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Smart Grid - ELE00168M

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  • Department: Electronic Engineering
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Umit Cali
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25

Module summary

This module explores technical issues in electronic and electrical systems including Earthing and protection and Grid connection issues; Smart Grid including: definition of Smart grid; the need for Smart grid; Active network management; Advanced power flow management techniques; Energy storage; Demand side response and smart metering; Integration and communications; Network Design, Automation and Control, including: the role of IT in network design, automation, operation and fault monitoring and the SCADA, GIS, RTU systems.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2024-25

Module aims

Subject content aims:

  • To be able to design an appropriate smart grid system for a given application.

  • To define system components required in smart grid systems.

  • To design systems taking into account supply and demand side requirements

  • To define an appropriate operational and monitoring system

Graduate skills aims:

  • To be able to explain smart grid systems from a technical perspective concisely and accurately.

  • To be able to technically specify appropriate smart grid system components using professional specification principles.

  • To be able to explain the issues associated with operational and monitoring system.

Module learning outcomes

Subject content learning outcomes

After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

  • Design a grid connection for given a power generation and power distribution system

  • Compare and contrast the relative merits of a smart grid to a conventional grid

  • Design a grid monitoring system given a network specification

Graduate skills learning outcomes

After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

  • Articulate a technical proposal in written and oral form

  • Produce formal grid component and sub-system specifications

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Coursework		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

None

Module feedback

The School of PET aims to provide some form of feedback on all formative and summative assessments that are carried out during the degree programme.

(i) Formative Feedback

1. Regular labs allow you to engage with the MATLAB/Simulink and hardware model and receive verbal help and feedback on your knowledge of smart grid technologies.

2. After class learning materials (webpage, Youtube linkage) on the module Wiki page help you to gain feedback on your understanding of the key module material covered in the lectures.

3. 2 seminars are arranged to help you to board your horizon on smart grid.

4. Emails to the Module Coordinator with Questions / Comments will be answered as soon as possible.

5. A draft version of your assignment can be submitted to the module coordinator before the end of term, who will confirm whether this is all in the correct format, along with some general written feedback comments, and a series of recommendations for improvement.

(ii) Summative Feedback

You will receive a customised feedback sheet, showing the mark breakdown in each of the key areas being assessed along with personalised feedback and suggestions for improvement. The comments explain how well you have met the learning objectives, and also give you feedback about the things you could improve in future assignments)

Indicative reading

“Smart Grids – Fundamentals and Technologies in Electricity Networks”, Bernd M. Buchholz, Zbigniew Styczynski, Springer


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