Course syllabus
Course-PM
TRA545 TRA545 Hydrogen technologies and systems lp1 HT26 (7.5 hp)
Course is offered by the department of Tracks
Contact details
Examiner: Kent Salo kent.salo@chalmers.se 0317725656
Teachers: Selma Brynolf selma.brynolf@chalmers.se 0317722237
Maria Grahn maria.grahn@chalmers.se 0317723104
Tomas Grönstedt tomas.gronstedt@chalmers.se 0317721455
Jonas Sjöblom jonas.sjoblom@chalmers.se 0317721389
Simon Harvey simon.harvey@chalmers.se 03177256568531
Björn Wickman bjorn.wickman@chalmers.se 0317725179
Course purpose
The course provides a platform to work and solve challenging cross-disciplinary authentic problems from different stakeholders in society such as the academy, industry or public institutions. Additionally, the aim is that students from different educational programs practice working efficiently in multidisciplinary development teams
The course aims to give a broad understanding of possibilities and challenges with different applications of hydrogen. Including its role in the natural systems, industry processes as well as in future energy systems.
Schedule
Course literature
Hydrogen Energy Challenges and Solutions for a Cleaner Future, Bahman Zohuri, Galaxy Advanced Engineering Inc., University of New Mexico, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Albuquerque, NM, USA. ISBN 978-3-319-93460-0 ISBN 978-3-319-93461-7 (eBook), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93461-7
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018945545 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer. Available as e-book from Chalmers Library and uploaded in Canvas
Global Hydrogen Review 2026. International Energy Agency (IEA) Website: www.iea.org, available in Canvas.
Additional reading supplied by the teachers in Canvas.
Course design
The course is run by a teaching team.
The main part of the course is a challenge driven project. The challenge may range from being broad societal to profound research driven. The project task is solved in a group. The course is supplemented by teaching and learning of the skills necessary for the project. The project team will have one university examiner, one or a pole of university supervisors and one or a pole of external co-supervisors if applicable.
The course runs over two study periods, 1 and 2 as 6 theoretical full day modules. At the first module a problem-based project assignment is introduced. The project is performed in groups of 4-5 students and runs over all of the course. The result from the project is presented as a written report and an oral presentation during a seminar at the end of the course.
Changes made since the last occasion
This is the first time the course is running
Learning objectives and syllabus
Learning objectives:
- Work and collaborate in interdisciplinary and/or diverse teams and show insights about cultural differences and be able to work sensitively with them.
- Show insights about, and deal with, the impact of architecture and/or engineering solutions in an economic, environmental and societal context.
- identify ethical aspects and discuss and judge their consequences in relation to a specific problem.
- Communicate and convey information, problems, methods, and development processes, both orally and in writing
- Describe the main properties of hydrogen and its role in natural systems as well as in technical and energy systems.
- Give examples of different industrial applications of hydrogen, analyze and discuss pros and cons of hydrogen in industrial and energy systems.
- Differentiate between hydrogen production methods and compare them from environmental and economical aspects.
- Discuss and compare current and potential future uses of hydrogen in industry and evaluate where hydrogen is best used.
- Identify and describe the most important safety challenges working with hydrogen.
- Recognize the legal aspects regulating use of hydrogen.
Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.
Examination form
The course will be examined with part time exams during the course and oral and written presentations of project work
Part time exams as follow:
Part 1 and 2 at the start of Part 3
Part 3 and 4 at the start of Part 5
Part 5 and 6 at the start of Part 7
No aids will be permitted during examinations.
Presentations of project work will be performed during Part 7
Course summary:
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