93039 - SMART GRIDS FOR RENEWABLES INTEGRATION M

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

At the end of the course students are provided with the basic criteria for the planning, operation, control, and protection of medium / low voltage power distribution networks with high penetration of dispersed generation - mainly from renewable sources – and storage units, based on the use of ICT (smart grid) technologies. The course focuses on stability, on voltage and frequency control, on demand side management of the mentioned distribution networks. The course also contains a laboratory module at the end of which students have the basic knowledge for the design and use of a DMS (distribution management system) for active distribution networks.

Contenuti

The course addresses some of the main issues relevant to the power distribution network operation in presence of distributed generation and of the power apparatuses and systems that allow for its smart management.

In particular, the course deals with the steady state and transient response of power grids by using suitable models of the main components of the electrical power systems, to be implemented in simulation environments.

During the carrying out of the Laboratory activities, some of the methods supporting the smart management of active distribution networks, such as load flow calculation and state estimation, are applied to case studies that take into consideration the recent technical standards for the connection of distributed generation resources to the power grid. Matlab and EMTP are the professional software environments used for the purpose.

The course provides also an introduction to FPGA and Real-Time Labview programming for the development of signal acquisition systems, processing and control on reconfigurable platforms.

Theory

• The smart grid. Impact of distributed generation and renewables.
• Recall of power flow calculations.
• Calculation of the hosting capacity of a distribution feeder.
• Interconnection of renewable and distributed generation. Grid codes present and future requirements.
• Introduction to power system state estimation.
• Introduction to phasor measurements units and their applications.

Laboratory

• Load flow calculations in EMTP.
• Transient response of a distribution feeder.
• Frequency control in presence of islanded generators and frequency taker converter-connected generators.
• Development of a voltage unlock protection in EMTP.
• State estimation of power systems in Matpower.
• Introduction to FPGA and Real-Time Labview programming.
• Coding phasors and estimation of the positive, negative and zero sequence in a real time application.
• Development of a Fault Ride Through protection for a Wind Turbine Generator in LabView real-time environment.

Testi/Bibliografia

Lecture notes.

Metodi didattici

Theory lectures and laboratory exercises.

In consideration of the type of activity and the teaching methods adopted, the attendance of this training activity requires the prior participation of all students in the training modules 1 and 2 on safety in the study places, in e-learning mode.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

The examination at the end of the course will be given in EOL and will cover both theoretical and laboratory topics (exam schedules will be available at almaesami.unibo.it).

Orario di ricevimento

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