Unit ENERGETICS
- Course
- Industrial engineering
- Study-unit Code
- GP004999
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Federico Rossi
- CFU
- 12
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2023
- Offered
- 2023/24
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
| Code | A003431 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Federico Rossi |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Academic discipline | ING-IND/11 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Code | A003432 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Beatrice Castellani |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Ingegneria meccanica |
| Academic discipline | ING-IND/10 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian. Slides by the lecturer both in Italian and English. |
| Contents | The module provides the basic principles in the field of energy and in particular on renewable energy sources, on the efficiency of energy systems, including traditional ones, and on energy storage. The course introduces the issues relating to traditional sources, discussing unconventional fossil sources, and describes the scenarios of penetration of renewables and the needs related to the presence of storage systems. It describes the characteristics of renewable energy sources and storage systems. It provides technical-economic evaluation criteria of the main energy conversion processes, energy efficiency technologies and storage systems. |
| Reference texts | Teaching materials edited by the lecturer |
| Educational objectives | This course represents the first module of Energy systems and explores the basic elements of the energy field, of renewable energy sources and energy storage. The main aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge needed to address the study of different unconventional and renewable energy sources, the energy conversion processes and energy storage systems. The acquired knowledge will be: global energy scenarios Issues of fossil energy Unconventional fossil energy sources Renewable sources, in particular wind, solar photovoltaic and geothermal Energy storage systems (mechanical, electrical, chemical, electrochemical and thermal) basic elements of main energy conversion processes. |
| Prerequisites | Not required |
| Teaching methods | The course is organized with lectures on all topics of the course. |
| Learning verification modality | Oral test |
| Extended program | Energy storage: definitions, classification, coupling with renewables, services on the electricity grid. Pumped hydro storage, CAES, LAES, flywheels: construction principles, systems, characteristics - LCOS definition. Chemical storage. Hydrogen, synthetic fuels, ammonia methanol. Thermochemical conversion processes. Hydrogen production: steam reforming, electrolysis. Storage and use of hydrogen. Power-to-gas, methanation, ammonia, methanol. Elements of electrochemistry. Performance of a cell. Type of batteries (lead, nickel, lithium, flow batteries, zebra, etc.) Heat storage. Principles: sensitive, latent, thermochemical. Sensible heat storage systems: TES aquifer, water, gravel, cavern, packed bed." Storage of latent heat. PCM: hydrated salts, paraffins, fatty acids, hydrated clathrates. Cold storage. PCM in buildings and thermal systems. |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile | 7,11, 13 |