2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Computing Department of Computer Science Graduate major in Energy Science and Informatics
Interdisciplinary scientific principles of energy 1 すずかけ
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Energy Science and Informatics
- Instructor(s)
- Takashi Sasabe / Teruoki Tago / Manabu Ihara / Miyuki Hayashi / Shoichi Kubo
- Class Format
- Lecture (HyFlex)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue
- Class
- すずかけ
- Course Code
- ESI.A401
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Apr 3, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
[Description of this course] This course focuses on the fundamentals of chemical and thermal energy based on thermodynamics and the kinetics and fundamentals of the use of light energy based on quantum mechanics and band theory.
[Aim of this course] Students will have the chance to learn interdisciplinary scientific principles of various energy conversions such as fuel cells, solar cells, and thermal power generation from the standpoint of equilibrium and kinetics.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to
1) understand thermodynamics as interdisciplinary scientific principles and explain theoretical maximum efficiencies of various energy conversions.
2) understand mass transfer phenomena as interdisciplinary scientific principles and explain diffusion process using Gibbs free energy.
3) explain basic theory of quantum mechanics as interdisciplinary scientific principles of various energy conversion systems.
4) explain basic theory of band theory of solid as interdisciplinary scientific principles of various energy conversion systems.
Keywords
Energy conversion, Thermodynamics, Diffusion, Heat transfer, Quantum mechanics, Light, Band structure, Fuel cell, Solar cell, Thermal power generation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The lectures will be held in a lecture room at either Ookayama or Suzukakedai campus. If the lecture is not taking place on your campus, please participate in the lecture online.
For the first five classes, the lectures will be held in person at Ookayama. For the sixth and seventh classes, lectures will be conducted in person at Suzukakedai campus.
During the first class, an overview of the entire course will be provided. In each subsequent class, the previous lecture will be briefly summarized before move into the current topic, and attendance will be taken.
The quarter-end exam will be held in person at each campus on June 3rd.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Interdisciplinary scientific principles of various energy conversion systems, Scientific principles of chemical and heat energy conversion ＃1 (Prof. T. Tago, Ookayama: in peson lecture, Suzukakedai: online lecture): Overview of thermodynamics, the 1st law of thermodynamics and internal energy | Take an overview of the current state of energy conversion systems and explain the role of interdisciplinary scientific principles in the systems and internal energy based on 1st law of thermodynamics |
| Class 2 | Scientific principles of chemical and heat energy conversion ＃2 (Prof. T. Tago, Ookayama: in peson lecture, Suzukakedai: online lecture): Enthalpy, reversible processes and maximum conversion efficiency, the 2nd law of thermodynamics and entropy, as interdisciplinary scientific principles in the energy conversion | Explain enthalpy, reversible processes and maximum conversion efficiency, the 2nd law of thermodynamics and entropy, as interdisciplinary scientific principles in the energy conversion systems |
| Class 3 | Scientific principles of chemical and heat energy conversion ＃3 (Prof. T. Tago, Ookayama: in peson lecture, Suzukakedai: online lecture): Gibbs free energy, chemical potentials and chemical equilibrium constants for energy conversion | Explain Gibbs free energy, chemical potentials and chemical equlibrium constans as interdisciplinary scientific principles in the energy conversion systems |
| Class 4 | Scientific principles of chemical and heat energy conversion ＃4 (Prof. M. Hayashi, Ookayama: in peson lecture, Suzukakedai: remote lecture): Definition of flux, mass flux, diffusion coefficient, Fick's first law, steady state and non-steady state, Fick's second law, heterogeneous reaction | Calculate the mass flux using Fick's first law and/or Fick's second law, and explain the rate-controlling step in heterogeneous reactions. |
| Class 5 | Scientific principles of chemical and heat energy conversion ＃5 (Prof. M. Hayashi, Ookayama: in peson lecture, Suzukakedai: remote lecture): Heat flux, Fourier's equation, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, radiation heat flow, convection heat flow | Calculate the heat flux using Fourier's equation, and explain conduction, radiation and convection heat flow. |
| Class 6 | Scientific principles of light energy conversion ＃1(Associate Prof. S. Kubo, Ookayama: online lecture, Suzukakedai: in peson lecture): Fundamentals of quantum mechanics (light as a wave and a particle, operator) | Explain light as a wave and a particle, operator |
| Class 7 | Scientific principles of light energy conversion ＃2 (Associate Prof. S. Kubo, Ookayama: online lecture, Suzukakedai: in peson lecture): Fundamentals of quantum mechanics (Schroedinger equation, electron in square-well potential, discrete energy level, band structure) | Explain Schroedinger equation, electron in square-well potential, discrete energy level |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance learning effectiveness, students are expected to spend approximately 100 minutes on preparation and review (including assignments) related to the course content, using textbooks, handouts, and other materials.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
The lecture materials will be uploaded before the lecture.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluation will be based on the quarter-end examination (70%) and the problems which is assigned during the classes (30%).
The quarter-end examination will be held in person at each campus on June 3rd.
Related courses
- ENR.A402 ： Interdisciplinary scientific principles of energy 2
- ENR.A403 ： Interdisciplinary principles of energy devices 1
- ENR.A404 ： Interdisciplinary principles of energy devices 2
- ENR.A405 ： Interdisciplinary Energy Materials Science 1
- ENR.A406 ： Interdisciplinary Energy Materials Science 2
- ENR.A407 ： Energy system theory
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.