Renewable Energy Sources
|Flow||E - Electric Power Systems|
|Category||Obligatory by selection|
|Class Hours - Lab Hours||4 - 0|
Introduction to RES: Current situation and prospects – Distributed Generation – Wind characteristics. Basic aerodynamics. Drivetrain. Stall and pitch control. Constant and variable speed operation. Power curve – Configuration of electrical part, generators, converters, control, wind farm internal networks – Interconnection to the grid: Connection to HV, MV and LV networks. Technical requirements. Analysis methodologies – Energy yield evaluation and application to autonomous island systems – Photovoltaics: Technology, equivalent circuits, control, power conversion equipment. PV stations – Solar thermal power stations: Operating principles and technology basics – Economic evaluation of RES investments – Energy storage and hybrid power stations – Small autonomous systems and microgrids.