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Electricity Generation and Distribution

Language of instruction čeština
Code 410-8501
Abbreviation VDEE
Course title Electricity Generation and Distribution
Coordinating department Department of Electrical Power Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Petr Krejčí, Ph.D.

Summary

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:
– explains the basic principles, relationships, and key concepts addressed in the course.
– applies appropriate methods, procedures, and tools to solve tasks related to the course content.
– evaluates the properties and results of solutions related to the topics addressed in the course.
– designs solutions to selected tasks in the relevant professional context.

Professional student knowledge:
– knows the basic principles of electricity generation, transmission and distribution and basic power engineering concepts,
– knows the operating principles and basic characteristics of different types of power plants, particularly thermal, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants,
– knows the principles of using renewable energy sources, fuel cells and electrical energy storage systems,
– knows the basic structure of the electrical part of power plants and the principles of distribution systems,
– understands the basic relationships between electricity generation and consumption and their environmental and technical aspects.

Professional student skills:
– analyses basic energy balances and relationships between electricity generation, transmission, distribution and consumption,
– assesses the basic technical characteristics and potential applications of different types of electricity generation sources,
– applies basic computational and analytical procedures to problems related to electricity generation and distribution,
– evaluates the suitability of different methods of electricity generation and storage with regard to technical, energy and environmental aspects,
– understands the basic design of the electrical part of power plants and distribution systems and assesses their basic functional characteristics.

General student competences:
– independently solves professional problems in the field of electricity generation and distribution and is able to justify the selected approach,
– searches for and uses relevant professional information and technical documentation when solving power engineering problems,
– assesses technical solutions with regard to their energy, environmental and operational implications,
– communicates about professional issues in the field of power engineering and is able to present and justify the results of the solution.

Literature

Grigsby, Leonard L. Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution. 3rd ed. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4398-5628-4.
Gönen, Turan. Electric power distribution system engineering. 2nd ed. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4200-6200-7 .

Advised literature

Hu, Zechun. Energy Storage for Power System Planning and Operation. 1. vyd. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2020. 248 s. ISBN 978-1-119-18908-4 .