doc. Ing. Pavel Charvát, Ph.D.

Energy Institute

Students acquire basic knowledge and skills in application of energy simulation tools in the area of HVAC systems in buildings and renewable energy sources.

Practical knowledge of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and HVAC. Basic computer skills.

The course is taught through practical tutorials in energy simulation tools.

Grading is based on the project work and presentation. An individual project is assigned to each student by teacher.

Czech

The goal of the course is to get students familiar with energy simulation tools, which they can utilize in their profession of HVAC engineers.

Project assignment is obligatory.

Programme N-ETI-P: Power and Thermo-fluid Engineering, Master's
branch TEP: Environmental Engineering, 3 credits, compulsory

39 hours, compulsory

doc. Ing. Pavel Charvát, Ph.D.

1. Introduction to energy simulations (history, goals, simulation tools, input and output data formats).
2. Graphical user interface (project creation, input data reading, output of results, processing of results).
3. Psychrometric calculations, sky temperature, soil temperature, incident solar radiation for various surface orientations.
4. Models of HVAC components (pumps, heaters, coolers, humidifiers, ducts, heat exchangers, etc.).
5. Solar thermal collectors, thermal storage tanks, solar hot water heating.
6. Photovoltaic systems (PV panels, inverters, batteries).
7. Heat pumps and cooling equipment.
8. Building energy demand calculations, degree-hour method, principle, application, limitations.
9. Multi-zone building models (heating, cooling, heat gains, controllers, occupancy profiles).
10. Air flow and air pollutants in indoor environment.
11. Optimization in energy simulations.
12. Practical optimization problems.
13. Verification and validation of simulation models.