Academic year/semester: 2026/27/1

ECTS Credits: 4

Available for: All OU students

Lecture hours: 1
Seminarium:0
Practice: 2
Laboratory: 0
Consultation: 0

Prerequisites: -

Course Leader: Rita Kendrovics-Boda, Ph.D.

Faculty: Rejtő Sándor Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Engineering, 1034 Budapest, Doberdó utca 6.

Course Description:
The aim of the course is to introduce the basic concepts of energy, the energy chain, energy
transformation, efficiency, and forms of energy. Students will learn about the types of renewable
energy sources, their importance, and environmental benefits. They will be introduced to the
history of wind power, the components of wind energy, wind turbines and the basics of their
operation. Students will learn about the concept of biomass, its possible applications and biogas
production. Hydropower, hydroelectric power plants, and geothermal energy sources and
applications will be introduced. The potential of solar energy (solar collectors and solar panels)
will be introduced at a basic level, including the types of solar collectors and solar panels, and the
calculation of efficiency and payback time.

Competences:
− Able to perform basic tests of the quantity and quality characteristics of environmental elements and systems by state-of-the-art measuring instruments; to draw up and implement measurement plans; and to evaluate data. − Able to carry out management duties subject to sufficient professional experience. − Able to reveal deficiencies in the technologies applied and process risks and to initiate mitigation measures after getting familiarized with the technology concerned. − Collaboration with civil organizations engaged in environment protection, but willing to argue in order to develop optimal solutions. − Taking responsibility towards society for their decisions made in the scope of environment protection

Topics:
1. Introduction to electrical energy, basic concepts
2. Single-phase systems
3. Three-phase systems
4. Production of electricity, types of power plants
5. Electric energy converters, Electric energy transmission network
6. 1st Mid-term
7. Electrical energy transmission devices, cables, consumers
8. Utilization of solar energy
9. Utilization of wind energy
10. Utilization of biomass and biogas
11. Utilization of geothermal energy
12. Energy storage systems
13. Project work presentation
14. Retake

Assessment: Mid-term test

Exam Types:

Written Exam

Compulsory bibliography: -

Recommended bibliography: 1. Ristinen R.: Energy and the Environment, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2022, ISBN: 9781119800255 2. Bent Sørensen: Renewable Energy, 4th Edition, Physics, Engineering, Environmental Impacts, Economics and Planning, Academic Press, 2010, eBook ISBN: 9780080890661 3. Hardcover ISBN: 9780123750259 4. B Viswanathan: An Introduction to Energy Sources, Indian Institute of Technology 2006, 289 pages, https://nccr.iitm.ac.in/ebookfinal.pdf 5. Robert Ferry, Elizabeth Monoian: A Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies, Society for Cultural Exchange 2012, ISBN/ASIN: 061561597X, ISBN-13: 9780615615974; Number of pages: 71 6. Vaclav Smil: Energy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems (MIT Press) First Edition (1st printing) Edition, ISBN-13: 978-0262693561; ISBN-10: 0262693569 7. Gyorgy Elmer Dr. – Electrical engineering – University of Pécs

Additional bibliography: -

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