OVERVIEW

The course describes the structure of the national electric power system, the functioning of the electricity market and the forms of incentives for high-efficiency cogeneration plants, renewable energy plants and energy communities; it also provides tools for carrying out business plan analyses in the energy sector.

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 unit, with strong interactive features, is proposed to support theoretical lectures with a large "experiential" part in which, through the use of dedicated software, the student can apply personally what learnt during the theoretical explanations.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

To analyse the structure of the electric power system, with emphasis on production, transmission and distribution of electricity. To analyse the operation of electricity markets and the policies aiming to incentivize renewable power plants, high performance cogeneration plants and renewable energy communities.

To solve exercises on electricity markets, high performance cogeneration and trigeneration. To define business plan analyses for distributed power plants and microgrids. To calculated levelized cost of energy for different generation technologies. To analyze the national mechanisms to incentivize renewable energy power plants. To know the main technologies used by the electric mobility sector.

TEACHING METHODS

Theoretical lectures accompanied by exercises on specific case studies to be solved in order to apply the learnt methodologies. Some seminars will be held by experts coming from the industry sector.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

- Data on electricity production and consumption in Italy and worldwide.

- Architecture of the national electric power system: production, transmission (AC and DC), distribution and utilization. Management and control strategies of the national electric power system.

- Distributed generation: technical and economic aspects.

- The liberalised electricity market: regulatory aspects, main actors involved, the spot market and the forward market. Strategies for the management of renewable power plants and congestion resolution. Zonal splitting and price formation in the market.

- Incentive mechanisms for renewable power plants, high-efficiency cogeneration plants and renewable energy communities. Regulatory (national and European) and technical aspects.

- Development of business plan models in the energy sector. Calculation of economic indicators: Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Pay-back Time, etc.

- Definition of methodologies for calculating the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOEn) and its variants (LCOE, LCOH, LCOC, LCOEx) for single generation plants, microgrids and renewable energy communities.

- Analysis of electricity bills. Tariff penalties on reactive power absorptions and power factor correction strategies.

- Main technologies adopted in the electric mobility sector.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Documents provided by the teachers.

The following volumes:

- Bracco S., Brignone M., Delfino F., Procopio R., Robba M., Rossi M., Microgrids Design and Operation – Toward Smart Energy in Cities, Artech House, Boston, USA, 2018.

- De Simón-Martín M., Bracco S., Piazza G., Pagnini L.C., González-Martínez A., Delfino F., Levelized Cost of Energy in Sustainable Energy Communities. A Systematic Approach for Multi-Vector Energy Systems, Springer Briefs in Applied Sciences and Technologies, Springer, Cham (Switzerland), 2022.

- Kirschen D., Strbac G., Fundamentals of Power System Economics, Wiley, 2004.

- Marconato R., Electric Power Systems, CEI, 2002.

- Guerrero J., Vasquez J., Microgrids: Control and Operation, Wiley-IEEE, 2015.

- Wood A.J., Wollenberg B.F., Sheblé G.B., Power Generation, Operation, and Control, 3rd Edition, 2013.

- Gatta F.M., Impianti elettrici 1, Società Editrice Esculapio, 2014.

- Gatta F.M., Impianti elettrici 2, Società Editrice Esculapio, 2014.

- Caldon R., Bignucolo F., Impianti di produzione dell’energia elettrica. Criteri di scelta e dimensionamento, Società Editrice Esculapio, 2018.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/11917/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Students must take a written examination consisting of numerical exercises and questions. The oral examination is optional for students who wish to improve their grade in the written examination.

Students with a certified learning disability (DSA), a disability, or other special educational needs are invited to contact the instructor at the beginning of the course to discuss teaching and examination arrangements that, while respecting the learning objectives of the course, take individual learning needs into account and provide appropriate accommodations.
Please also note that requests for exam accommodations or exemptions must be submitted using the form available at this link
https://modulionline.unige.it/richiesta-adattamenti#no-back , to the course professor, the DIME contact person (federico.scarpa@unige.it), and the relevant office ( inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it) at least seven working days before the examination, in accordance with the guidelines available at this link
https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/richiesta-servizi

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment strategy is based firstly on the continuous interaction with all the students attending the lessons, especially during the resolution of practical case studies, then it is quantitatively carried out by means of the evaluation of the student during the written and oral examinations.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Ask the professor for other information not included in the teaching plan.