OVERVIEW

The course provides the main methods to study a traditional and a state-of-the art power system both at steady state and in transient. Particular interest is devoted to the integration of renewables and to the control and management of microgrids.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The teaching unit is designed to provide the theoretical and methodological skills necessary for the understanding of the most important problems of modern electrical power systems, with particular reference to the integration of renewable energy sources (RES) and the impact that the change in the characteristics of the generating units determines in the electrical network management. The teaching unit, with strong interactive features, is proposed to support theoretical lectures with a large "experiential" part in which the student can apply personally what learnt during the theoretical explanations.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The main aim of the teaching unit is to have students not having a powerful background in electric power systems to go through the main issues related with steady-state and transient characteristics of the electric network in order to connect them with the concepts learnt in other subjects related to energy engineering.

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1. analyze the operation of a traditional electric network at steady state conditions
2. design a controller for a power system
3. design an energy management system for a grid connected microgrid

The main expectation is not to learn a lot of concepts, but to be able to think, formulate hypotheses and infer consequences and conclusions

TEACHING METHODS

The training objectives will be pursued in two ways (besides classical lessons):

1) The students will be divided into groups, each of which will be assigned a test case that the group will present to the rest of the class. Furthermore, with the consent of the class, a method of feedback to each group created by the listeners will be defined. To make the feedback "objective" a "section" will be collectively defined containing the items on which the feedback will focus.

2) It is proposed to combine the frontal lessons with a significant "experiential" part in which, through the use of general purpose and specific software from the world of electrical power systems, the student will be able to apply firsthand what they have learned during the theoretical explanations.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The structure of the overall power electric system (transmission networks, distribution networks, utilization)
Overview of the main traditional components of the electrical system (generators, transformers, motors, transmission lines, breakers, surge arresters)

Devices sizing (cables and transformers) 

Analysis of steady-state power systems: the Load Flow problem

Traditional power system regulations: the frequency/active power regulation and the reactive power/voltage control

Development of simple control algorithms for the optimized management of smart grids.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Teacher's notes

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/10170

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written exercise immediately followed by an oral discussion.

Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Federico Scarpa (federico.scarpa@unige.it ), the School's disability liaison.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

A written question will check the power system analysis ability of the students. The oral discussion aims at checking the ability of the student to adequately present a broad topic and eventually solve problems slightly different than what seen during the course