Energy Harvesting in Vehicles

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Subject name Energy Harvesting in Vehicles
Type of subject               Specialized
Summary ECTS 4
Form of course 30h lecture, 15h laboratory
Lecturer                           Prof. Stanisław Radkowski, Ph.D., D.Sc.; Kamil Lubikowski, M.Sc.
A brief outline:
Lecture
  • Introduction to energy harvesting.
  • The problems of recovery and accumulating the energy in vehicles.
  • Recovery of energy from the braking process.
  • Recovery of energy from heat loss.
  • Special materials - termogeneratory;
  • Thermoacoustic - the use of energy using acoustic signals.
  • Acoustic Stirling engine.
  • The use of vibrational energy.
  • Linear and non-linear models of dynamic systems.
  • Mechanisms of converting kinetic energy to electrical energy - examples of solutions.
Laboratory
  • The study of energy efficiency of thermogenerators.
  • Investigation of the phenomenon of thermoacoustic.
  • Study the impact of frequency of the acoustic signal to the phenomenon of conversion of acoustic energy into electrical energy.
  • Converting the kinetic energy of the vehicle for electricity.
  • Study convectors the resonance vibration system.
  • Study convectors the out of resonance vibration system.