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EG551K: RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION TO GRID (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19


Course Overview

The course aims to develop a broad understanding about the challenges and requirements of integrating renewable generators (RE) to grid, how these requirements can be met using converters, and high voltage direct current (HVDC) as a method of connecting RE to AC grids.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
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What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied) or Master of Engineering in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or Master Of Engineering In Elec & Electronic Eng W Renewabl En
  • Either Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied) or Programme Level 5
  • Engineering (EG) (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course covers the main challenges of integrating RE to distribution and transmission systems (like intermittency, power reverse, voltage rise, reactive power, harmonics, and stability issues) and the requirements (based on grid codes) that the RE generators should meet to be allowed to connect to grid (like power factor requirements, voltage and frequency ranges, and fault ride through). It will then study current source converter (CSC) and voltage source converter (VSC) as the main tool to meet the requirements. Finally, high voltage direct current (HVDC) will be studied as an alternative way to integrate large RE generators to grid.

The syllabus is the following:

1. Challenges of RE integrating to distribution and transmission systems 2. RE integration to grid requirements (grid codes) 3. CSC converters (single-phase and three-phase) 4. VSC converters (single-phase and three-phase, modular multi-level converters) 5. HVDC (LCC-HVDC and VSC-HVDC)


Contact Teaching Time

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Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

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Course Learning Outcomes

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