Energy Efficiency

Overview

Compentency: Analyzing energy efficiency measures for renewable energy systems

Module type: elective module

Semester: summer

Site: Kassel

Language: English

Workload: 90 hours course attendance; 60 hours self-study

Credits points: 6

Recommended qualifications: Basics in thermodynamics and heat transfer

Courses

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Energy Efficiency in Cross-Sectional Technologies the students are able to:

  • analyze energetically industrial processes
  • examine EE potentials

Content

  • Basics in Energy Efficiency 
  • Energy management systems
  • EE in cross-sectional technologies:
    • Lightning
    • Compressed air
    • Drives and pumps
    • Chillers
    • Process heating
    • Air Storages 
  • Energy monitoring and measuring technologies 
  • Economic assessments of EE measures

Details

  • Lecturer: Alexander Schlüter, Henning Meschede, Ron-Hendrik Peesel, Florian Schlosser
  • Teaching method: lecture
  • SWS: 3
  • Credit points: 3
  • Examination: written exam

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Energy Efficiency through Process Integration the students are able to:

  • analyze and model industrial EE systems
  • evaluate EE potentials

Content

  • Thermodynamic modelling of energy systems 
  • Waste heat recovery
  • Combined heat and power
  • Design of thermal storage (cooling/heating)
  • Pinch methodology

Details

  • Lecturer: Alexander Schlüter, Henning Meschede, Ron-Hendrik Peesel, Florian Schlosser
  • Teaching method: lecture, (group) work
  • SWS: 3
  • Credit points: 3
  • Examination: written/oral exam