autumn 2016
STE6287 Operation and Control of Power Systems - 5 ECTS

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Type of course

Can take as single subject.

Admission requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: A relevant undergraduate bachelor Engineering programme with minimum 30 credits mathematic/statistics topics

Application code: 9371

Prerequisite(s)

General knowledge of energy systems and stationary and dynamic properties of the power system. Basic skills in financial and technical-economic planning.


Course content

Content

Organization of the Nordic electricity market, roles and responsibilities of the different actors, financial and physical market products. Technical-economic operation of the power system, managing bottlenecks and constraints of the power grid reliability, need of reserves, plus supplying and activating these. Power exchange with other systems.


Objectives of the course

Learning outcomes, skills and attitudes

The course gives an introduction to operation and control of electric power systems from the common regulation "Nordic grid code" based on a market viewpoint. The course describes the energy market in the Nordic countries, power system operation with focus on technical-economic characteristics and properties, power reserve management, operation and control of the power system in a restructured market.

The students shall be able to understand the development towards an integrated European market, through the European Union's, third energy package, the Agency for cooperation og energy regulators as well as how the European network of transmission system operators works.

After completing the course, students will be able to explain the principles and properties of the various parts of the market, roles and responsibilities of the different actors, how bottlenecks and system reliability are handled, and how different kinds of power reserves are supplied and managed during different operational situations.


Language of instruction and examination

English

Teaching methods

Working and assessment methods

Lecture with cases and exercise.


Assessment

3 hours written exam.

Grading scale is from A (highest) to F (lowest), with E as the minimum pass grade.


Recommended reading/syllabus

Curriculum

Nordel: Nordic Grid Code 2007

Ivar Wangensteen: "Power System Economics - the Nordic Electricity Market", Tapir Academic Press: Edition: 2. edition Published: 2012 ISBN: 978-82-519-2863-2

Additional literature

European network of transmission system operators: Ten-years network development plan 2014. Various notes from the Nordic power exchange NordPool, and the transmission system operator Statnett.

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  • Campus: Narvik |
  • ECTS: 5
  • Course code: STE6287
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