Duration
30h Th, 3d FW, 80h Proj.
Number of credits
| Master Msc. in Energy Engineering, professional focus in Energy Conversion | 10 crédits | |||
| Master Msc. in Energy Engineering, professional focus in Networks | 10 crédits |
Lecturer
Bertrand Cornélusse, Pierre Dewallef, Samuel Gendebien, Vincent Lemort, Grégoire Léonard, Motiar Rahaman
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Each academic year, a project in the energy-field is proposed to the promotion.
For the academic year 2024-2025, students are invited to propose an optimized technology set for a (nearly) Zero-Energy virtual Campus.
The main goal of the energy challenge is to plan Campus activities at different levels, among which:
- Integration of renewable energies and their coupling with the network and/or storage solution;
- Increase of the share of electricity production, ensure a reliable distribution and assessment of a micro-grid viability at the campus scale;
- Thermal and electric self-consumption optimization;
- Improving and/or extending the district heating network;
- ...
During the first semester, each group will focus on one virtual Campus located in one specific climate. It will be asked to perform the following tasks:
- Analysis of the shared data (heating and cooling load, electricity consumption...)
- Analysis of the climatic data and location-related energy parameters (field constraints, energy price, CO2 emission...),
- Literature review on zero energy Campus,
- Optimization of the energy mix of the campus.
The global outcome is one technical report and one executive report presenting global scenario(s). The report will include a description of the current situation, the improvement evaluation, the priorities and constraints as well as a description of the developed decision tool.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objectives of the "Energy challenge" are :
- Development of the ability to manage and to carry out a project in the field of energy;
- Ability to estimate and critically assess the possible solutions in the field of energy on a real test case;
- Ability to establish synergy between theoretical and practical aspects;
- Applied sciences approach (report structure, criticism, search for information in the scientific literature);
- Analysis and criticism of experimental and/or experimental measurements;
- Management of a group project (planning, collaboration, ...);
- Application of previous courses and development of the knowledge in energy components and energy systems;
- To raise up its own creativity by means of learning by group project;
- The ability to give an oral presentation and to deliver a written report on an energy-related topic.
- Develop knowledge about hot topics in the current energy context and increase awareness about the role of science & technology in society;
- Integrate human, economic, social, environmental and legal aspects of an energy-related project;
- Be aware of the challenges of sustainable development in the current energy context.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basics and fundamentals of energy-field engineering are required, among which:
- Applied thermodynamics and introduction to thermal systems;
- Heat transfer;
- Incompressible fluids machines;
- Heat and cold production equipment;
- Measurements of themo-fluid quantities;
- Control of linear systems;
- Electromagnetic energy conversion.
The co-requisite courses are:
- CHIM0695-2: Modelling of chemical & energy processes;
- MECA0450-3: Renewable Energy System Design;
- ELEC0447-1: Analysis of electric power and energy systems.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The project will be initiated during two kick-off meetings at the start of each semester.
During the first semester, training sessions are organized on a weekly basis (held on Friday PM). The aim of those sessions is to provide the needed theoretical and practical background to the students to carry out the project. The training sessions include lectures given by the supervising staff.
At the end of each semester, an oral presentation and a report will be delivered by students.
About once a month, plenary sessions will be organized for students to present the progress of their group work to the supervising staff. Oral feed-back will be given by the supervising staff.
Communication between students and supervising staff are encouraged. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions on the forum of the dedicated "Teams" channel. If needed, office hours will also be organized.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Presentations by academic and industrial experts, workshops, group work, written and oral feedback on deliverables, face-to-face meetings with professors, plenary sessions, office hours.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Class materials are made available on the dedicated "Teams" channel.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Additional information:
The grade will include evaluation of technical and soft skills.
Technical assessment at group level:
Regarding the technical assessment, the written reports delivered at the end of each semester part are evaluated and the achieved grade is common to the group. The different tasks are also specifically evaluated by the professors coordinating these tasks. The final oral presentation (in December and in June) is also assessed with a common group grade. Feedback will be provided to all reports and presentations.
Soft skills assessment at individual level:
Each student's involvement in the project will be evaluated, focusing on the student's efforts to improve his/her competences related to the good working of the group towards the achievement of group's objectives.
Soft skills assessment at group level:
Presentation skills (final presentation) will get a group grade. Project management will be assessed at group level based on the realisation and follow-up of a Gantt diagram.
Contributions to final grade:
- 40% for the work performed during the first semester.
- 60% for both the work performed during the second semester.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The theoretical lectures will be taught in English.
The exact schedule and deadlines are communicated during the first lecture held on 20.09.2024.
Contacts
Samuel GENDEBIEN
Laboratoire de Thermodynamique, B49
sgendebien@uliege.be
Pierre DEWALLEF
Laboratoire de Thermodynamique, B49
p.dewallef@uliege.be
Vincent LEMORT
Laboratoire de Thermodynamique, B49
vincent.lemort@uliege.be
Bertrand CORNELUSSE
Smart-Microgrids, B28
Bertrand.Cornelusse@uliege.be
Grégoire LEONARD,
Products, environment and processes, B37
G.Leonard@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.
Additional information:
Class materials are shared on-line with the students via a "Teams" channel. The link to the channel will be communicated during the first lecture.