Ecology and materials

B232 - Summer 23/24
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Ecology and materials - B1M13EKP

Credits 5
Semesters Winter
Completion Assessment + Examination
Language of teaching Czech
Extent of teaching 2P+2L
Annotation
Electrical Technology from the perspective of ecology. Environmental assessment of the various types of surface protection. Environmental aspects of protective systems used in electronics. Environmental impacts of electrical production. Ekodesign proposal of the electrical product. Principles of the proposal product for a difficult operating environment. Disposal of electrical waste.
Study targets
To acquire basic knowledge about the degradation effect of the operating environment and ecologically sound technologies used in the treatment of electricity. devices in difficult environments.
Course outlines
1. Introduction to the subject - operating environment
2. Moisture deterioration
3. Corrosive deterioration
4. Degradation of plastics,
5. Thermal degradation
6. Degradation caused by dust
7. Materials for modern el. device
8. Modification of electronic equipment in a difficult transport environment
9. Selected types of surface protection
10. Verification of the influence of the environment on el. device
11. Environmental policy (EMS, EIA, environmentally friendly product)
12. Recycling
13. Ecodesign
14. LCA methodology
Exercises outlines
1. Introduction to the exercise
2. Planetary energy balance, carbon cycle
3. LCA of the OpenLCA program
4. LCA I. (modeling)
5. LCA II. (modeling)
6. LCA presentation of results
7. LAB I.
8. LAB II.
9. LAB III.
10. LAB IV.
11. LAB V.
12. Replacement term
13. Credit
Literature
Castells F.,Rodrigo J.,Alonso J.C.: Electrical and Electronic Practical Ecodesign Guide. University Rovira i Virgili, Spain 2002.
Guinée J.,B. a coll.:Handbook on Life Cycle Assessment. Kluwer Academic Publishers, UK
Sonnemann G.,Castells F.,Schumacher M.:Integrated life-cycle and risk assesment for industrial processes. Lewis Publishers, USA
Requirements
The student is required to participate in exercises and to develope a project.