Technologies for Energy Storage and Conversion

Објавено: July 10, 2023
1. Course Title Technologies for Energy Storage and Conversion
2. Code 4ФЕИТ08028
3. Study program 14-ESOR
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) Second cycle
6. Academic year/semester I/1   7.    Number of ECTS credits 6.00
8. Lecturer Dr Hristina Spasevska
9. Course Prerequisites
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies):

Gaining knowledge for technologies for energy storage and conversion. Special emphasis is put on the newest concepts for material design, as well as on technologies for their application in enhancing energy efficiency.

11. Course Syllabus:

Types of technologies for energy storage and conversion. Methods for characterization and testing of materials used in technologies for energy storage and conversion. Working principle of fuel cells, batteries, capacitors and solar cells. Environmental and economic aspects of technologies for energy storage and conversion. Thermodynamic processes in materials, materials for thermal insulation and energy saving. Technologies used in energy passive buildings. Recycling of devices for energy storage and conversion.

12. Learning methods:

Lectures, consultations, preparation of projects, presentations, independent study.

13. Total number of course hours 180
14. Distribution of course hours 3 + 3
15. Forms of teaching 15.1 Lectures-theoretical teaching 45 hours
15.2 Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 45 hours
16. Other course activities 16.1 Projects, seminar papers 30 hours
16.2 Individual tasks 30 hours
16.3 Homework and self-learning 30 hours
17. Grading
17.1 Exams 30 points
17.2 Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 50 points
17.3. Activity and participation 20 points
17.4. Final exam 0 points
18. Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points 5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points 6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points 7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points 8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points 9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points 10 (ten) (A)
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam 60% success on all pre-exam activities
20. Forms of assessment written and oral part
21. Language Macedonian and English
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality Self-evaluation
23. Literature
23.1.       Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1. Sam Zhang Shanyong Materials for Energy CRC Press 2021
2. Alagarsamy Pandikumar, Perumal Rameshkumar Nanostructured, Functional, and Flexible Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems Elsevier 2020
3. Yaar Demirel Energy: Production, Conversion, Storage, Conservation and Coupling Springer 2012
23.2.       Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1.  Odne Stokke Burheim  Engineering Energy Storage  Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc  2017
2.  G. Amatucci, A. Manthiram, W. Van Schalkwijk, R. Mantz, C. Bock, V. Ramani  Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage, Issue 31  The Electrochemical Society  2008
3.  D. Scherson, J. Harb, M. Tao  Fundamentals of Energy Storage and Conversion: ECS Transactions: Volume 13, Issue 17  The Electrochemical Society  2008