Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EE4105 : Smart Grid { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Somnath Maity
Syllabus
• Basics of Power Systems: Load and Generation, Power Flow Analysis, Economic Dispatch and Unit Commitment Problems Smart Grid: Definition, Applications, Government and Industry, Standardization,
• Smart Grid Communications: Two-way Digital Communications Paradigm, Network Architectures, IP-based Systems, Power Line Communications, Advanced Metering Infrastructure
• Demand Response: Definition, Applications, and State-of-the Art, Pricing and Energy Consumption Scheduling, Controllable Load Models, Dynamics, and Challenges, Electric Vehicles and Vehicle-to-Grid Systems, Demand Side Ancillary Services
• Renewable Generation and Resources: Carbon Footprint, Wind and Solar, Micro-grid Architecture, Tackling Intermittency, Stochastic Models and Forecasting, Distributed Storage and Reserves
• Wide Area Measurement: Sensor Networks, Phasor Measurement Units, Communications Infrastructure, Fault Detection and Self-Healing Systems, Applications and Challenges
• Security and Privacy: Cyber Security Challenges in Smart Grid, Load Altering Attacks, False Data Injection Attacks, Defense Mechanisms, Privacy Challenges
• Economics and Market Operations: Energy and Reserve Markets, Market Power, Generation Firms, Locational Marginal Prices, Financial Transmission Rights
Course Objectives
- To understand the concepts and principles of Smart Grid, technology enabling, and demand participation
- To study the impact of information and communication technologies on distribution grids
Course Outcomes
To assess various investment options (e.g. generation capacities, transmission, renewables, demand-side resources, etc) in electricity markets, and evaluate the energy efficiency of smart grid technologies and projects
Essential Reading
- James Momoh, Smart Grid: Fundamentals of Design and Analysis, Wiley-IEEE Press
- Buchholz, Bernd M., Styczynski, Zbigniew, Smart Grids – Fundamentals and Technologies in Electricity Networks, Springer Publishers
Supplementary Reading
- J. C. Stephens, E. J. Wilson, T. R. Peterson, Smart Grid (R)Evolution, Cambridge University Press
- D. S. Kirschen and G. Strbac, Fundamentals of Power System Economics, John Wiley & Sons Ltd