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Introduction to Smart Grids and Renewable Energy, Lectures

Tampere University

Extent

5 cr

Course dates

31.8.2021- 17.10.2021

Application period

4.8.2021-16.8.2021

Fees

75,00 € (15 €/cr)

Campus

Hervanta Campus

City

Tampere

Faculty or school

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences

Language of instruction

English

Code

EE.EES.310

Study fields

Technology and Natural Sciences

Mode of study

Contact teaching

Study level

Basic studies

Introduction to Smart Grids and Renewable Energy, 5 cr

Code: EE.EES.310

Language of instruction: English

Description

Students having taken the course are able to list definitions, aims and main functions of Smart Grids. Students can identify the main characteristics, structures and functions of power systems and electricity market, and can explain the role of actors in electricity distribution and electricity market. Students can also summarize the main points of distributed energy resources and ICT solutions for the electricity networks.
Students having taken the course are able to provide a general overview on current energy resources and their sufficiency and usage on global level, especially on the point of view of power production. In particular, students having taken the course can clearly separate renewable and non-renewable energy technologies. Further, students can explain and argue plausibly on the role of different renewable energy resources and their usage in power production in the near future.

Core content

Overview of Smart Grids: Definitions, aims and drivers, functions, role of various actors.
Overview of Power systems: Production and consumption, transmission and distribution networks, distributed generation, protection and automation, ICT systems.
Electricity market: Actors, energy trading, network business, open European level energy market.
Customers as part of Smart Grids: Energy measurements, AMR and load modelling, home energy management systems.
Distributed energy resources as part of Smart Grids: Distributed generation and its impacts in electricity networks (protection, voltage, reliability), electric vehicles.
ICT solutions for Smart Grids.
Energy sources and their sufficiency and usage: Primary energy sources, renewable vs. non-renewable primary energy and energy conversions in power production.
Renewable energy sources in power production: Current usage of renewable energy sources, renewable energy resources, potential of renewable energy in power production and development of renewable energy technologies.
Wind power: Wind energy resources, conversion of wind energy to electrical energy, current usage of wind power and wind power in the future.
Solar photovoltaic power: Conversion of solar radiation energy directly to electric energy via photovoltaic phenomenon, resources of solar energy globally and locally, the current usage of solar PV power, Solar PV power in the future on the market and technology development point of view and it's future role in power production.
Hydropower capacity and current usage in power production. Conversion of mechanical energy of water to electrical energy. Current and future role of hydropower for power systems.
Bio-energy as a source of power, current usage of bio-energy in general, conversion of bio-energy to electrical energy and current and future usage of bio-energy in power production.
Other renewable energy sources for power production: An overview on the resources, usage and future utilization potential of wave energy, tidal energy, geothermal energy, ocean current energy etc.
An overview on climatic change and the role of power production preventing climatic change.

Complementary knowledge

Network operation and planning, reliability and power quality issues.
Network business regulation.
Use of AMR in network management.
Micro-grids.

Course dates

Common

Lecture:

31.08.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
02.09.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
07.09.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
09.09.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
14.09.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
16.09.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
21.09.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
23.09.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
28.09.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
30.09.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
05.10.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
07.10.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
12.10.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)
14.10.2021 10:00 - 12:00, TAU Tietotalo TB103 auditorio (237)

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