Suchergebnis: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2020
Science, Technology, and Policy Master | ||||||
Naturwissenschaftlich-technische Ergänzung (NUR für Reglement 2019) | ||||||
Mobilität und Energie | ||||||
Nummer | Titel | Typ | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
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151-0216-00L | Wind Energy | W | 4 KP | 2V + 1U | N. Chokani | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The objective of this course is to introduce the students to the fundamentals, technologies, modern day application, and economics of wind energy. These subjects are introduced through a discussion of the basic principles of wind energy generation and conversion, and a detailed description of the broad range of relevant technical, economic and environmental topics. | |||||
Lernziel | The objective of this course is to introduce the students to the fundamentals, technologies, modern day application, and economics of wind energy. | |||||
Inhalt | This mechanical engineering course focuses on the technical aspects of wind turbines; non-technical issues are not within the scope of this technically oriented course. On completion of this course, the student shall be able to conduct the preliminary aerodynamic and structural design of the wind turbine blades. The student shall also be more aware of the broad context of drivetrains, dynamics and control, electrical systems, and meteorology, relevant to all types of wind turbines. | |||||
101-0427-01L | Public Transport Design and Operations | W | 6 KP | 4G | F. Corman, F. Leutwiler | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This course aims at analyzing, designing, improving public transport systems, as part of the overall transport system. | |||||
Lernziel | Public transport is a key driver for making our cities more livable, clean and accessible, providing safe, and sustainable travel options for millions of people around the globe. Proper planning of public transport system also ensures that the system is competitive in terms of speed and cost. Public transport is a crucial asset, whose social, economic and environmental benefits extend beyond those who use it regularly; it reduces the amount of cars and road infrastructure in cities; reduces injuries and fatalities associated to car accidents, and gives transport accessibility to very large demographic groups. Goal of the class is to understand the main characteristics and differences of public transport networks. Their various performance criteria based on various perspective and stakeholders. The most relevant decision making problems in a planning tactical and operational point of view At the end of this course, students can critically analyze existing networks of public transport, their design and use; consider and substantiate possible improvements to existing networks of public transport and the management of those networks; optimize the use of resources in public transport. General structure: general introduction of transport, modes, technologies, system design and line planning for different situations, mathematical models for design and line planning timetabling and tactical planning, and related mathematical approaches operations, and quantitative support to operational problems, evaluation of public transport systems. | |||||
Inhalt | Basics for line transport systems and networks Passenger/Supply requirements for line operations Objectives of system and network planning, from different perspectives and users, design dilemmas Conceptual concepts for passenger transport: long-distance, urban transport, regional, local transport Planning process, from demand evaluation to line planning to timetables to operations Matching demand and modes Line planning techniques Timetabling principles Allocation of resources Management of operations Measures of realized operations Improvements of existing services | |||||
Skript | Lecture slides are provided. | |||||
Literatur | Ceder, Avi: Public Transit Planning and Operation, CRC Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1466563919 (English) Holzapfel, Helmut: Urbanismus und Verkehr – Bausteine für Architekten, Stadt- und Verkehrsplaner, Vieweg+Teubner, Wiesbaden 2012, ISBN 978-3-8348-1950-5 (Deutsch) Hull, Angela: Transport Matters – Integrated approaches to planning city-regions, Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group, London / New York 2011, ISBN 978-0-415-48818-4 (English) Vuchic, Vukan R.: Urban Transit – Operations, Planning, and Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken / New Jersey 2005, ISBN 0-471-63265-1 (English) Walker, Jarrett: Human Transit – How clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives, ISLAND PRESS, Washington / Covelo / London 2012, ISBN 978-1-59726-971-1 (English) White, Peter: Public Transport - Its Planning, Management and Operation, 5th edition, Routledge, London / New York 2009, ISBN 978-0415445306 (English) | |||||
227-0731-00L | Power Market I - Portfolio and Risk Management | W | 6 KP | 4G | D. Reichelt, G. A. Koeppel | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Portfolio und Risiko Management für Energieversorgungsunternehmen, Europäischer Strommarkt und -handel, Terminkontrakte, Preisabsicherung, Optionen und Derivate, Kennzahlen für das Risikomanagement, finanztechnische Modellierung von Kraftwerken, grenzüberschreitender Stromhandel, Systemdienstleistungen, Regelenergiemarkt, Bilanzgruppenmodell. | |||||
Lernziel | Erwerb von umfassenden Kenntnissen über die weltweite Liberalisierung der Strommärkte, den internationalen Stromhandel sowie die Funktion von Strombörsen. Verstehen der Finanzprodukte (Derivate) basierend auf dem Strompreis. Abbilden des Portfolios aus physischer Produktion, Verträgen und Finanzprodukten. Beurteilen von Strategien zur Absicherung des Marktpreisrisikos. Beherrschen der Methoden und Werkzeuge des Risiko Managements. | |||||
Inhalt | 1. Europäischer Strommarkt und –handel 1.1. Einführung Stromhandel 1.2. Entwicklung des Marktes 1.3. Energiewirtschaft 1.4. Spothandel und OTC-Handel 1.5. Strombörse EEX 2. Marktmodell 2.1. Marktplatz und Organisation 2.2. Bilanzgruppenmodell / Ausgleichsenergie 2.3. Systemdienstleistungen 2.4. Regelenergiemarkt 2.5. Grenzüberschreitender Handel 2.6. Kapazitätsauktionen 3. Portfolio und Risiko Management 3.1. Portfoliomanagement 1 (Einführung) 3.2. Terminkontrakte (EEX Futures) 3.3. Risk Management 1 (m2m, VaR, hpfc, Volatilität, cVaR) 3.4. Risk Management 2 (PaR) 3.5. Vertragsbewertung (HPFC) 3.6. Portfoliomanagement 2 3.7. Risk Management 3 (Energiegeschäft) 4. Energie & Finance I 4.1. Optionen 1 – Grundlagen 4.2. Optionen 2 – Absicherungsstrategien 4.3. Einführung Derivate (Swaps, Cap, Floor, Collar) 4.4. Finanztechnische Modellierung von Kraftwerken 4.5. Wasserkraft und Handel 4.6. Anreizregulierung | |||||
Skript | Handouts mit den Folien der Vorlesung | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | 1 Exkursion pro Semester, 2 Case Studies, externe Referaten für ausgewählte Themen. Kurs Moodle: Link | |||||
101-0491-00L | Agent Based Modeling in Transportation | W | 6 KP | 4G | T. J. P. Dubernet | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This lectures provides a round tour of agent based models for transportation policy analysis. First, it introduces statistical methods to combine heterogeneous data sources in a usable representation of the population. Then, agent based models are described in details, and applied in a case study. | |||||
Lernziel | At the end of the course, the students should: - be aware of the various data sources available for mobility behavior analysis - be able to combine those data sources in a coherent representation of the transportation demand - understand what agent based models are, when they are useful, and when they are not - have working knowledge of the MATSim software, and be able to independently evaluate a transportation problem using it | |||||
Inhalt | This lecture provides a complete introduction to agent based models for transportation policy analysis. Two important topics are covered: 1) Combination of heterogeneous data sources to produce a representation of the transport system At the center of agent based models and other transport analyses is the synthetic population, a statistically realistic representation of the population and their transport needs. This part will present the most common types of data sources and statistical methods to generate such a population. 2) Use of Agent-Based methods to evaluate transport policies The second part will introduce the agent based paradigm in details, including tradeoffs compared to state-of-practice methods. An important part of the grade will come from a policy analysis to carry with the MATSim open-source software, which is developed at ETH Zurich and TU Berlin and gets used more and more by practitioners, notably the Swiss rail operator SBB. | |||||
Literatur | Agent-based modeling in general Helbing, D (2012) Social Self-Organization, Understanding Complex Systems, Springer, Berlin. Heppenstall, A., A. T. Crooks, L. M. See and M. Batty (2012) Agent-Based Models of Geographical Systems, Springer, Dordrecht. MATSim Horni, A., K. Nagel and K.W. Axhausen (eds.) (2016) The Multi-Agent Transport Simulation MATSim, Ubiquity, London (Link) Additional relevant readings, mostly scientific articles, will be recommended throughout the course. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | There are no strict preconditions in terms of which lectures the students should have previously attended. However, knowledge of basic statistical theory is expected, and experience with at least one high-level programming language (Java, R, Python...) is useful. The course uses Python. | |||||
363-1047-00L | Urban Systems and Transportation | W | 3 KP | 2G | G. Loumeau | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This course is an introduction to urban and regional economics. It focuses on the formation and development of urban systems, and highlight how transport infrastructure investments can affect the location, size and composition of such systems. | |||||
Lernziel | The main objective of this course is to provide students with some basic tools to analyze the fundamental economic forces at play in urban systems (i.e., agglomeration and congestion forces), and the role of transport networks in shaping the structure of these systems. Why do urban areas grow or decline? How do transport networks affect the location of individuals and firms? Does the location of a firm determine its productivity? Can transport infrastructure investments reduce economic disparities? These are some of the questions that students should be able to answer after having completed the course. | |||||
Inhalt | The course is organized in four parts. I start with the key observation that economic activity (both in terms of population density and productivity) is unevenly distributed in space. For instance, the share of the population living in urban centers is increasing globally, from 16% in 1900 and 50% in 2000 to about 68% by the year 2050 (UN, World Economic Prospects, 2014). The goal of the first part is then to understand the economic forces at play behind these trends, looking at the effects within and across urban areas. I will also discuss how natural or man-made geographical characteristics (e.g., rivers, mountains, borders, etc.) affect the development of such urban systems. In the second part, I discuss the planning and pricing of transport networks, moving from simple local models to more complex transport models at a global scale. The key aspects include: the first and second best road pricing, the public provision of transport networks and the demographic effects of transport networks. In the third part, I combine the previous two parts and analyze the interaction between urban systems and transportation. Thereby, the main focus is to understand the economic mechanisms that can lead to a general equilibrium of all actors involved. However, as the study of the historical development of urban systems and transport networks provides interesting insights, I will discuss how their interaction in the past shapes today’s economic geography. Finally, I broaden the scope of the course and explore related topics. There will be a particular emphasis on the relation between urban systems and fiscal federalism as well as environmental policies. Both aspects are important determinants of the contemporary developments of urban systems, and as such deserve our attention. In general, this class focuses on the latest research developments in urban and regional economics, though it does not require prior knowledge in this field. It pays particular attention to economic approaches, which are based on theoretical frameworks with strong micro-foundations and allow for precise policy recommendations. | |||||
Skript | Course slides will be made available to students prior to each class. | |||||
Literatur | Course slides will be made available to students. | |||||
151-0163-00L | Nuclear Energy Conversion | W | 4 KP | 2V + 1U | H.‑M. Prasser | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Physikalische Grundlagen der Kernspaltung und der Kettenreaktion, thermische Auslegung, Aufbau, Funktion, und Betrieb von Kernreaktoren und Kernkraftwerken, Leichtwasserreaktoren und andere Reaktortypen, Konversion und Brüten | |||||
Lernziel | Die Studierenden erhalten einen Überblick über die Energieerzeugung in Kernkraftwerken, über Aufbau und Funktion der wichtigsten Reaktortypen sowie über den Kernbrennstoffkreislauf mit Schwerpunkt auf Leichtwasserreaktoren. Sie erhalten die mathematisch-physikalischen Grundlagen für quantitave Abschätzungen zu den wichtigsten Aspekten der Auslegung, des dynamischen Verhaltens und der Stoff- und Energieströme. | |||||
Inhalt | Neutronenphysikalische Grundlagen von Kernspaltung und Kettenreaktion. Thermodynamische Grundlagen von Kernreaktoren. Auslegung des Reaktorkerns. Einführung in das dynamische Verhalten von Kernreaktoren. Überblick über die wichtigsten Reaktortypen, Unterschied zwischen thermischen Reaktoren und Brutreaktoren. Aufbau und Betrieb von Kernkraftwerken mit Druck- und Siedewasserreaktoren, Rolle und Funktion der wichtigsten Sicherheitssysteme, Besonderheiten des Energieumwandlungsprozesses. Entwicklungstendenzen in der Reaktortechnik. | |||||
Skript | Vorlesungsunterlagen werden verteilt. Vielfältiges Angebot an zusätzlicher Literatur und Informationen unter Link | |||||
Literatur | S. Glasston & A. Sesonke: Nuclear Reactor Engineering, Reactor System Engineering, Ed. 4, Vol. 2., Springer-Science+Business Media, B.V. R. L. Murray: Nuclear Energy (Sixth Edition), An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes, Elsevier | |||||
151-1633-00L | Energy Conversion This course is intended for students outside of D-MAVT. | W | 4 KP | 3G | I. Karlin, G. Sansavini | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This course provides the students with an introduction to thermodynamics and heat transfer. Students shall gain basic understanding of energy, energy interactions, and various mechanisms of heat transfer as well as their link to energy conversion technologies. | |||||
Lernziel | Thermodynamics is key to understanding and use of energy conversion processes in Nature and technology. Main objective of this course is to give a compact introduction into basics of Thermodynamics: Thermodynamic states and thermodynamic processes; Work and Heat; First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. Students shall learn how to use energy balance equation in the analysis of power cycles and shall be able to evaluate efficiency of internal combustion engines, gas turbines and steam power plants. The course shall extensively use thermodynamic charts to building up students’ intuition about opportunities and restrictions to increase useful work output of energy conversion. Thermodynamic functions such as entropy, enthalpy and free enthalpy shall be used to understand chemical and phase equilibrium. The course also gives introduction to refrigeration cycles, combustion and psychrometry. The course compactly covers the standard course of thermodynamics for engineers, with additional topics of a general physics interest (nonideal gas equation of state and Joule-Thomson effect) also included. | |||||
Inhalt | 1. Thermodynamic systems, states and state variables 2. Properties of substances: Water, air and ideal gas 3. Energy conservation in closed and open systems: work, internal energy, heat and enthalpy 4. Second law of thermodynamics and entropy 5. Energy analysis of steam power cycles 6. Energy analysis of gas power cycles 7. Refrigeration and heat pump cycles 8. Nonideal gas equation of state and Joule-Thomson effect 9. Maximal work and exergy 10. Mixtures and psychrometry 11. Chemical reactions and combustion systems; chemical and phase equilibrium | |||||
Skript | Lecture slides and supplementary documentation will be available online. | |||||
Literatur | Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, by Cengel, Y. A. and Boles, M. A., McGraw Hill | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This course is intended for students outside of D-MAVT. Students are assumed to have an adequate background in calculus, physics, and engineering mechanics. | |||||
151-0569-00L | Vehicle Propulsion Systems | W | 4 KP | 3G | C. Onder, P. Elbert | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Einführung in heutige und zukünftige Fahrzeugantriebssysteme, insbesondere in elektronische Steuerungen und Regelungen der Längsdynamik | |||||
Lernziel | Moderne Methoden der Systemoptimierung und Regelung am Beispiel "Fahrzeug" kennenlernen. Aufbau und Funktionsweise von konventionellen und neuen Antriebssystemen verstehen und quantitativ beschreiben können | |||||
Inhalt | Physikalische Phänomene und mathematische Modelle von Komponenten und Systemen (Schalt-, Automaten- und kontinuierliche Getriebe, unkonventionelle Energiespeicher, Elektroantriebe, Batterien, Hybridantriebe, Brennstoffzellensysteme, Rad/Strasse-Schnittstellen, automatische Bremssysteme (ABS), etc.). Mathematische Methoden, CAE-Tools und Fallstudien zum Thema modellbasierte Auslegung und Steuerung / Regelung von Fahrzeugsystemen mit dem Ziel, Verbrauch und Schadstoffemissionen zu minimieren. | |||||
Skript | Vehicle Propulsion Systems -- Introduction to Modeling and Optimization Guzzella Lino, Sciarretta Antonio 2013, X, 409 p. 202 illus., Geb. ISBN: 978-3-642-35912-5 | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Vorlesungen von Prof. Dr. Ch. Onder und Dr. Ph. Elbert auch in Deutsch möglich. | |||||
227-0665-00L | Battery Integration Engineering Findet dieses Semester nicht statt. Priority given to Electrical and Mechanical Engineering students Students are required to have attended one of the following courses: 227-0664-00L Technology and Policy of Electrical Energy Storage 529-0440-00L Physical Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis 529-0191-01L Renewable Energy Technologies II, Energy Storage and Conversion 529-0659-00L Electrochemistry (Exception for PhD students). | W | 3 KP | 2V + 1U | ||
Kurzbeschreibung | Batteries enable sustainable mobility, renewable power integration, various power grid services, and residential energy storage. Linked with low cost PV, Li-ion batteries are positioned to shift the 19th-century centralized power grid into a 21st-century distributed one. As with battery integration, this course combines understanding of electrochemistry, heat & mass transfer, device engineering. | |||||
Lernziel | The learning objectives are: - Apply critical thinking on advancements in battery integration engineering. Assessment reflects this objective and is based on review of a scientific paper, with mark weighting of 10 / 25 / 65 for a proposal / oral presentation / final report, respectively. - Design battery system concepts for various applications in the modern power system and sustainable mobility, with a deep focus on replacing diesel buses with electric buses combined with charging infrastructure. - Critically assess progresses in battery integration engineering: from material science of novel battery technologies to battery system design. - Apply "lessons learned" from the history of batteries to assess progress in battery technology. - Apply experimental and physical concepts to develop battery models in order to predict lifetime. | |||||
Inhalt | - Battery systems for the modern power grid and sustainable mobility. - Battery lifetime modeling by aging, thermal, and electric sub-models. - Electrical architecture of battery energy storage systems. - History and review of electrochemistry & batteries, and metrics to assess future developments in electrochemical energy stroage. - Sustainability and life cycle analysis of battery system innovations. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Limited to 30 Students. Priority given to Electrical and Mechanical Engineering students. Mandatory - background knowledge in batteries & electrochemistry acquired in one of the following courses: 227-0664-00L Technology and Policy of Electrical Energy Storage 529-0440-00L Physical Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis 529-0191-01L Renewable Energy Technologies II, Energy Storage and Conversion 529-0659-00L Electrochemistry Exception given for PhD students | |||||
101-0437-00L | Traffic Engineering | W | 6 KP | 4G | A. Kouvelas | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Fundamentals of traffic flow theory and control. | |||||
Lernziel | The objective of this course is to fully understand the fundamentals of traffic flow theory in order to effectively manage traffic operations. By the end of this course students should be able to apply basic techniques to model different aspects of urban and inter-urban traffic performance, including congestion. | |||||
Inhalt | Introduction to fundamentals of traffic flow theory and control. Includes understanding of traffic data collection and processing techniques, as well as data analysis, traffic modeling, and methodologies for traffic control. | |||||
Skript | The lecture notes and additional handouts will be provided during the lectures. | |||||
Literatur | Additional literature recommendations will be provided during the lectures. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Verkehr III - Road Transport Systems 6th Sem. BSc (101-0415-00L) Special permission from the instructor can be requested if the student has not taken Verkehr III | |||||
227-1635-00L | Electric Circuits Students without a background in Electrical Engineering must take "Electric Circuits" before taking "Introduction to Electric Power Transmission: System & Technology" | W | 4 KP | 3G | M. Zima, D. Shchetinin | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Introduction to analysis methods and network theorems to describe operation of electric circuits. Theoretical foundations are essential for the analysis of the electric power transmission and distribution grids as well as many modern technological devices – consumer electronics, control systems, computers and communications. | |||||
Lernziel | At the end of this course, the student will be able to: understand variables in electric circuits, evaluate possible approaches and analyse simple electric circuits with RLC elements, apply circuit theorems to simple meshed circuits, analyze AC circuits in a steady state and understand the connection of the explained principles to the modelling of the 3-phase electric power systems. | |||||
Inhalt | Course will introduce electric circuits variables, circuit elements (resistive, inductive, capacitive), resistive circuits and theorems (Kirchhoffs’ laws, Norton and Thevenin equivalents), nodal and mesh analysis, superposition principle; it will continue by discussing the complete response circuits (RLC), sinusoidal analysis – ac steady state (complex power, reactive, active power) and conclude with the introduction to 3-phase analysis; Mathematical foundations of the circuit analysis, such as matrix operations and complex numbers will be briefly reviewed. This course is targeting students who have no prior background in electrical engineering. | |||||
Skript | lecture and exercises slides will be distributed after each lecture via moodle platform; additional materials to be accessed online (wileyplus) | |||||
Literatur | Richard C. Dorf, James A. Svoboda Introduction to Electric Circuits, 9th Edition Online materials: Link Lecture slides and exercises slides | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This course is intended for students outside of D-ITET. No prior course in electrical engineering is required | |||||
151-0567-00L | Engine Systems | W | 4 KP | 3G | C. Onder | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Einführung in heutige und zukünftige Verbrennungsmotorsysteme, insbesondere deren elektronische Steuerungen und Regelungen | |||||
Lernziel | Moderne Methoden der Systemoptimierung und Regelung am Beispiel "Verbrennungsmotor" kennenlernen und an realen Motoren einüben. Aufbau und Funktionsweise von Antriebssystemen verstehen und quantitativ beschreiben können. | |||||
Inhalt | Physikalische Phänomene und mathematische Modelle von Komponenten und Systemen (Gemischbildung, Laststeuerung, Aufladung, Emissionen, Antriebsstrangkomponenten, etc.). Fallstudien zum Thema modellbasierte optimale Auslegung und Steuerung / Regelung von Motorsystemen mit dem Ziel, Verbrauch und Schadstoffemissionen zu minimieren. | |||||
Skript | Introduction to Modeling and Control of Internal Combustion Engine Systems Guzzella Lino, Onder Christopher H. 2010, Second Edition, 354 p., hardbound ISBN: 978-3-642-10774-0 | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Kombinierte Haus- und Laborübung Motoren (Lambda- oder Leerlaufdrehzahlregelung), in Gruppen | |||||
151-0293-00L | Combustion and Reactive Processes in Energy and Materials Technology | W | 4 KP | 2V + 1U + 2A | N. Noiray, K. Boulouchos, F. Ernst | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The students should become familiar with the fundamentals and with application examples of chemically reactive processes in energy conversion (combustion engines in particular) as well as the synthesis of new materials. | |||||
Lernziel | The students should become familiar with the fundamentals and with application examples of chemically reactive processes in energy conversion (combustion engines in particular) as well as the synthesis of new materials. The lecture is part of the focus "Energy, Flows & Processes" on the Bachelor level and is recommended as a basis for a future Master in the area of energy. It is also a facultative lecture on Master level in Energy Science and Technology and Process Engineering. | |||||
Inhalt | Reaction kinetics, fuel oxidation mechanisms, premixed and diffusion laminar flames, two-phase-flows, turbulence and turbulent combustion, pollutant formation, applications in combustion engines. Synthesis of materials in flame processes: particles, pigments and nanoparticles. Fundamentals of design and optimization of flame reactors, effect of reactant mixing on product characteristics. Tailoring of products made in flame spray pyrolysis. | |||||
Skript | No script available. Instead, material will be provided in lecture slides and the following text book (which can be downloaded for free) will be followed: J. Warnatz, U. Maas, R.W. Dibble, "Combustion:Physical and Chemical Fundamentals, Modeling and Simulation, Experiments, Pollutant Formation", Springer-Verlag, 1997. Teaching language, assignments and lecture slides in English | |||||
Literatur | J. Warnatz, U. Maas, R.W. Dibble, "Combustion:Physical and Chemical Fundamentals, Modeling and Simulation, Experiments, Pollutant Formation", Springer-Verlag, 1997. I. Glassman, Combustion, 3rd edition, Academic Press, 1996. | |||||
151-0209-00L | Renewable Energy Technologies | W | 4 KP | 3G | A. Steinfeld, E. I. M. Casati, F. Dähler | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Renewable energy technologies: solar, biomass, wind, geothermal, hydro, waste-to-energy. Focus is on the engineering aspects. | |||||
Lernziel | Students learn the potential and limitations of renewable energy technologies and their contribution towards sustainable energy utilization. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Prerequisite: strong background on the fundamentals of engineering thermodynamics, equivalent to the material taught in the courses Thermodynamics I, II, and III of D-MAVT. | |||||
851-0609-06L | Governing the Energy Transition Number of participants limited to 25. Primarily suited for Master and PhD level. | W | 3 KP | 2V | T. Schmidt, N. Schmid, S. Sewerin | |
Kurzbeschreibung | This course addresses the role of policy and its underlying politics in the transformation of the energy sector. It covers historical, socio-economic, and political perspectives and applies various theoretical concepts to specific aspects of governing the energy transition. | |||||
Lernziel | - To gain an overview of the history of the transition of large technical systems - To recognize current challenges in the energy system to understand the theoretical frameworks and concepts for studying transitions - To demonstrate knowledge on the role of policy and politics in energy transitions | |||||
Inhalt | Climate change, access to energy and other societal challenges are directly linked to the way we use and create energy. Both the recent United Nations Paris climate change agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals make a fast and extensive transition of the energy system necessary. This course introduces the social and environmental challenges involved in the energy sector and discusses the implications of these challenges for the rate and direction of technical change in the energy sector. It compares the current situation with historical socio-technical transitions and derives the consequences for policy-making. It then introduces theoretical frameworks and concepts for studying innovation and transitions. It then focuses on the role of policy and policy change in governing the energy transition, considering the role of political actors, institutions and policy feedback. The course has a highly interactive (seminar-like) character. Students are expected to actively engage in the weekly discussions and to give a presentation (15-20 minutes) on one of the weekly topics during that particular session. The presentation and participation in the discussions will form one part of the final grade (25%), the remaining 75% of the final grade will be formed by a final exam. | |||||
Skript | Slides and reading material will be made available via moodle.ethz.ch (only for registered students). | |||||
Literatur | A reading list will be provided via moodle.ethz.ch at the beginning of the semester. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | This course is particularly suited for students of the following programmes: MA Comparative International Studies; MSc Energy Science & Technology; MSc Environmental Sciences; MSc Management, Technology & Economics; MSc Science, Technology & Policy; ETH & UZH PhD programmes. | |||||
151-0251-00L | IC-Engines: Principles, Thermodynamic Optimization and Future Applications | W | 4 KP | 2V + 1U | K. Boulouchos, G. Georges, K. Herrmann | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Future Relevance of IC Engines for Transportation and Power-on-Demand. Characteristic performance parameters and operating maps. Thermodynamic cycles and energetic optimization. Heat transfer and waste heat recovery. Turbocharging methods. Hybrid powertrains and energy storage on board. Decentralized power and heat cogeneration incl. use of renewable fuels. | |||||
Lernziel | The students get familiar with operating characteristics and efficiency maximization methods of IC engines for propulsion and decentralized electricity ( and heat ) generation. For this purpose they learn to use advanced simulation methods and related experimental techniques for performance assessment in a combination of lectures and exercises. | |||||
Skript | In English. | |||||
Literatur | J. Heywood, Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, McGraw-Hill | |||||
151-0185-00L | Radiation Heat Transfer | W | 4 KP | 2V + 1U | A. Steinfeld, P. Pozivil | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Advanced course in radiation heat transfer | |||||
Lernziel | Fundamentals of radiative heat transfer and its applications. Examples are combustion and solar thermal/thermochemical processes, and other applications in the field of energy conversion and material processing. | |||||
Inhalt | 1. Introduction to thermal radiation. Definitions. Spectral and directional properties. Electromagnetic spectrum. Blackbody and gray surfaces. Absorptivity, emissivity, reflectivity. Planck's Law, Wien's Displacement Law, Kirchhoff's Law. 2. Surface radiation exchange. Diffuse and specular surfaces. Gray and selective surfaces. Configuration factors. Radiation exchange. Enclosure theory, radiosity method. Monte Carlo. 3.Absorbing, emitting and scattering media. Extinction, absorption, and scattering coefficients. Scattering phase function. Optical thickness. Equation of radiative transfer. Solution methods: discrete ordinate, zone, Monte-Carlo. 4. Applications. Cavities. Selective surfaces and media. Semi-transparent windows. Combined radiation-conduction-convection heat transfer. | |||||
Skript | Copy of the slides presented. | |||||
Literatur | R. Siegel, J.R. Howell, Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer, 3rd. ed., Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002. M. Modest, Radiative Heat Transfer, Academic Press, San Diego, 2003. | |||||
227-0122-00L | Introduction to Electric Power Transmission: System & Technology Students that complete the course from HS 2020 onwards obtain 4 credits. | W | 4 KP | 2V + 2U | C. Franck, G. Hug | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Introduction to theory and technology of electric power transmission systems. | |||||
Lernziel | At the end of this course, the student will be able to: describe the structure of electric power systems, name the most important components and describe what they are needed for, apply models for transformers and overhead power lines, explain the technology of transformers and lines, calculate stationary power flows and other basic parameters in simple power systems. | |||||
Inhalt | Structure of electric power systems, transformer and power line models, analysis of and power flow calculation in basic systems, technology and principle of electric power systems. | |||||
Skript | Lecture script in English, exercises and sample solutions. | |||||
227-0617-00L | Solar Cells | W | 4 KP | 3G | A. N. Tiwari, R. Carron, Y. Romanyuk | |
Kurzbeschreibung | Physics, technology, characteristics and applications of photovoltaic solar cells. | |||||
Lernziel | Introduction to solar radiation, physics, technology, characteristics and applications of photovoltaic solar cells and systems. | |||||
Inhalt | Solar radiation characteristics, physical mechanisms for the light to electrical power conversion, properties of semiconductors for solar cells, processing and properties of conventional Si and GaAs based solar cells, technology and physics of thin film solar cells based on compound semiconductors, other solar cells including organic and dye sensitized cells, problems and new developments for power generation in space, interconnection of cells and solar module design, measurement techniques, system design of photovoltaic plants, system components such as inverters and controllers, engineering procedures with software domonstration, integration in buildings and other specific examples. | |||||
Skript | Lecture reprints (in english). | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of semiconductor properties. | |||||
101-0492-00L | Microscopic Modelling and Simulation of Traffic Operations | W | 3 KP | 2G | A. Kouvelas, M. Makridis | |
Kurzbeschreibung | The course introduces basics of microscopic modelling and simulation of traffic operations, including model design and development, calibration, validation, data analysis, identification of strategies for improving traffic flow performance, and evaluation of such strategies. The modelling software used is Aimsun and lectures (theory and hands on experience) are taking place in a computer room. | |||||
Lernziel | The objective of this course is to introduce basic concepts in microscopic traffic modelling and simulation, and conduct a realistic traffic engineering project from beginning to end. The students will first familiarize themselves with microscopic traffic models. They will then use a simulation for modeling and analyzing traffic operations. The emphasis is not only on building the simulation model, but also understanding of the traffic models behind and logically evaluating results. The final goal is to make valid and concrete engineering proposals based on the simulation model. | |||||
Inhalt | In this course the students will first learn some microscopic modelling and simulation concepts, and then complete a traffic engineering project with microscopic traffic simulator Aimsun. Microscopic modelling and simulation concepts will include: 1) Car following models 2) Lane change models 3) Calibration and validation methodology Specific tasks for the project will include: 1) Building a model with the simulator Aimsun in order to replicate and analyze the traffic conditions measured/observed. 2) Calibrating and validating the simulation model. 3) Redesigning/extending the model to improve the traffic performance. | |||||
Skript | The lecture notes and additional handouts will be provided before the lectures. | |||||
Literatur | Additional literature recommendations will be provided at the lectures. | |||||
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Students need to know some basic road transport concepts. The course Road Transport Systems (Verkehr III), or simultaneously taking the course Traffic Engineering is encouraged. Previous experience with Aimsun is helpful but not mandatory. |
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