Introduction to Smart Grids
Course Description
Strategic documents for energy transition and smart energy systems. Introduction, concepts, methods and advance solutions for power, heat, water/gas networks. Energy systems/networks of future (biogas, hydrogen). Integrated approach to operation and planning of smart energy systems. Smart islands and smart cities. Explanation of concepts, methods and solutions for smart transmission and distribution power systems. Prosumers, electric vehicles and market mechanisms for flexible end-users.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain basic terms from operation and planning of smart power systems
- Calculate operational costs of smart power systems
- Calculate currents and voltages in smart transmission and distribution networks
- Explain terminology of smart cities and smart islands
- Explain benefits of energy system integration
- Identify smartgrids reference architecture
Forms of Teaching
Lectures
not mandatory
Exercisesatendance not mandatory
Independent assignmentsproject
Week by Week Schedule
- Primary energy savings, Distric heating, district cooling
- Distributed multi-generation technologies, Integrated infrastructures
- Operation of distributed multi-generation concepts, Environmental impact of distributed multi-generation
- Modelling AC/DC interface to the distribution network
- Impact of grid connected power converters on power quality in distribution networks
- Power converters in off-grid operation (microgrids)
- Power converters as ancillary service providers
- Midterm exam
- Phasor measurement units systems
- WAM system confguration
- WAMPAC
- Phase-shifting transformers
- FACTS
- Back-to-back converters
- Final exam
Study Programmes
University graduate
[FER3-EN] Electrical Power Engineering - profile
Elective courses
(1. semester)
(3. semester)
Literature
Associate Lecturers
For students
General
ID 223724
Winter semester
5 ECTS
L1 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
0 Seminar
15 Exercises
6 Laboratory exercises
0 Project laboratory
Grading System
90 Excellent
80 Very Good
70 Good
60 Sufficient