1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Automatics
3. winter term 2024/2025
4. Electrical Engineering - First-cycle Erasmus programme
5. Distributed energy sources and electric transport

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Distributed energy sources and electric transport - course description

Aim of the course

Familiarize students with upcoming challenges for the electric power system. Issues related to distributed electricity and heat sources, as well as electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.

Prerequisites

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Basic issues of the electric power grid and fundamentals of electrical engineering. Fundamentals of electrical engineering such as the principle of operation of steam turbines, PV sources, wind turbines.

Scope

• Distributed energy sources
• Photovoltaic installations: types of PV panels; connection topologies of PV systems; prosumer PV installation
• Wind generators: types of wind generators.
• Geothermal energy. Basics of operation and construction of heat pumps.
• Biogas, biomass and waste heat. Fermentation as a way of obtaining biogas.
• The use of electrolysis and hydrogen. Fusion.
• Ways to control the output power of distributed sources. Impact of distributed sources on the system network.
• Electricity storage technologies.
• Hybrid vehicles: serial and parallel hybrid. Range extenders. Battery electric vehicles. Electric vehicle charging standards. Hydrogen vehicles. Electric and hydrogen vehicle charging infrastructure. Impact of charging infrastructure on the system network.

Teaching methods

Lecture
Conventional lecture, problem lecture, discussion.

Exercises
Consultations, project method, accounting exercises.

Laboratory
Work in groups, laboratory exercises.

Project
Project method, discussions and presentations.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture
The condition of passing is obtaining a positive grade from the exam.

Exercises
The condition for passing is passing 3 tests on problem solving skills.

Laboratory
The pass condition is to obtain positive grades from all laboratory exercises carried out under the program.

Project
The condition for getting credit is obtaining positive grades from all project tasks implemented under the program.

 

Components of the final grade = lecture: 45% + exercises: 20 + laboratory: 20% + project 15%

Recommended reading

1. S. Sachan, S. Padmanaban, S. Deb: Smart Charging Solutions for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, John Wiley & Sons, 2022.

2. Tomás Gómez San Román and José Pablo Chaves Ávila, Eds. Integration of Renewable and Distributed Energy Resources in Power Systems, 2020 MDPI, ISBN 978-3-03943-488-6 (PDF)

3. Pavol Bauer and Gautham Ram Chandra Mouli, Eds. PV Charging and Storage for Electric Vehicles, 2021 MDPI, ISBN 978-3-0365-0105-5 (PDF).

4. A. Reinders, P. Verlinden, W. van Sark,  A Freundlich: Photovoltaic Solar Energy: From Fundamentals to Applications, John Wiley & Sons, 2016.

5. O'Hayre R.: Fuel Cell Fundamentals, John Wiley & Sons, 2016.

Further reading

1. Bogdan Szymański, Instalacje Fotowoltaiczne 2021.

Notes

Modified by dr hab. inż. Paweł Szcześniak, prof. UZ (last modification: 09-04-2024 21:08)