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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. The current state of electric power engineering and its future development - resources and power grid in the Czech Republic, decentralization 2. Electrical power grids in Europe, ENTSO-E requirements and legislation in the Czech Republic in the field of Smart Grids and RES. 3. Microgrids and Smart Grids - definition and principle, basic concepts, virtual power plants, practical examples 4. New trends in RES 5. The most efficient combination of RES and other decentralized sources for different types of hybrid systems 6. Smart Metering - available technologies and their use 7. Possibilities of regulation of production and consumption of electrical and thermal energy, control systems of Microgrids and Smart Grids 8. Accumulation methods 9. Electromobility - principle and integration into the concept of Microgrids and Smart Grids 10. Smart Home and Smart Village - appropriate resources for different types of buildings, the principle of regulation of production and consumption of electrical and thermal energy, control system, smart appliances, lighting systems 11. Design and modeling of a simple Microgrid 12. Measuring of the simple Microgrid 13. Analysis of design of simple Microgrid - economic and energy evaluation The course will be supplemented, if possible, by specialized excursions.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Laboratory work, Students' self-study, Lecture, Practicum
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 34 hours per semester
- Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day)
- 6 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to define basic electrical energy concepts and laws |
| to explain the basic physical principles of electrical energy production and basic thermodynamic quantities, events, laws and cycles |
| to explain the simplified principle of operation of individual types of power plants, heat pumps, solar collectors, etc |
| to apply the basics of MATLAB Simulink software |
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| to use high school and university math and physic on given topic |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to define the principle and management of Microgrids and Smart Grids |
| to describe new trends in the field of accumulation and hybrid systems with RES |
| to describe the relevant legislation in the field of RES and Smart Grids |
| to explain the principle of using electromobility |
| to describe available Smart Metering technologies |
| to explain basic technologies of smart appliances including regulation of their consumption |
| to describe new trends in electrical and thermal balance management of the building |
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| to compose a simple mathematical model of island Microgrid within Smart Home or Smart Village |
| to design a simple model of island micro grid control system using a pre-prepared model in chosen software |
| to analyze energy and economics results from simulation and measurement |
| to justify Microgrid design and simulation results |
| to design an innovative Microgrid solution within Smart Home or Smart Village |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Practicum |
| Field trip |
| Individual study |
| One-to-One tutorial |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Interactive lecture |
| Practicum |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Skills demonstration |
| Laboratory work |
| Task-based study method |
| Field trip |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Practicum |
| Task-based study method |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Ekanayake, J. B. Smart grid : technology and applications. Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN 978-0-470-97409-4.
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Ilić, Marija D.,; Chakrabortty, Aranya. Control and optimization methods for electric smart grids. New York : Springer, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4614-1604-3.
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Iniewski, Krzysztof. Smart grid infrastructure & networking. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2013. ISBN 978-0-07-178774-1.
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S. Chowdhury, S.P. Chowdhury and P. Crossley. Microgrids and Active Distribution Networks. The Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, United Kingdom, 2009. ISBN 978-1-84919-014-5.
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Sioshansi, Fereidoon P. Smart grid : integrating renewable, distributed & efficient energy. Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-12-386452-9.
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