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Smart Energy Eystems

Niveau

Consolidation

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The students are able to:
• Understand the basics of network planning, maintenance and operation of electricity and heating/cooling networks
• Identify technical, economic and legal aspects of feed-in, transmission and con-sumption in electricity and heating/cooling networks
• Present technical, economic and legal options for the logistics of primary and sec-ondary energy sources
• Discuss current development trends of electricity and heating/cooling networks and the logistics of energy sources and classify them with regard to their impact

Prerequisites for the course

Fundamentals of Energy Technology (TEC.1), Renewable Energy Production (TEC.3)

Course content

Smart Grids - electricity networks:
• Technical, economic and legal aspects of transmission and distribution of electrical energy (overhead line, cable)
• Tasks of network operators and the function of network regulation (incentive regula-tion)
• Basic principles of network planning, network maintenance and network operation
• Effects of feed-in and consumption on network operation in the transmission and distribution network
• Network access and network use
• Current trends in electrical supply networks

heating/cooling networks:
• Technical, economic and legal aspects of the transmission and distribution of heat and cold (district and local heating/cooling networks, MicroGrids)
• Basic principles of network planning, maintenance and operation including merit order
• Current trends in heating and cooling networks

Logistics of energy sources:
• Technical, economic and legal aspects of logistics of primary and secondary energy sources
• Basic principles of logistics planning
• Tasks of logistics companies and energy suppliers
• Current trends in logistics of energy sources


Recommended specialist literature

• Das, L. M. (2024). Hydrogen energy: Production, safety, storage and applications. Wiley.
• Labriet, M., Espegren, K., Giannakidis, G., & Ó Gallachóir, B. (Eds.). (2024). Aligning the Energy Transition with the Sustainable Development Goals: Key Insights from Energy System Modelling (Vol. 101). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58897-6
• Lovell, H. (2022). Understanding Energy Innovation: Learning from Smart Grid Experiments. Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6253-9
• Momoh, J. A. (2012). Smart grid: Fundamentals of design and analysis. Wiley.
• Quitzow, R., & Zabanova, Y. (Eds.). (2024). The Geopolitics of Hydrogen: Volume 1: European Strategies in Global Perspective. Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59515-8
• Weijnen, M. P. C., Lukszo, Z., & Farahani, S. (Eds.). (2021). Shaping an Inclusive Energy Transition. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74586-8
• Zhou, K., & Wen, L. (2022). Smart Energy Management: Data Driven Methods for Energy Service Innovation. Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9360-1

Assessment methods and criteria

Examination and portfolio

Language

English

Number of ECTS credits awarded

9

Semester hours per week

Planned teaching and learning method

Blended Learning

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

4

Type of course/module

Type of course