The course "Energy Conversion Systems" provides basic content on the structure, function and status of selected energy plants and systems for energy conversion. This includes the conversion of chemical, nuclear and regenerative energy sources to heat, mechanical energy, electricity and, in the case of hydrogen production, back to chemical energy. First of all, the respective physical-technical and energetic fundamentals are dealt with in an application-oriented manner. Subsequently, examples of technologies are presented, their technical function explained and their significance discussed. Among others, boiler plants, steam and combined cycle power plants, combined heat and power (CHP) including combined heat and power plants (CHP), nuclear power plants, solar thermal collectors, geothermal power plants, heat pumps, fuel cell systems as well as electrolysers for hydrogen production are dealt with.

The course is designed to enable students interested in energy technology and energy economics to understand the technical modes of operation and interrelationships in order to make an appropriate energy assessment of the fields of application of the technologies.

The accompanying exercise deepens the subject matter through calculation examples.

Learning Goals and Competencies
That Studyers know about ...

• have the relevant specialist vocabulary and know application examples,
• deepened engineering fundamentals in the area of their major field of study,
• the state of the art in modern engineering research in the area of their focus.

Students have the ability to think in a networked and critical way, as well as interdisciplinary methodological competence. Furthermore, the students practice first approaches of scientific learning and thinking.

They can:

• model and solve engineering problems,
• to solve complex mathematical problems in physical systems using suitable interdisciplinary methods,
• knowledge is transferred to concrete engineering problems.

Students have acquired in-depth, interdisciplinary methodological competence and can apply it in a situational manner.