Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EE6338 : Smart Grid { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Susovon Samanta
Syllabus
Basics of AC power, The Electrical grid systems, Power market and policies, Smart Grid & power supply: Power System economics, Renewable, intermittent power sources, Storage, The need for demand response—the emissions and economics costs of peak power, Modeling the consumers and producers, Market equilibrium, Long-run vs. short-run costs, Optimal power flow and unit commitment models, Microgrids Smart Grid & the retail customer: Advanced Metering Infrastructure & the smart meter, Home area networks, Business cases for Adv. Metering Infrastructure, Commercial & Industrial energy management, Distributed renewables, Demand response programs & technology, Energy Efficiency programs & technology Smart Grid & distribution: Advances in storm response, Distributed renewables & storage, Microgrids (part 2) Distribution network reconfiguration and other intelligent distribution control methods, Plug-in electric vehicles and the distribution system Smart Grid & transmission: Synchronized Phasor Measurement Units, Flexible AC Transmission Systems, High Voltage DC, VAR control Synchronized Condensers, Estimating and mitigating blackout, particularly cascading failure blackout, risk.
Course Objectives
- The objective of the course is to understand different aspects of smart grid
Course Outcomes
1. To understand the concepts and principles of Smart Grid, technology enabling, and demand participation. <br />2. To study the impact of information and communication technologies on distribution grids. <br />3. 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
- J. C. Stephens, E. J. Wilson, T. R. Peterson, Smart Grid (R)Evolution, Cambridge University Press
- G. M. Masters, Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems, John Wiley and Sons
Supplementary Reading
- D. S. Kirschen and G. Strbac, Fundamentals of Power System Economics, John Wiley
- James Momoh, Smart Grid: Fundamentals of Design and Analysis, IEEE