Heat pumps and storagesLaajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: EN00FM95
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
- Institution
- Peppi
- Responsible person
- Jyri Mulari
- Hannu Sarvelainen
Objective
After this course you can:
• explain how different heat pump types work.
• design heat pumps by energy source and energy user.
• explain different heat storage technologies
• design thermal energy storages.
• examine the profitability and environmental impact of heat pumps and storages.
Content
How are heat pumps divided based on their operation principle and energy source?
How are heat pumps designed?
What kinds of technologies are there in thermal energy storage?
How are thermal energy storages designed?
How are profitability and environmental impacts examined?
Evaluation
Students can:
a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b) assess information sources critically.
e) choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.