Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Management, Engineering and Application, Master (PO-2026)
| Unique module number | ETechn-9170-M |
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| Module number / code | W-UK-08 |
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| Module name | Smart Power Systems |
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| Type of module | Elective module |
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| Learning outcomes, acquired competencies and qualification goals | 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
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.
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| Course types | VLmP+Pr (3 SWS); VLmP (2 SWS) |
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| Content | Smart Grids
- 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
Grid Integration
- 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
- wind power and solar power forecasting
- control options for the renewable power plant
- Outlook: virtual power plant, storage, load management
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| Title of courses | Smart Grids
Grid Integration |
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| Teaching and learning methods | lecture, lab (Smart Grids)
lecture (Grid Integration) |
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| Usabilitiy in other programs | |
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| Duration | 1 Semester |
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| Frequency of module offer | annually in summer semester |
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| Teaching language | English |
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| Recommended (knowledge) prerequisites | |
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| Required prerequisites for participation | none |
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| Student workload | 150 hours (75 h course attendance, 75 h self-study) |
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| Required course work | none |
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| Prerequisites for examination(s) | none |
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| Module examination(s) | Examination P1: Smart Grids - presentations (4 x 15 min)
Grade weighting P1: 60%
Examination P2: Grid Integration - written exam (90 min) or report (5-6 pages)
Grade weighting P2: 40% |
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| Credit points (ECTS) | 5 cp |
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| Teaching unit | Elektrotechnik |
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| Responsible person | Prof. Dahlhaus |
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| Lecturer(s) | Marc Selig, Reinhard Mackensen |
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| Media used | black board and beamer, lab experiments, measurements |
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| Recommended literature |
- Vadari, S., Smart Grid Redefined: Transformation of the Electric Utility, Artech House, 2018
- B. Ferguson (ed.), Renewable Energy Grid Integration: Technical Performance and Requirements (Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety), Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2010
- S. Heier and R. Waddington, Grid Integration of Wind Energy Conversion Systems, Wiley-Blackwell, 2nd edition, 2006.
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| Comments | 5 cp (3 cp - Smart Grids; 2 cp - Grid Integration) |
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