Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
De Jaeger Emmanuel;
Language
English
Prerequisites
Students must have the following skills: knowledge and practical application of the theory of electrical circuits and electromechanical converters, as covered in the courses LELEC1370 and LELEC1310
Main themes
- Generalities about the generation, transmission, distribution, storage and end-use of electric power and their respective developments,
- Structure and architectures of electric power systems ,
- Modelling and calculation of electric power systems in steady state and fault conditions ( short circuit )
- Questions related to the planning and operation of electric power systems (frequency and power control, voltage control, protection, ... )
- Introduction to Smart Grids
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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In view of the LO frame of reference of the "Master Electrical Engineering", this course contributes to the development, acquisition and evaluation of the following learning outcomes:
1. Architecture of electrical systems:
4. Design and operation of power systems:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
- Electricity as energy carrier, architecture of power systems, voltage systems (continuous alternating ¬) per unit system, component systems (Fortescue, Clarke),
- Modelling: three-phase transformers, transmission and distribution links (lines, cables), generators (steady-state, operating range, excitation systems, models for calculating short circuits currents),
- Power Flow in a meshed power network, state estimator,
- Voltage control,
- Frequency and power control, tertiary control of electricity generation, notions of managing a set of generation units
- Electrical power systems planning concepts
- Unbalanced and faulty operation (short circuit), power grids protections
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Practical sessions (supervised exercise sessions).
- Project type exercise to be performed by groups of two students, based on the use of software for calculating and analyzing networks. (This exercise is evaluated and taken into account in the final evaluation grade.)
Evaluation methods
Students are assessed during a written and/or oral examination on both the theory and concepts and the discussion of practical situations (practical industrial case study, numerical exercises).
A small project is proposed during the semester and is evaluated. It counts for a quarter of the points in the final grade, provided that the student has obtained at least 50% of the points for the exam.
In case the student does not obtain at least 50% of the points for the exam, the final grade is equal to the grade obtained for the exam.
See the Moodle platform for more details.
A small project is proposed during the semester and is evaluated. It counts for a quarter of the points in the final grade, provided that the student has obtained at least 50% of the points for the exam.
In case the student does not obtain at least 50% of the points for the exam, the final grade is equal to the grade obtained for the exam.
See the Moodle platform for more details.
Other information
According to the opportunities and practical availability, the course can be completed by a technical visit (eg, visiting the training center ELIA, Belgian transmission high voltage grid operator, and the national dispatching.)
Online resources
Bibliography
- Transparents du cours
- Recueil de documentation
- Ouvrage de référence : Power system Analysis - T.K. Nagsarkar, M.S. Sukhija, Oxford University Press, 2007
Faculty or entity
ELEC
