Course syllabus

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EEN215 EEN215 Renewable power production lp3 VT25 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Electrical Engineering

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide the student with knowledge about important renewable energy production technologies. The main focus will be wind and solar power but will also cover hydro and wave power. The course will also look at challenges and opportunities connected to implementing renewable energy production into the electricity grid.

Learning outcomes
After completion of this course, the students should be able to:

1. Understand the technical function and characteristics of important renewable technologies, with focus on wind- and solar power.
2. Describe the aerodynamic constraints and calculations related to wind turbines.
3. Explain the design basis of solar power, with focus on PV-cells and module construction, efficiencies and materials.
4. Be able to calculate energy production at different conditions and loads for hydro, wind and solar power.
5. Understand which electrical components are used in renewable power production.
6. Understand control, transient issues and how variable technologies can be implemented into the electricity grid and how they are connected to variation management.

Content
The main topics of the course are:

Wind power
How wind turbines work.
Focus on how power is generated.
How wind power effect environment and society.
Ancillary services from wind power

Solar power
How solar power work.
Focus on power output from PVs, but other forms of solar power will also be covered.
Solar power’s role in distributed grids.
Ancillary services from solar power

Hydro power
How hydro power work.
How hydro power effect environment and society.

Wind and solar power in the grid
Challenges and opportunities connected to implementing renewable energy production into the electricity grid.

Structure
The course is composed of lectures, computer exercises, laboratory work, study visit and a short project.

Lectures
The lectures are given for all topics in the course. The slides for the lecturers will be posted on Canvas, most of them before the lecture.

Computer exercises
Several computer exercises are to be performed. The exercises will be put on Canvas.

Laboratory work
Test and evaluation of wind turbine operation, a practical 2-hour lab.
Test and evaluation of a solar photovoltaic cell, a practical 2-hour lab.

The lab pms will be posted on Canvas.

Study visit
A study visit to Chalmers wind turbine will be done at the same time as the wind lab. More information will be posted on Canvas.

Scientific report
The students will work in groups and choose an interesting detailed subject within renewable power production and write a scientific report on the subject, based on scientific sources. The report should be presented at a seminar at the end of the course. More information will be posted on Canvas

Contact information

Course responsible teacher: Sara Fogelström, sara.fogelstrom@chalmers.se, 031-772 16 62

Lecturers: A list of all lecturers will be posted on the webpage.

Tutors:

Alexander Nnamdi Ndife, nnamdi@chalmers.se (computer exercises)

Mohammadreza Mazidi, mazadi@chalmers.se (computer exercises)

Ola Carlson, ola.carlson@chalmers.se (wind lab)

Magnus Ellsén (wind lab)

The examiner and the tutors are all based in the Electric power engineering division at Chalmers and can be found at Hörsalsvägen 11.

Communication
The primary information source for the course is the webpage in Canvas. Announcements and materials regarding the course will be posted there.

Questions regarding the course can be sent to the course responsible teacher by e-mail (please write the course code EEN215 in subject together with the issue of the e-mail). Questions about computer exercises should be asked during the exercise sessions.

The examiner will answer questions during these times:
Mon 09:00-10:00
Wed 09:00-10:00

Course homepage

Via Canvas, www.canvas.chalmers.se, and the course EEN215. The schedule can be found in Time Edit.

Language
The course is given in English and all course material including the examination is in English.

Literature
There is no course book. Additional material will be posted on the web page for the course.

Examination
The examination will consist of several elements:

Written examination 2 hp. Grades: Fail, 3, 4 or 5.

Laboration 1,5 hp. Grades: pass/no pass.

Computer exercises 1,5 hp. Grades: pass/no pass.

Project work 2,5 hp. Grades: Fail, 3, 4 or 5.

Grades
The grade of the course is (U), 3, 4 or 5.

The grade of the course is weighed together from the grade of the written exam and the grade for the project work.