Renewable Generation and Energy Conversion
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: Giuseppe Marco TINAExpected Learning Outcomes
With the continuous increase in energy demand and environmental problems, renewable energy systems have become an important research topic worldwide.
In this context, this course aims to provide students with the key understanding, concepts and principles of electrical energy systems with the integration of renewable energy components. Specifically, this course focuses on renewable energy systems such as wind turbines, solar energy systems, tidal and wave systems, distributed generation, storage technologies and others.
The course also aims to show how inverter topologies are used in renewable energy systems (wind and PV) and utility applications, and to study the inverters in more detail in terms of their efficiency, control characteristics, dynamics description and regulation.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to analyse the renewable energy potential at a given location and to size the corresponding generators. He will also be able to identify the most common conversion chains and work as a system designer.
The information acquired will enable the student to work with experts in the design of renewable power plants.
Course Structure
Lecture organization
Lecturing is used to convey knowledge and it is organized as follows:
1) the lecture notes are outlined— first major points, then the minor points that elaborate on or explain each major point;
2) relevant, concrete examples, in advance of the lecture, selecting examples familiar and meaningful to the students are provided;
3) students are allowed to stop the lecture to ask relevant questions, make comments, or ask for review;
4) intersperse periodic summaries within the lecture.are considered;
5) lectures start with a question, problem, current event, or something that just grabs the students’ attention;
6) active learning techniques are used (technological aids, such as multimedia presentations);
7) simulations sessions are used to check and grasp the theoretical concepts.
Required Prerequisites
The students should have the following background:
- trigonometry, basic calculus, complex numbers, and phasor concepts;
- the basic concepts of electricity and magnetism to understand electrical circuits;
- a working knowledge of ac three-phase electrical circuits;
- fundamental electric power engineering concepts such a power factor, active and reactive power generation and distribution;
- power electronics basics;
- steady-state characteristics of various Ac-DC, DC-DC, and DC-AC converter circuits.
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Introduction about renewables in power systems
The Solar Resource
Photovoltaic Materials, Electrical Characteristics of cell, module and array
BIPV, floating and agrivoltaic PV systems
Monitoring and diagnostic of PV systems
Concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies
Wind resource
Wind Power Systems
Marine power system technologies
Renewable non programmable indices to evaluate impact on power systems
Fuel cell
Hydrogen
Electrochemical storage
Power converters topologies for stand alone and grid connected systems
Maximum power point tracking strategies
Grid synchronization algorithms
Control of energy production systems in isolated or connected grids
Textbook Information
1)Gilbert M. Masters, “Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems”, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2013
2)Nick Jenkins, Janaka Ekanayake, “Renewable energy engineering”, Cambridge University press, 2017
3) Bent Sørensen - Renewable Energy Conversion, Transmission and Storage, Academic press, 2007
Other teaching stuff
Power point files (they are available on web side “stadium”)
Use guide of dedicated software (e.g. PVSyst, SAM, PSIM, Matalb/Simulink)
Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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Gilbert M. Masters | Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems | Wiley-IEEE Pres | 2013 | 9781118140628 |
Nick Jenkins, Janaka Ekanayake | Renewable energy engineering | Cambridge University pres | 2017 | 9781107028487 |
Bent Sørensen | Renewable Energy Conversion, Transmission and Storage | Academic press | 2007 | 9780123742629 |
Course Planning
Subjects | Text References | |
---|---|---|
1 | Introduction about renewables in power systems | [2] |
2 | The Solar resource | [1] |
3 | Photovoltaic Materials, Electrical Characteristics of cell, module and array | [1] |
4 | BIPV, floating and agrivoltaic PV systems | slide |
5 | BIPV, floating and agrivoltaic PV systems | slide |
6 | Concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies | [2] |
7 | The wind resource | [1]. [2] |
8 | Marine power system technologies | [2] |
9 | Renewable non programmable indices to evaluate impact on power systems | slide |
10 | Fuel cell | [1] |
11 | Hydrogen | slide |
12 | Electrochemical storage | [3] |
13 | Power converters topologies for stand alone and grid connected systems | [3] |
14 | Maximum power point tracking strategies | slide |
15 | Grid synchronization algorithms | slide |
16 | Control of energy production systems in isolated or connected grids | [3] |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
- Oral exam and a written report about the analysis or sizing of a renewable power system
Frontal lectures on theoretical topics carried out by a video projector. Development and analysis of numerical exercises in the classroom through a video projector with the use of specialized software tools. Collective solutions of numerical exercises and case studies.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
The students are required to speak about two or three topics reported in the course program.