Energy Engineering courses S8

General Data
Academic program	ECAM ENGINEERING PROGRAM		Module Manager(s): BEN HAJ SLAMA Rafika
Module type	Teaching Unit
Credits (ECTS)	12
Maximum number of students	250
Total duration :118h30	Period : SEMESTER 8	Language : : English

Learning outcomes
- Be able to use eletrical and mechanical engineering skills in a multidisciplinary project.<br>- Create an innovative project related to the field of energy.<br>- Respect specifications and develop a reliable product.<br>- Manage time and ressources.<br><br>• Understand the fundamental usage and the underlying theory of energy storage technologies;<br>• Describe the main operating principle of energy storage technologies;<br>• Acquire basic concepts of electrochemical energy storage systems such as batteries, supercapacitors and hybrid supercapacitors;<br>• Acquire basic concepts of mechanical storage systems (pump hydroelectric energy storage, compressed air energy storage and flywheels) and heat storage systems (sensible, latent and thermochemical ones);<br>• Understand the design of management systems integrated with energy storage systems;<br>• Understand the Ragone diagram in order to compare energy and power densities of energy storage systems;<br>• Discuss novel developments in energy storage technologies;<br>• Acquire basic concepts of power converters integrated with energy storage systems;<br>• Acquire a rigorous scientific approach in order to use the best model of an energy storage system;<br>• Acquire a rigorous scientific approach in order to choose the most appropriate energy storage system for a specific application.<br><br>- Understand the environmental constraints (use of natural resources, pollutions, global warming, etc.) related to our current energy consumption. <br>- Bei able to use on practical situations the usual energy performance criteria: efficiency, effectiveness, energy returned on energy invested, carbon footprint, etc. <br>- Be able to understand and to apply a carbon balance to a given system or process.<br><br>- Be able to apply an exergy balance to any kind of system, open or closed, housing chemical reactions or not. <br>- Apply the relevant exergy related performance criteria and draw the resulting conclusions about the actual performance of the system and the possible ways to improve it.<br><br>- Understand the DC and AC grids organization and constitution (main components, rules of sizing and distribution management).<br>- Follow the high voltage grid safety requirements.<br>- Discuss novel developments in autonomous grid (HVDC grid).

Learning outcomes

- Be able to use eletrical and mechanical engineering skills in a multidisciplinary project. - Create an innovative project related to the field of energy. - Respect specifications and develop a reliable product. - Manage time and ressources. • Understand the fundamental usage and the underlying theory of energy storage technologies; • Describe the main operating principle of energy storage technologies; • Acquire basic concepts of electrochemical energy storage systems such as batteries, supercapacitors and hybrid supercapacitors; • Acquire basic concepts of mechanical storage systems (pump hydroelectric energy storage, compressed air energy storage and flywheels) and heat storage systems (sensible, latent and thermochemical ones); • Understand the design of management systems integrated with energy storage systems; • Understand the Ragone diagram in order to compare energy and power densities of energy storage systems; • Discuss novel developments in energy storage technologies; • Acquire basic concepts of power converters integrated with energy storage systems; • Acquire a rigorous scientific approach in order to use the best model of an energy storage system; • Acquire a rigorous scientific approach in order to choose the most appropriate energy storage system for a specific application. - Understand the environmental constraints (use of natural resources, pollutions, global warming, etc.) related to our current energy consumption. - Bei able to use on practical situations the usual energy performance criteria: efficiency, effectiveness, energy returned on energy invested, carbon footprint, etc. - Be able to understand and to apply a carbon balance to a given system or process. - Be able to apply an exergy balance to any kind of system, open or closed, housing chemical reactions or not. - Apply the relevant exergy related performance criteria and draw the resulting conclusions about the actual performance of the system and the possible ways to improve it. - Understand the DC and AC grids organization and constitution (main components, rules of sizing and distribution management). - Follow the high voltage grid safety requirements. - Discuss novel developments in autonomous grid (HVDC grid).