Advanced Energy Solutions (advanced minor)
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Prerequisites:
In preparing their study plan, the students are required to check that they fulfil the prerequisites for each course i.e. to take the courses in the right order.
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No
Content and structure of the minor
Description
The Advanced Energy Solutions Minor offers students good overall knowledge within the field of energy systems, as well as further specialization opportunities in four subject areas: Industrial Energy Processes, Energy Conversion Processes, Energy in Buildings and Built Environment and Energy Systems and Markets. The minor covers most common energy conversion technologies and issues related to the improvement of energy efficiency on an industrial and societal level.
Target group: All master's level students at Aalto University
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the fundamentals of energy systems
- Be able to take a holistic view to understand dependencies across large energy systems
- Be able analyze and evaluate existing and future challenges in the field of energy, and the role of energy technologies and processes in addressing these challenges.
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory course (10 ECTS) | |||
| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | 5 | I - II |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | 5 | III-V |
| Optional courses (10-15 ECTS), courses can be selected under one or several topics): |
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| Energy Conversion Processes | |||
| AAE-E2005 | Thermochemical Energy Conversion D | 5 | III - IV |
| AAE-E1040 | Measurement and Control of Energy Systems | 5 | I-II |
| AAE-E3110 | Hydrogen Technology | 5 | IV |
| MEC-E1020 | Fluid dynamics | 5 | II |
| Industrial Energy Processes | |||
| CHEM-E7121 | Separation Processes 1 D | 5 | I |
| AAE-E3001 | Fundamentals of Industrial Energy Engineering | 5 | III - IV |
| CHEM-E7190 | Process Dynamics and Control D | 5 | II |
| AAE-E3007 | Process Integration and Energy Optimisation D | 5 | II |
| Energy Systems and Markets | |||
| ELEC-E8422 | An Introduction to Electric Energy | 5 | I - II |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | 5 | I |
| AAE-E3004 | District Heating and Cooling | 5 | III |
| ELEC-E8423 | Smart Grid D | 5 | IV-V |
| Energy in Buildings and Built Environment | |||
| MEC-E1020 | Fluid Dynamics | 5 | II |
| AAE-E4001 | Comfortable and Healthy Indoor Environments | 5 | III |
| AAE-E4002 | Heating and Cooling Systems | 5 | III |
| AAE-E4003 | Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems | 5 | IV |
Previous curricula
Basic information
Code: ENG3076
Extent: 20-25 ECTS
Language: English
Teacher in charge: Ilkka Keppo
Target group: All master's level students at Aalto University
Application process: No
Quotas and restrictions: No
Prerequisites: In preparing their study plan, the students are required to check that they fulfil the prerequisites for each course i.e. to take the courses in the right order.
Content and structure of the minor
Description
The Advanced Energy Solutions Minor offers students good overall knowledge within the field of energy systems, as well as further specialization opportunities in four subject areas: Industrial Energy Processes, Energy Conversion Processes, Energy in Buildings and Built Environment and Energy Systems and Markets. The minor covers most common energy conversion technologies and issues related to the improvement of energy efficiency on an industrial and societal level.
Target group: All master's level students at Aalto University
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the fundamentals of energy systems
- Be able to take a holistic view to understand dependencies across large energy systems
- Analyze and evaluate existing and future challenges in the field of energy, and the role of energy technologies and processes in addressing these challenges.
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory course (5 cr) | |||
| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | 5 | I - II |
| Select one course (5 cr) | |||
| EEN-E1030 | Thermodynamics in Energy Technology | 5 | I-II |
| ELEC-E8422 | An Introduction to Electric Energy | 5 | I-II |
| CHEM-E7100 | Engineering Thermodynamics, Separation Processes, part I |
5 | I |
| Optional courses (10-15 cr), courses can be selected under one or several topics): | |||
| Energy Conversion Processes | |||
| AAE-E2005 | Thermochemical Energy Conversion L | 5 | III - IV |
| AAE-E3100 | Energy Carriers L | 5 | I |
| AAE-E3002 | Power Process Simulation | 5 | IV - V |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | 5 | III - IV |
| AAE-E3030 | Numerical Modeling of Multiphase Flows L | 5 | IV - V |
| AAE-E3070 | Electrical Energy Storage Systems L | 5 | III |
| AAE-E3080 | Thermal Energy Storage Systems L | 5 | IV - V |
| AAE-E2001 | Computational Fluid Dynamics L | 5 | III - IV |
| Industrial Energy Processes | |||
| CHEM-E7190 | Process Dynamics and Control P | 5 | II |
| CHEM-E7160 | Fluid Flow in Process Units | 5 | IV - V |
| AAE-E3120 | Circular Economy for Energy Storage L | 5 | II |
| AAE-E3001 | Fundamentals of Industrial Energy Engineering | 5 | III - IV |
| CHEM-E1120 | Thermochemical Processes | 5 | III - V |
| Energy Systems and Markets | |||
| ELEC-E8422 | An Introduction to Electric Energy | 5 | I - II |
| ELEC-E8406 | Electricity Distribution and Markets | 5 | III - IV |
| AAE-E3006 | Energy Markets | 5 | I |
| AAE-E3004 | District Heating and Cooling | 5 | III |
| Energy in Buildings and Built Environment | |||
| AAE-E4001 | Comfortable and Healthy Indoor Environments | 5 | III |
| AAE-E4002 | Heating and Cooling Systems | 5 | III |
| AAE-E4003 | Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems | 5 | IV |
| ELEC-E8124 | Intelligent Buildings | 5 | II |
| CIV-E3030 | Indoor Air Quality | 5 | IV |
| CIV-E3040 | Indoor Environment Technology | 5 | I |
| AAE-E1040 | Measurement and Control of Energy Systems | 5 | I - II |
| ELEC-E8700 | Principles and Fundamentals of Lighting | 5 | I - II |
| CIV-E3010 | Applied Building Physics and Design | 5 | V |
Basic information
Code: ENG3076
Extent: 20-25 ECTS
Language: English
Teacher in charge: Mika Järvinen
Target group: All master's level students at Aalto University
Application process: No
Quotas and restrictions: No
Prerequisites: In preparing their study plan, the students are required to check that they fulfil the prerequisites for each course i.e. to take the courses in the right order.
Content and structure of the minor
Description
The Advanced Energy Solutions Minor offers students good overall knowledge within the field of energy
systems, as well as further specialization opportunities in four subject areas: Industrial Energy Processes,
Energy Conversion, Energy in Buildings and Energy Systems & Markets. The minor covers most
common energy conversion technologies and issues related to the improvement of energy efficiency on
an industrial and societal level.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the fundamentals of energy systems
- Be able to take a holistic view to understand dependencies across large energy systems
- Analyze and evaluate existing and future challenges in the field of energy, and the role of energy technologies and processes in addressing these challenges.
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits |
|---|---|---|
| Compulsory course (5 cr) | ||
| AAE-E1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | 5 |
| Select one course (5 cr) | ||
| EEN-E1030 | Thermodynamics in Energy Technology | 5 |
| ELEC-E8422 | An Introduction to Electric Energy | 5 |
| CHEM-E7100 | Engineering Thermodynamics, Separation Processes, part I |
5 |
| Optional courses (10-15 cr), courses can be selected under one or several topics): | ||
| Energy Conversion | ||
| AAE-E2005 | Thermochemical Energy Conversion L | 5 |
| AAE-E3100 | Energy Carriers L | 5 |
| EEN-E3002 | Power Process Simulation | 5 |
| AAE-E3090 | Renewable Energy Engineering | 5 |
| EEN-E1020 | Heat Transfer | 5 |
| EEN-E1010 | Power Plants and Processes | 5 |
| AAE-E3030 | Numerical Modeling of Multiphase Flows L | 5 |
| AAE-E3070 | Electrical Energy Storage Systems L | 5 |
| AAE-E3080 | Thermal Energy Storage Systems L | 5 |
| EEN-E2001 | Computational Fluid Dynamics L | 5 |
| Industrial processes | ||
| CHEM-E7190 | Process Dynamics and Control P | 5 |
| CHEM-E7160 | Fluid Flow in Process Units | 5 |
| AAE-E3120 | Circular Economy for Energy Storage L | 5 |
| EEN-E3001 | Fundamentals of Industrial Energy Engineering | 5 |
| CHEM-E1120 | Thermochemical Processes | 5 |
| Sustainable Energy Systems and Markets | ||
| ELEC-E8422 | An Introduction to Electric Energy | 5 |
| ELEC-E8406 | Electricity Distribution and Markets | 5 |
| EEN-E3006 | Energy Markets | 5 |
| EEN-E3004 | District Heating and Cooling | 5 |
| Sustainable Energy in Buildings and Built Environment | ||
| EEN-E4001 | Comfortable and Healthy Indoor Environments | 5 |
| EEN-E4002 | Heating and Cooling Systems | 5 |
| EEN-E4003 | Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems | 5 |
| ELEC-E8124 | Intelligent Buildings | 5 |
| CIV-E3030 | Indoor Air Quality | 5 |
| CIV-E3040 | Indoor Environment Technology | 5 |
| EEN-E1040 | Measurement and Control of Energy Systems | 5 |
| ELEC-E8700 | Principles and Fundamentals of Lighting | 5 |
| CIV-E3010 | Applied Building Physics and Design | 5 |
Basic information
Code: ENG3076
Extent: 25 ECTS
Language: English
Teacher in charge: Martti Larmi
Target group: All master's level students at Aalto University
Application process: No
Quotas and restrictions: No
Prerequisites: In preparing their study plan, the students are required to check that they fulfil the prerequisites for each course i.e. to take the courses in the right order.
Content and structure of the minor
Description
The Advanced Energy Solutions Minor offers students good overall knowledge within the field of energy systems, as well as further specialization opportunities in four subject areas: Industrial Energy Processes, Energy Conversion, Energy in Buildings and Energy Systems & Markets. Altogether, depending on the courses undertaken, the programme covers the most common energy conversion technologies, energy systems and processes, end use of energy, energy economics and markets, and issues related to improvement of energy efficiency in industry and communities.
Learning outcomes:
• Understand the fundamentals of energy systems
• Be able to take a holistic view to understand dependencies across large energy systems
• Analyze and evaluate existing and future challenges in the field of energy, and the role of energy technologies and processes in addressing these challenges.
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits |
|---|---|---|
| Compulsory courses (10cr): | ||
| AAE-1000 | Introduction to Advanced Energy Solutions | 5 |
| EEN-E1030 OR ELEC-E8422 |
Thermodynamics in Energy Technology OR An Introduction to Electric Energy |
5 5 |
| Elective courses (15 cr): | ||
| Energy Conversion | ||
| EEN-E2002 | Combustion technology | 5 |
| AAE-E3050 | Bioenergy and Biofuels | 5 |
| EEN-E3002 | Power Process Simulation | 5 |
| EEN-E2007 | Energy, Environment and Emission Control | 5 |
| EEN-E1020 | Heat Transfer | 5 |
| EEN-E1010 | Power plants and processes | 5 |
| AAE-E3000 | Advanced Energy Project | 10 |
| Industrial processes | ||
| CHEM-E7100 | Engineering Thermodynamics, Separation Processes, part I |
5 |
| CHEM-E7140 | Process Automation | 5 |
| CHEM-E7160 | Fluid Flow in Process Units | 5 |
| CHEM-E5145 | Materials for Renewable Energy | 5 |
| EEN-E3001 | Fundamentals of Industrial Energy Engineering | 5 |
| AAE-E3000 | Advanced Energy Project | 10 |
| Sustainable Energy Systems and Markets | ||
| ELEC-E8422 | An Introduction to Electric Energy | 5 |
| ELEC-E8406 | Electricity Distribution and Markets | 5 |
| EEN-E3006 | Energy Markets | 5 |
| EEN-E3004 | District Heating and Cooling | 5 |
| AAE-E3000 | Advanced Energy Project | 10 |
| Sustainable Energy in Buildings and Built Environment | ||
| EEN-E4001 | Comfortable and Healthy Indoor Environments | 5 |
| EEN-E4002 | Heating and Cooling Systems | 5 |
| EEN-E4003 | Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems | 5 |
| ELEC-E8124 | Intelligent buildings | 5 |
| CIV-E3030 | Indoor Air Quality | 5 |
| CIV-E3040 | Indoor Environment Technology | 5 |
| EEN-E1040 | Measurement and Control of Energy Systems | 5 |
| ELEC-E8700 | Principles and fundamentals of lighting | 5 |
| CIV-E3010 | Applied building physics and design | 5 |
| AAE-E3000 | Advanced Energy Project | 10 |
Sivuaine suomeksi: Uudet materiaalit ja fotoniikka
Biämne på svenska: Nya material och fotonik
Code: ELEC3040
Extent: 25 credits
Language: English
Responsible professors: Ilkka Tittonen, Markku Sopanen, Erkki Ikonen, Esa Kallio, Harri Lipsanen, Hele Savin, Konstantin Simovski, Zhipei Sun and Sergei Tretyakov
Target group:All students with sufficient prerequisite knowledge.
Application procedure: No separate application procedure.
Prerequisites: Courses ELEC-E4130 Electromagnetic fields, ELEC-E3140 Semiconductor physics and ELEC-E3150 Mathematical methods. Or equivalent knowledge.
Structure of the minor
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose 5 courses from this list | 25 | ||
| PHYS-E0414 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics | 5 | I-II |
| ELEC-E3120 | Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits | 5 | I-II |
| ELEC-E4130 | Elecromagnetic Fields | 5 | I-II |
| PHYS-E0437 | Laser Physics | 5 | IV-V (every other year, starting 2016) |
| ELEC-E3151 | Mathematical Computing | 5-7 | I-II |
| ELEC-E4810 | Metamaterials and Nanophotonics | 5 | I-II |
| CHEM-E5115 | Microfabrication | 5 | III-IV |
| ELEC-E3280 | Micronova Laboratory Course | 5 | I-II |
| ELEC-E3290 | Micronova Special Assignment | 5 | I-V |
| PHYS-E0436 | Modern Optics V | 5 | IV-V (every other year, starting 2015) |
| ELEC-E3230 | Nanotechnology | 5 | IV |
| PHYS-E0435 | Optical Physics | 5 | I-II |
| ELEC-E5730 | Optics | 5 | III |
| ELEC-E3210 | Optoelectronics | 5 | III |
| ELEC-E3240 | Photonics | 5 | V |
| PHYS-E0416 | Quantum Physics | 5 | III-IV |
| ELEC-E3220 | Semiconductor Devices | 5 | III |
| ELEC-E3140 | Semiconductor Physics | 5 | I-II |
| PHYS-E0422 | Soft Condensed Matter Physics | 5 | III-IV |
| PHYS-E0421 | Solid-State Physics | 5 | IV-V |
| ELEC-E4520 | Space Physics | 5 | IV-V |
| PHYS-C0220 | Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics | 5 | IV |