of the renewable energy
sources.
- be able to describe and explain how different types of solar
collectors work and i what type of applications they should be
used
- be able to describe and explain how different types of solar
systems works and how they can be used for conserving energy
- be able to explain the performance of different types of energy
efficient materials
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to estimate and describe the use of heat and hot
water in a building
- be able to charcterize a solar collector, i.e. measure the
efficiency-curve
- be able to use a simulation programme for estimation of the
energy delivered from a solar thermal-system
- be able to design a solar thermal system and describe
how its components work and adapt it to a given building
- be able to use a calculation programme for estimation of the
solar irradiance towards surfaces in different geometries.
- be able to with different methods calculate the cost
for solar thermal and competing technologies
- understand how a solar thermal system can be designed so it
interacts with other energy systems like electric heating, heat
pumps, district heating and bio fuel system,
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to take part in and analyze the current discussion of
energy use and global environmental problems
- be aware of the influence of the building design and the
energy system on the energy use of the building
- be able to perform a critical analysis of the use and value of
delivered solar energy
- learn to critically evaluate and analyse information in
general
Contents
- Basic energy knowledge and the problems connected to the use of
energy.
- Radiation physics, the annual irradiance distribution and the
climatic conditions for using solar energy in Sweden, calculation
of solar angulars and the irradiance on different surfaces.
- Performance and efficiency of different types of solar
collectors.
- Material- and optical- properties of different types of energy
efficient surfaces.
- Function and performance of the components in a solar thermal
system.
- System design of small and large solar thermal systems.
- Building integration of solar systems.
- Use of simulation programmes for estimation of annual and
monthly performance of solar thermal systems.
- Studie visits to Solar thermal installations.
- Laborations and computer simulations.
- Write a deep assignment on a specific subject.
Examination details
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Written examination, approved assignments, approved reports from laborations.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Admission
Required prior knowledge: Basic knowledge in building services, heat transfer and thermodynamics. Knowledge from use of caculation program like Matlab and Excel.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course might be cancelled: If the number of applicants is less than 5.
The course overlaps following course/s: TNA165, AEBF20
Reading list
- Andrén Lars: Solar installations, Practical applications for the built environment. James & James (SciencePublishers), 2007, ISBN: 978-902916-45-3. Andrén Lars, Solar installations– Practical applications for the built environment 2007 ISBN 978-902916-45-3.
- Written course materiels which are developed within course. This materiel is distributed in the course or can be downloaded from the course home page.
- Simuleringsprogrammen Winsun Villa and Solar Collector.
Contact and other information
Course coordinator: Henrik Davidsson, Henrik.Davidsson@ebd.lth.se
Course coordinator: Jouri Kanters, jouri.kanters@ebd.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.ebd.lth.se