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CHP and Power Plant Technology (5 cr)

Code: IE10053-3001

General information

Enrollment: 01.04.2025 - 30.04.2025; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 25.08.2025 - 19.12.2025; The implementation has not yet started.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Insinöörikoulutus / Energia- ja ympäristötekniikka (IE)

Campus: Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 30 - 50

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Engineering

Teachers: Juha Kilpeläinen

Teacher in charge: Juha Kilpeläinen

Groups: IENS22
Engineer, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Full-Time Studies, Fall, 2022

Course: IE10053

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

You know the operating principles and technologies of different kind of power plants. You are able to understand the overall efficiency of a power plant. You are familiar with Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technologies and you are able to assess the technical and economic viability of CHP systems in different size classes. You know the basic information needed for the design and sizing of power plants and CHP systems, as well as the aspects related to their safe operation.

Content

- Steam power plants
- Gas turbine power plants
- Combined cycle power plants
- Engine power plants
- CHP technologies in different size classes
- Hydro and nuclear power plants
- Technical-economic and safe operation of power plants and CHP plants, as well as their sizing and design criterias

Teaching methods

- Erilaisten voimalaitosten toimintaperiaatteet sekä erilaiset voimalaitostyypit.
- Voimalaitoksen kokonaishyötysuhteen muodostuminen.
- Yhdistetyn sähkön- ja lämmöntuotannon (CHP) -tekniikat ja CHP-järjestelmien teknis-taloudellista kannattavuus eri kokoluokissa.
- Voimalaitosten ja CHP-järjestelmien suunnittelun ja mitoituksen lähtökohtia sekä niiden turvalliseen operointiin liittyviä näkökulmia.

Employer connections

Yhteistyötä paikallisten voimalaitosten kanssa