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Distributed Energy Systems (6 cr)

Code: ET22EE03-3001

General information


Enrollment

30.11.2023 - 07.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 21.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology and Seafaring

Campus

Vasa, Wolffskavägen 33

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Energy Technology
  • Degree Programme in Electrical Engineering and Automation

Teachers

  • Shiva Sharma

Teacher in charge

Ronnie Sundsten

Scheduling groups

  • ELA22-E (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
  • ET23 (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • ET23D-V
    Energy Technology, 2023
  • ELA22D-V
    Ingenjör (YH), el- och automationsteknik, 2022, dagstudier

Small groups

  • ELA22-E
  • ET23

Objective

Knowledge and understanding
After completing the course, the student should be able to
- Knows the theory and the principle of distributed energy systems.
- Understand requirement of electric grid and micro-grid.
- Understands fundamentals of peak shaving and self-consumption optimization.
- Work with Modelling tool TRNSYS

Skills and Abilities
After completing the course, student should be able to:
- Design Model of energy exchange between building envelope and the surrounding
- Understand basics skills of control and monitoring systems.
- Use, describe and visualize facts from existing references documents.
- Understand safety issues related to distributed energy systems.

Evaluation Ability and Approach
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- Model energy exchange between building envelope and the surrounding using TRNSYS
- Select relevant technology based on application.

Content

Generation, transmission, distribution and consumption
Energy Supply Security
Distributed Power Generations/Smart Grids/Microgrids
Energy Efficiency/Energy storage
Introduction to Transient System Simulation Tool (TRNSYS)
Building Energy simulations

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

35% – 60% of course work and exam completed

Assessment criteria, good (3)

60% – 85% of course work and exam completed

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

85% – 100% of course work and exam completed

Qualifications

No prerequisites.