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The underground pneumatic energy storage
Pochylý, Jiří ; Škorpík, Jiří (referee) ; Fiedler, Jan (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with the underground compressed air enery storage. Thesis can be divided into several parts. The first part focuses on the theoretical analysis which decribes reason of renewable resources implementation to the electric grid and how renewable resources affect electric grid. Second part describes compression and expansion stage. Last part deals with design of storage facility which is suitable for different energy supplies. Extracted coal mines of Rosicko-Oslavany area is used as suitable underground storage.
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"Power-to-Gas" Energy Storage Technology
Gálíček, Radomír ; Špiláček, Michal (referee) ; Poláčik, Ján (advisor)
Climate change is becoming a severe global issue which demands innovative technical solutions. If, in the context of reduction of gaseous carbon emissions, the share of renewable energy resources continued to rise, the need for energy storage would emerge. That could mean a shift towards hydrogen focused technologies. This bachelor’s thesis focuses on Power to gas processes and summarizes means of hydrogen production, storage and transportation. All the mentioned aspects are reviewed from technological and economical point of view. Conventional methods of hydrogen production from fossil fuels are the most common, but usage of electrolysis or biological methods may prove as competitive options in near future. Furthermore, the usage of fuel cells in the field of small-scale cogeneration units is recently going through a phase of dynamic development. The practical part of this thesis focuses on designing a seasonal Power to gas unit for a semi-detached house which is powered exclusively by renewable resources. From numerous variants the best one was chosen and compared to a conventional energy storage using lithium batteries. It is shown that even thou the electrochemical cells are more flexible variant they couldn’t match Power to gas technology in the term of seasonal energy storage.
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Photovoltaic System for Recharging Electric Vehicle
Krúpa, Lukáš ; Bátora, Branislav (referee) ; Baxant, Petr (advisor)
This master thesis deals with use grid-off photovoltaic system for recharging electric vehicle. First is explained the principle of converting solar energy into electric energy and theoretically describes the components of the system. Furthermore, is presented a real application of the photovoltaic power plants in the world for recharging electric vehicles but also for other uses. The next section theoretically describes the grid-off system how it shout look like in real and there are presented the possibilities of choice of components. The main part is the actual construction of the grid-off system for recharging electric vehicle and measurement. The conclusion of this thesis is made up for the expected economic recovery of the entire system.
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The Sensor Systems Design and Optimization for Energy Harvesting Applications
Žák, Jaromír ; Husák, Miroslav (referee) ; Bajer, Arnošt (referee) ; Hubálek, Jaromír (advisor)
Dissertation thesis is focused on using alternative energy sources called energy harvesting. This thesis offers a solution to problems with autonomous powering of sensor networks if primary power source recovery is impossible. In these cases, energy of the external power (e.g. temperature, light, motion) should be used. Proposed solution should be especially used in the field of medical applications (e.g. cochlear implants, pacemakers, insulin pumps). Long time monitoring of the personal health status is also possible when employing automated sensor systems. In this work, there is state of art review relating to the low power energy sources for an alternative powering of sensor systems. It was observed that existing systems are almost prepared for the implementation of energy harvesting power sources. The energy harvesting power sources have been developed by numerous researcher teams around the world, but there are only a few variants of power management circuits for effective energy gaining, storing and using. This area has a huge potential for the next research. The issues regarding to the distribution of gained energy are solved on the complex level in the thesis. For these purposes, a new simulation model of the whole system (fully implantable artificial cochlea) including its subcircuits was developed in the SPICE environment. It connects independent subcircuits into a single comprehensive model. Using this model, a few novel principles for energy distribution (e.g. Charge Push Through technique) was developed. In the near future, these techniques are also applicable to the design of versatile sensor systems.
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Analysis of Smart Grid devices
Kolacia, Tomáš ; Šlezingr, Jan (referee) ; Radil, Lukáš (advisor)
This work deals with smart grids and smart metering in power grids. The first part of the thesis is focused on the comparison between classic topology of electrical grid and smart grid concept including the benefits, which could be achieved. The other parts of smart grid concept are described as well, such as energy storage and electromobility including charging points infrastructure. The second part of the thesis deals with smart metering devices and it describes routing protocols for smart grids. The following chapters summarize practical experience with addressed issues in Europe and in the Czech Republic. The last part is dedicated to evaluation of smart metering implementation in the Czech Republic.
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Hydrogen fuels
Umlauf, Martin ; Bébar, Ladislav (referee) ; Jícha, Jaroslav (advisor)
Paper presents a basic review and comparison of energy-conservation made of renewable sources. Principal question of paper concerns evaluation of hydrogen-use made of electrolysis of water. First part of the thesis focuses on the production of energy from renewable sources and the possibility of energy-accumulation. The next section describes methods of hydrogen production and utilization of hydrogen as a fuel for combustion engines. Attention is paid to various aspects dealing with construction of combustion engines using hydrogen. Final part of the study presents comparison between combustion engines using known sorts of fuels as to their pollution and emission-level. Next comparison deals with economic cost per kilometer, when different sort of fuels are taken into account. Conclusion concerns approximate calculation of the production of hydrogen from water by electrolysis using photovoltaic power plants.
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Efficiency of hydrogen production by electrolysis
Pelán, Ondřej ; Špiláček, Michal (referee) ; Poláčik, Ján (advisor)
This thesis summarizes the basic information abouth hydrogen, its production, storage and energy utilization. The emphasis is put on alkaline electrolysis, the factors affecting its effeciency and the results of applying pulsating direct current. The end of the thesis attempts to experimentally prove the possibilities of regulating the performance of the alkaline electrolyzer.
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Gravitational energy storage
Militký, Ondřej ; Špiláček, Michal (referee) ; Pospíšil, Jiří (advisor)
This thesis characterizes the most common systems for storing electricity, including principles, stages of development and major installations. The thesis is mainly focused on the issue of gravity storage of electricity. The construction of individual types of storages, the phases in which individual projects are right now and their expected development are described here. Part of the thesis is the design of a gravity storage model showing the principle of operation and verification of the possibility of producing a small energy storage in home conditions. Furthermore, the energy and economic possibilities of installing a home gravity storage of energy and a gravity storage on an industrial scale are assessed.
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Use of Photovoltaic Systems in Off-grid Applications
Straka, Michal ; Macháček, Jan (referee) ; Baxant, Petr (advisor)
This masters thesis deals with the use of off-grid photovoltaic systems. First we explain the problems associated with the power and energy potential of photovoltaic system components, design of photovoltaic systems for autonomous operation and the financial evaluation. The result of the masters thesis is to create an application used to design the island system in the whole output range (the smallest power systems to house systems application). The conclusion of the masters thesis is devoted to designing three type of projects from our application – a garden cottage, a family cottage and the house.
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