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EG551J: ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19


Course Overview

To gain an understanding of the need to and the efficiency behind conversion of energy form one form to another and in the need to store energy in distinct forms. To understand the reasoning behind energy losses and how they might be minimised or overcome.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
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What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Engineering (EG) (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

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Are there a limited number of places available?

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Course Description

This course examines the interconnection between different forms of energy, the fundamental thermodynamics which limits the efficiency of energy conversion, device design limitations and the different ways in which energy might be stored

The syllabus is the following:

Lectures 1 and 2: First and second laws of thermodynamics. Lecture 3: Vapour power plants and cycle efficiency. Lecture 4: Source efficiency. Combustion. Lectures 5 to 6: Fuel cells. Lectures 7 to 8: Energy conversion. Biomass. Lectures 9 and 10: Energy supply and demand, the options. Lectures 11 to 18: Hydrogen. Physical and Chemical storage. Generation from fossil and renewable sources. Application as a fuel. Lectures 19 to 22: Mechanical, electrochemical and electrical storage. Lecture 23: Thermal storage. Lecture 24: Energy vectors and integration in the network


Contact Teaching Time

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

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