SCHOOL

OF ENGINEERING

ACADEMIC UNIT

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

LEVEL OF STUDIES

7

COURSE CODE

ECE_ΒK901

SEMESTER

9th

COURSE TITLE

Electrical Economy

INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES
if credits are awarded for separate components of the course, e.g. lectures, laboratory exercises, etc. If the credits are awarded for the whole of the course, give the weekly teaching hours and the total credits

WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS

CREDITS

3

4

Add rows if necessary. The organisation of teaching and the teaching methods used are described in detail at (d).

COURSE TYPE

general background,
special background, specialised general knowledge, skills development

SPECIALISE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

PREREQUISITE COURSES:

There are no prerequisite courses. It is, however, recommended that students should have at least a basic knowledge on the analysis of electrical circuit.

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS:

Greek. Instructions and examinations may be given in English in case foreign students attended the course.

IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

YES

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/EE670/

Learning outcomes

The course learning outcomes, specific knowledge, skills and competences of an appropriate level, which the students will acquire with the successful completion of the course are described.

Consult Appendix A

·     Description of the level of learning outcomes for each qualifications cycle, according to the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area

·     Descriptors for Levels 6, 7 & 8 of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning and Appendix B

·     Guidelines for writing Learning Outcomes

By the specific knowledge of this course, the student who will attend It, will be able to:

1.         Understand and explain the basic operation principles of Power Control Systems in Power Energy Systems (PES).

2.         Understand and study load forecast in PES.

3.         Understand and study the economic parameters of the electrical power stations.

4.         Understand and study the load dispatch system of the thermal electrical power stations.

5.         Study, evaluate and propose function to improve the unit commitment in PES.

6.         Study, evaluate and propose function to improve the hydrothermal cooperation in PES using classical or dynamic planning.

7.       Understands the effects of market liberalization, differences of energy markets from other markets, demand and supply curves, market clearing process and types of markets.

8.         It studies electricity markets through optimization problems.

9. Understands the decisions of participants in electricity markets

10.      Understands the uncertainty and risk inherent in electricity markets.

11.      Understands the operation of ancillary service markets.At the end of this course, the student who will attend It, will have further developed the following skills and competences:

1.         Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, theories and strategies related to the optimum economic operation of the PES.

2.         Ability to exploit such knowledge and understanding for more effective economic management of the PES.

3.         Ability to exploit such knowledge and understanding to improve the planning for load dispatch and commitment of the thermal electrical power units.

4.         Ability to exploit such knowledge and understanding to the complex problems solution related to the optimum economic operation of the PES, such as the hydrothermal cooperation and the interchanges of electrical power in PES.

5.         Ability to adopt and apply the teaching methodologies to the solution of unfamiliar advanced problems.

6.         Study skills needed for continuing professional development.

7.         Ability to interact with others scientist on inter or multidisciplinary problems.

General Competences

Taking into consideration the general competences that the degree-holder must acquire (as these appear in the Diploma Supplement and appear below), at which of the following does the course aim?

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology

Adapting to new situations

Decision-making

Working independently

Team work

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Project planning and management

Respect for difference and multiculturalism

Respect for the natural environment

Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Criticism and self-criticism

Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

……

Others…

…….

1. Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology.
2. Decision-making.
3. Working in an international environment.
4. Working in an interdisciplinary environment.
5. Production of new research ideas.
6. Production of free, creative and inductive thinking.

The energy control system. Description and forecast of electricity demand. Flexibility and demand management. Power generation. Economical load sharing. Integration of thermal units. Hydrothermal cooperation. Introduction to electricity markets. Modeling electricity markets through optimization problems. Decisions of participants in electricity markets. Uncertainty and risk in electricity markets. Ancillary services markets.

DELIVERY
Face-to-face, Distance learning, etc.

Face-to face.

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Use of ICT in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students

Lectures supported by the PowerPoint presentations. Tutorials for the solution of representative problems to clarify the special issues of the theory. All presentations are accessible by the students in the e-class platform together with solved problems.

TEACHING METHODS

The manner and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, seminars, laboratory practice, fieldwork, study and analysis of bibliography, tutorials, placements, clinical practice, art workshop, interactive teaching, educational visits, project, essay writing, artistic creativity, etc.

The student's study hours for each learning activity are given as well as the hours of non-directed study according to the principles of the ECTS

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Description of the evaluation procedure

Language of evaluation, methods of evaluation, summative or conclusive, multiple choice questionnaires, short-answer questions, open-ended questions, problem solving, written work, essay/report, oral examination, public presentation, laboratory work, clinical examination of patient, art interpretation, other

Specifically-defined evaluation criteria are given, and if and where they are accessible to students.

Greek language is used in the examination procedure. Examinations may be given in English in case of foreign students attended the course.

Student can choose between two different ways for his performance evaluation:

1.       Written exams in the examination period which include theoretical questions or/and problems to be answered without further help. Marks are given to each and every question in order to achieve precise comparative evaluation between students.

2.       Student can take part in two progress exams during the course period, which are similar to the final exams. If his total mark is ≥5 then he can choose this mark to be his final evaluation mark. Otherwise, he can choose to take part in the final exams and then the mark in these exams is his final examination mark.

Greek grading scale: 1 to 10. Minimum passing grade: 5.

Grades ≤ 3 correspond to ECTS grade F.

Grade 4 corresponds to ECTS grade FX.

For the passing grades, the following correspondence holds:

5 (or 5.5)↔E, 6 (or 6.5)↔D, 7 (or 7.5)↔C, 8 (or 8.5)↔B,

And ≥ 9-10 ↔ A

1.             A. G. Bakirtzis, “Economic operation of Electric Power Systems”, Ziti Book Company, Thessaloniki, 1998, book in Greek language, code ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ 11321.

2.             Daniel Kirschen and Goran Strbac “Fundamentals of Power System Economics”, Sec-ond Edition, Wiley 2019.

2.             A. J. Wood and B. C. Wollenberg, “Power Generation, Operation and Control”, John Wiley & Sons, 1996.

3.             L. K. Kirchmayer, “Economic Operation of Power Systems”, Wiley, NY 1958.

4.             M. E. El-Hawary and G. S. Christensen, “Optimal Economic Operation of Electric Power Systems”, Academic, NY 1979.

5.             D. A. Wismer, “Optimization Methods for Large-Scale Systems with Applications”, McGraw-Hill, NY 1971.

6.             R. H. Miller and J. H. Malinowski, “Power System Operation”, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, NY 1994.