Entry requirements

120 credits in science/engineering including Automatic Control I as well as a basic course in Power Engineering, such as Power Engineering, Electromagnetism and Power Engineering.

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course students should be able to:

• critically analyse the power system and the grid structure from a general perspective,
• perform calculations on connected complex electrical networks with multiple sources and load in terms of stability, losses and load flows,
• analyse the impact of various technical solutions for stabilization,
• account for different regulatory principles,
• analyse the grid from a vulnerability perspective,
• resonate about the emergence and suppression of network propagations,
• account for compensation principles and equipment,
• account for connection to the grid of distributed and new renewable sources,
• account for signal-box and switchgear

Content

The transmission network and the structure of the distribution network. Load flows and losses. Signal-box and switching equipment. The electricity market. Introduction of renewable sources to the grid. Stability and regulation methods. Voltage, frequency and small signal stability. Compensation equipment and transmission of high voltage direct current (HVDC). Flexible AC Power Transmission System (FACTS), reactive power compensation with Static VAR compensator (SVC) and Static synchronous compenstor (STATCOM). Accessibility and vulnerability. Case studies with different themes.

Instruction

Lectures, exercises, guest lectures, laboratory work, study visits, seminars, presentation of assignments and case studies.

Assessment

Written examination with problem solving and theory questions. Written reports, design report in English and seminars.

Other directives

The course can not be included in a degree together with 1TE648 Power System Engineering, 1TE671 Electrical Power Transmission Systems, 1TE213 Electric Circuit Systems or 1TE700 Power System Analysis.