Module Kraftwerkstechnik I

After successful completion of the module, students will be able to

• understand the conflicting priorities of ecology, economy and security of energy supply,
• apply thermodynamic principles to technical issues in power plant engineering,
• explain and compare the different types of electricity generation (conventional and renewable),
• understand the structure and operation of energy conversion plants and describe them using thermodynamic laws,
• understand the possibilities for improving energy conversion plants and evaluate practical optimisations using diagrams, and understand the operation of combined energy conversion plants and identify the advantages and disadvantages of the technology.

Content:

• Conversion of primary energy to electrical energy
• Direct energy conversion
• Operation of simple thermal and combustion power plants
• Operation of improved thermal and combustion power plants
• Combined cycle processes
• Combined thermal and combustion power plants