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Code: 260350
Module title: Energy Systems of the Future
Version: 1.0 (12/2019)
Last update: 5.02.2025 08:06:22
Person responsible for content: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Schmidt, Uwe
uwe.schmidt@hszg.de

Offered in 3 study courses:
Electrical Power Systems (B.Eng.) valid from class 2018
Electrical Power Systems (B.Eng.) valid from class 2021
Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics (M.Eng.) valid from class 2025

Semester according to time table: WiSe (winter semester)
Module level:Master
Duration:1 semester
Language of Instruction:English
Place where the module will be offered:Zittau

ECTS Credits: 5
Student workload (in hours): 150

Number of contact hours:
total
subdivided into
4
3
Lecture
1
Seminar/Exercise
0
Laboratory work
0
Other
Self study time (in hours):
sum

105



Exam(s)
Assessment Major examination (written report)
 - 
100.0%




Learning and teaching methods:The communication of knowledge/expertise takes the form of lectures and seminars.

Syllabus plan/Content: 1. Structure of elekctrical power systems
- overview of the electrical energy generation and demand
- typical structures of power systems
- future scenarios
2. Electrical equipment
- generators, transformers, overhead lines, cables
3. Renewable Energies
- photovoltaic, wind, biomass
- use of regenative energies
4. Intelligent, optimized power grid operation
- technical potencials
- intelligent demand side management
- ancillary services

Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific skills and competences: The following knowledge is taught in the module::
- become aware of the power system structure and operation
- knowledge about intelligent electrial equipment in power systems
- basic understanding of how to use renewable energy
Generic competences (Personal and key skills): - technical understanding
- overlapping system approaches
- independent scientific work

Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of mathematics and physics is recommended.

Literature: - Electric Power Distribution Engineering; Gonen; CRC Press
- Electric Power Systems: A Conceptual Introduction; Meier; John Wiley & Sons
- Elektrische Kraftwerke und Netze; Oeding, Oswald; Springer