Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Have knowledge and understanding within energy engineering
concepts such as electricity production from sun, wind, wave, heat
and waste to renewable fuels and electricity.
- Have knowledge of and understanding of overall energy concepts
and energy and heat balances and simple energy calculations
- Have knowledge of and understanding of the basic structure of
energy systems and their effect on society and the environment
- Have knowledge of major energy machines such as pumps,
turbines, heat exchangers, electrolysers, electrical machines and
generators and their functions
- Have knowledge of the basic aspects used in economic and
environmental assessments
- Have knowledge of handling energy, environment and finances in
relation to national and international legislation
- Have acquired knowledge of static and quasi-static, electric
and magnetic fields, capacity and inductance
Skills
- Be able to carry out basic energy and power calculations
- Be able to assess environmental consequences in relation to the
use of different energy resources and technologies
- Be able to set up simple economic models and methods for basic
energy systems
- Be able to analyse static and quasi-static electric and
magnetic fields and their propagation
- Be able to use electro physics to determine electrical
resistance, capacitance and inductance
- Be able to use electro physics to calculate mechanical forces
produced by electric and magnetic fields
- Have skills in electric current, electric and magnetic fields
as well as Ampere's law, Faraday's law, Lenz's law and
Maxwell's equations and ferromagnetic materials
Competences
- Acquire the terminology for the subject area
- Be able to identify own learning needs and structure own
learning within energy systems and electro physics
Type of instruction
Lectures, possibly supported by laboratory experiments and
self-study including e-learning via digital platforms, etc.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 5 ECTS course, the work load is expected to be 150
hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Energy Systems and Electro Physics |
Type of exam | Oral exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Permitted aids | With certain aids:
For more information about permitted aids, please visit the course
description in Moodle. |
Assessment | Passed/Not Passed |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |