704 KB0 KB201320252025Fike, MatejHren, GorazdKosinac, GarsijaPezdevšek, MarkoPišotek, BoštjanPredin, AndrejRoger, Andražletnik:18številka:issue 3str. 169-176ISSN:1855-5748COBISSID_HOST:265023235URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-OZHS58FLenFakulteta za energetikoUniversity of Maribor, University of Maribor PressJournal of energy technology3D printing3D-tiskanjeCADhidroelektrarnahydro power plantjedrska elektrarnamodelnuclear power plantDesign and fabrication of a demonstration model for promoting low-carbon energy technologies|This article presents the design, construction and educational application of a large-scale model representing renewable energy facilities that do not yet exist. The model features a circular layout with a diameter of 2 metres, divided into two halves: the Mokrice Hydropower Plant and a nuclear power plant with an accompanying low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste repository. The Mokrice half highlights key ecological and technical features, including two fish passages and a solar power plant installation, with realistic water effects achieved using epoxy resin. The nuclear half includes a removable low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste repository, allowing viewers to explore the storage arrangements via a cross-sectional view. All the components were fabricated using FDM 3D printing, assembled, finished with paint and landscaping materials, and mounted on a wooden base with a metal support structure. While the model was not intended to achieve exact technical scaling, it communicates complex energy infrastructures effectively, facilitating public understanding, awareness and dialogue about low-carbon technologies. The combination of additive manufacturing, interactive features and detailed landscape representation, demonstrates the value of models as tools for education, demonstration, and the promotion of sustainable energy solutionsČlanek predstavlja zasnovo, izdelavo in izobraževalno uporabo makete, ki prikazuje obnovljive vire energije. Maketa ima krožno postavitev s premerom 2 metra, razdeljeno na dve polovici: hidroelektrarno Mokrice in jedrsko elektrarno z odlagališčem nizko- in srednje radioaktivnih odpadkov (NSRAO). Polovica makete, ki predstavlja hidroelektrarno Mokrice, izpostavlja ključne ekološke in tehnične značilnosti, vključno z dvema ribjima stezama in sončno elektrarno, nameščeno na levi strani struge, pri čemer je voda vizualno prikazana s smolo. Jedrska polovica vključuje odstranljivo odlagališče NSRAO, ki obiskovalcem omogoča vpogled v razporeditev sodov skozi prerez. Vsi deli so bili izdelani s 3D-tiskanjem, sestavljeni, pobarvani in dopolnjeni z detajli ter nameščeni na leseno podlago s kovinsko podporo. Čeprav maketa ni bila namenjena natančni tehnični reprodukciji, učinkovito prikazuje kompleksne energetske infrastrukture, kar omogoča javnosti boljše razumevanje, ozaveščanje in spodbujanje dialoga o nizkoogljičnih tehnologijah. Kombinacija aditivne proizvodnje, interaktivnih elementov in podrobne predstavitve okolja kaže vrednost maket kot orodij za izobraževanje, demonstracijo in promocijo trajnostnih energetskih rešitevTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za energetiko