SOLAR ENERGETICS
The speciality “Solar Energetics” is referred to the professional direction 5.4. Energetics of the Governmental classifier for high education and professional directions. The present annotation of master degree course defines the professional function of the specialist, the common requirements to his preparation and skills, as well of his professional realization.
The speciality objective is the creation of specialists to avail themselves of innovation in the field of modern technologies in solar energetics and to implement the concept of sustainable development for science research and practical business purposes. The graduates will be able to create projects and devices to utilize the solar energy and will realize them using high efficienci and advanced technologies. The main goal of the “Solar Energetics” course is to educate the students for gaining of practical skills. They will be gained during the course working on projects and during the master thesis - working on practical and applied themes.
The graduated engineers in the speciality “Solar Energetics” must be prepared to do the following:
- To apply engineering solutions of problematic aspects in the area of the Solar Energy Sources; to use the appropriate methods of modelling, simulation and optimization by different Solar Energy Systems.
- To analyze and evaluate from the point of view of energy, economy and construction the projects of solar and conventional energy sources systems and exploitation, to plan and make research in this area;
- To work in teams solving problems of interdisciplinary and international character within the framework of particular political and economical conditions;
- To apply the theoretical knowledge and practical experience in solving practical problems.
- To form goals and strategies, to work out plans, programs and projects;
- To take part in elaboration of company, regional and national energy strategies;
- To realize useful contacts with their partners in Bulgaria and abroad;
- To plan and organize effectively their own career;
- To use independently varied scientific and practical information sources.
The graduated must receive thorough schooling in the field of the design, building and exploitation of the systems to yield heat, electricity and chemical energy from the solar radiation, as well, as in field of the energy storage, conversion and efficiency use. The candidates must be graduated as bachelors with high technical education. It is not obligatory that the candidates graduated the specialty Green Energetics (bachelor degree) at the European Polytechnical University in Pernik, but they must have bachelor degree in engineering field. Those students, not graduated Green Energetics in EPU (Pernik) will have to complete several courses additionally within first two semesters (on Master program leader assessment and depending on student’s engineering profile). Those are 8-10 courses, giving base preparation in field of solar and renewable energy sources.
The special preparation of the engineer in “Solar Energetics” must include considerable knowledge on the following engineering subjects: solar heating and cooling installations, photovoltaic systems, heat and electricity accumulation systems, Sun tracking systems, solar automation, combined photovoltaic/thermal panels, solar field monitoring systems, concentrator photovoltaic panels and dryer systems. The methods and means of mathematical modeling of solar energy yield systems are considered in depth too. Thus a concept of the engineer on the basic subjects in the field of the solar energetics and innovation methods for their management is created.
The elective subjects give the students the opportunity to receive additional specialized knowledge in the desired flied. The course provided the following disciplines: Solar systems for water distillation, Certification of the solar system components, Autonomous (small) PV systems, Passive buildings, Domestic systems for solar energy utilization, Energy infrastructure design in solar fields. The elective modules are open for new educational subjects, which will lead to correspondence of the market necessities.
The graduated in the specialty “Solar Energetics” must possess thorough knowledge in the contemporary management and economic theories, specificities of the energy management, European policies and standards, national and European patent law and defense of the intellectual property as well of the methods for forming and realization of strategies, energy business plans, programs and projects.
The graduated in " Solar Energetics” will be in possession:
- To work in teams solving problems of interdisciplinary and international character within the framework of particular political and economical conditions;
- To apply the theoretical knowledge and practical experience in solving practical problems;
- To apply engineering solutions of problematic aspects in the area of the Solar Energy Sources; to use the appropriate methods of modelling, simulation and optimization by different Renewable Energy Sources;
- To analyze and evaluate from the point of view of energy, economy and construction the projects of solar and conventional energy sources systems and exploitation, to plan and make research in this area;
- To plan and organize effectively their own career;
- To use independently varied scientific and practical information sources;
- To form goals and strategies, to work out plans, programs and projects;
- To take part in elaboration of company, regional and national energy strategies;
- To realize useful contacts with their partners in Bulgaria and abroad.
The graduates from the master degree “Solar Energetics” are needed experts in a very well-paid branch. They can realize themselves as professionals in various fields of energetics (and in particular in the sphere of the Renewable Energy Sources and the Energy Efficiency) as:
Head of the Program Green Energetics:
Prof. Ivan Petkov, DSci