
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |