Smart Power Systems
Overview
Compentency | Analysis and synthesis of smart power systems and integration of RE resources |
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Module type | elective module |
Semester | summer |
Site | Kassel |
Language | English |
Workload | 75 hours course attendance; 50 hours self-study |
Credits points | 5 |
Recommended qualifications | none |
Smart Grids
Learning Outcome
After the successful participation in the course Smart Grids the students are able to:
- understand the key drivers as well as design principles of the smart grid (communication)
- evaluate the communication infrastructure required to set up smart grids
Content
- Overview of smart grids and smart grid communications (SGC)
- Power generation:
- equipment-conditioning information and load conditions of the generation equipment
- Transmission:
- state of high-voltage power lines
- devices in the transmission substations
- power lines and feeders
- Consumers:
- overall power-usage information (meter reading) and information about power usage by devices inside the home
- automatic meter reading
- advanced metering infrastructure
- privacy issues in smart grids
- Communication technologies used in SGC:
- power line communications
- fiber optic communications
- wireless devices
- Demand Response Management (DR):
- utility companies and energy load management/reduction
- factors for DR programs
- automation of DR as key concept which helps to reduce human intervention and increases accuracy and responsiveness to the DR program
- SGC:
- activities in standardization bodies on SGC
- practical experience gained in SGC lab experiments
Details
- Lecturer: Marc Selig
- Teaching method: lecture, lab training
- SWS: 3
- Credit points: 3
- Examination: presentations (4 x 15 min)
Grid Integration
Learning Outcome
After the successful participation in the course Grid Integration the students are able to:
understand the design, problems and operation of integrated grids with respect to the specific properties of renewable energies,
apply advanced schemes like online-monitoring and forecasting.
Content
- Spatio-temporal behaviour of wind and solar power:
- wind and solar power as energy sources
- the spatio-temporal behaviour of wind and solar power
- Integrating wind and solar power in the electricity grid:
- grid operation
- wind and solar power in electricity grids
- balancing of production and consumption
- grid connection and ancillary services for the grid
- Strategies and tools for the operation of the electricity supply system:
- online-monitoring and smoothing effects o wind power and solar power forecasting
- control options for the renewable power plant
- Outlook: virtual power plant, storage, load management
Details
- Lecturer: Reinhard Mackensen
- Teaching method: lecture
- SWS: 2
- Credit points: 2
- Examination: written exam (90 min) or report (5-6 pages)