Entry requirements

130 credits in science/engineering including Scientific Computing I, Automatic Control I, Electrical Power Transmission Systems and one of the following courses: Wind Power - Technology and Systems, Wave Power - Technology and Systems, Hydroelectric Power - Technology and Systems.

Learning outcomes

After a successfully completed course the student should be able to:

• critically analyse the power system and the grid structure from an overall perspective, including vulnerability,
• perform calculations on connected complex electrical power networks with multiple sources and loads in terms of stability, losses and load flows under stationary conditions
• account for connection of distributed and new renewable sources to the grid,
• perform error analysis for both symmetric and unsymmetric conditions,
• account for different regulatory principles, compensation principles and equipment,
• explain dynamic states and instability in power systems,
• use mathematical models for analysis of dynamic events and stability,
• analyse the impact of various technical solutions for damping network drifts and stabilization.

Content

Dynamic state of electrical power systems. Methods and models for analysis of the dynamics, stability and control of an electric power system. The electricity market. Connection of intermittent (renewable) sources to the grid. Voltage, frequency and small signal stability. Accessibility and vulnerability.

Instruction

Lectures, exercises, guest lectures, laboratory exercises, study visits, seminars, accounting and case studies.

Assessment

Written exam (5 credits). Laboratory exercises (2 credits). Design report in English (2 credits). Seminars (1 credit).