Course duration: 39 hours

Lecturer: Tsiamitros Dimitrios

Course Description:

Distributed Electrical Power Generation

  • Necessity for connection in electricity network.
  • Types and characteristics of distributed generation units.
  • Impediments on the Penetration of Distributed Generation Units into the Network. The Role of Existent Electrical Grid.
  • Protection of the supply network and problems due to distributed production units.
  • Counters and smart counters.
  • Internal and external transmission substations. Limitations due to distributed production units.
  • Simulation of the distribution network of an urban area.
  • Smart Grids and Possible Ways for Smart Grid Implementations for the Increase of Penetration of Distributed Generation Units into Electricity Network.
  • The microgrid as a necessary construction unit of the smart electrical grid, Definition and characteristics, topologies, smart counters.
  • Implementation of topology – Microgrid control
  • Primary control (voltage regulation and frequency of weak or islanded microgrid) without software use.
  • Primary control (voltage regulation and frequency of weak or islanded microgrid) with software use.
  • Secondary microgrid control with software use. Application of policies for energy management, demand and distributed productions.
  • Tertiary microgrid control for low cost operation.
  • Microgrid control with forecast models . Artificial intelligence
  • Interactivity with protocols of energy management and demand in buildings.

Simulation of microgrids and weak networks in PSCAD

  • Experimental data based simulation of the microgrid units. Models of photovoltaics, wind turbines, batteries and loads.
  • Behavior of the simulation model and comparison with experimental data.
  • Expansion of the simulation model in IEEE networks.
  • The role of smart cars on the smart grid.

European Guidelines for Smart Grids

  • Architectures, Protocols, Interfunctionality, The role of smart counters.
  • The situation in EU member states relative to smart grid and smart counter implementation.