Engineering of Energy Conversion

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2023
Course Title	Engineering of Energy Conversion
Course Code	5518	Course Category	Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Course	Student Grade	5th
Term	First Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials
Instructor	HIROTA Atsushi

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to develop the following capacities.
1. The ability to understand the positioning of electrical energy in particular among various energies, and its relationship with nature, society and the environment, and consider them.
2. The ability to understand the basic mechanisms and equipment of various power generation methods and substations, and explain them to others.
3. The ability to understand new methods of power generation and power storage in addition to existing methods of power generation, recognize the effects of technology on nature and society, and explain them to others.
4. The ability to think of the optimal combination as a power supply systems based on a thorough understanding of the above topics.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
Achievement 1	Fully understand the positioning of electrical energy in particular among various energies, and its relationship with nature, society and the environment, and can fully consider them.	Understand the positioning of electrical energy in particular among various energies, and its relationship with nature, society and the environment, and can consider them.	Do not understand the positioning of electrical energy in particular among various energies, and its relationship with nature, society and the environment, and cannot consider them.
Achievement 2	Understand the basic mechanisms and equipment of various power generation methods and substations, and can accurately explain them to others .	Understand the basic mechanisms and equipment of various power generation methods and substations, and can explain them to others.	Do not understand the basic mechanisms and equipment of various power generation methods and substations.
Achievement 3	Understand new power generation methods and power storage, in addition to existing power generation methods, and recognize the effects of technology on nature and society, and can accurately explain them to others.	Understand new power generation methods and methods for power storage, in addition to the existing power generation methods, and recognize the effects of technology on nature and society , and can explain them to others.	Do not understand new power generation methods and methods for power storage, in addition to the existing power generation methods, or recognize the effects of technology on nature and society.
	Thoroughly understand evaluation items 1 to 3, and can think specifically of the optimal combination as a power supply systems.	Thoroughly understand evaluation items 1 to 3, and can think of the optimal combination as a power supply systems.	Do not thoroughly understand the evaluation items 1 to 3, and cannot think of the optimal combination as a power supply system.

Teaching Method

Outline:

The course will cover the basic issues of power generation systems and equipment, such as hydroelectric, thermal, and nuclear power. Furthermore, students will also understand clean new power generation technologies and systems such as solar energy, wind power, and fuel cells.

Style:

Classes will be conducted in a lecture style, in line with the textbook.
Liaison: Nakai Yuichi

Notice:

In order to understand this course, it's important to review the basics of physics and chemistry. This is also an important course for acquiring an electrician license.
Students who miss 1/3 or more of classes will not be eligible for evaluation.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Applicable to Remote Class

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	An overview of electrical energy and energy conversion engineering	Can explain the position of electrical energy in modern society, its relationship with environmental problems, and the conversion of various types of energy into electrical energy.
		2nd	Overview of hydroelectric power generation	Can explain the power generation methods and hydrodynamics of hydroelectric power plants, and the basics of hydroelectric power plants.
		3rd	Hydropower facilities, pumping power	Understand the various main hydroelectric plants and their functions, and can explain an outline of the hydroelectric power plant.
		4th	Waterwheel and attached equipment, turbine generators and electrical equipment	Systematically understand the types of water vehicles, their characteristics, and their mechanisms to generate electricity. Can compare and explain the characteristics of various types of water vehicles in terms of efficiency and specific speed. Can also explain the mechanisms and functions of speed regulators and excitation devices.
		5th	Overview of thermal power generation	Understand the thermodynamics necessary to understand the mechanisms of thermal and nuclear power generation, and can explain the mechanisms of steam power generation among thermal power generation.
		6th	Steam power generation	Can explain the functions and structure of steam turbines, generators, water pumps, condensers, and boilers, which are the main facilities of the Guangzhou Automobile Power Plant.
		7th	Gas turbine power generation and combined cycle power generation	Understand the mechanisms of gas turbine power generation and combined cycle power generation among thermal power plants, and can explain environmental measures at thermal power plants.
		8th	Review	Understand the contents of the first half through exams or exercises
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Overview of nuclear power generation	Can explain the system of reactors and the components of commercial power reactors (pressurized water reactors, boiling water reactors).
		10th	Basics of nuclear reactions	Can explain the energy of nuclear and fission reactions, which are the basis of nuclear power generation.
		11th	Safety design and nuclear fuel cycle for nuclear power generation	Can explain the safety design of light-water reactors and outline the nuclear fuel cycle.
		12th	Solar energy generation	Can explain the principles, features, and challenges of solar and solar thermal power generation systems as a representative renewable energy.
		13th	Wind power	Can explain the principles, characteristics, and challenges of wind power generation.
		14th	Fuel cell power generation	Can explain the principles, types, features, and issues of fuel cells.
		15th	Power storage	Can explain the technologies involved in power storage using secondary batteries and superconductivity.
		16th	Final exam

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Exercise, Report	Mutual Evaluations between students	Efforts	Portfolio	Total
Subtotal	40	40	0	20	0	100
Basic Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0
Specialized Proficiency	40	40	0	20	0	100
Cross Area Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0