2024
Electrical Energy Systems
Name: Electrical Energy Systems
Code: EME13074L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Electrotechnical Engineering
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
To obtain basic skills in the area of the electrical network in steady state. Facilities of power systems. Join knowledge of conventional production and distributed generation by renewable energy sources to the transmission and distribution of electricity. Knowledge of standards, regulations and technical orders applicable to these systems. Calculate the short-circuit currents and adapt the system protection equipment. Control of frequency and voltage. Using informatics platform in the simulation electrical networks. Contact with the practical reality of electrical network.
Contents
Fundamental concepts: Per-unit system; Charge diagrams; power system topology.
Transformer: electrical parameters; Scheme equivalent; numerical applications.
Power transmission line: Electric Line Parameters: Resistance and inductance, transverse conductance and capacity.
Equations of the long line; exact model; Scheme equivalent; Line lossless; Power carry capacity; numerical applications.
Transmission and distribution of electricity; Function; Configuration; voltage levels; constituent elements; one-line diagrams.
Short circuits: neutral systems; Calculation of short-circuit currents symmetrical and asymmetrical; Applications using numerical informatics platform; Techniques limitation of short circuit currents.
Standards, regulations and technical orders applicable to these systems, indicators of quality of service.
Transformer: electrical parameters; Scheme equivalent; numerical applications.
Power transmission line: Electric Line Parameters: Resistance and inductance, transverse conductance and capacity.
Equations of the long line; exact model; Scheme equivalent; Line lossless; Power carry capacity; numerical applications.
Transmission and distribution of electricity; Function; Configuration; voltage levels; constituent elements; one-line diagrams.
Short circuits: neutral systems; Calculation of short-circuit currents symmetrical and asymmetrical; Applications using numerical informatics platform; Techniques limitation of short circuit currents.
Standards, regulations and technical orders applicable to these systems, indicators of quality of service.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical Lectures
Practical lectures based on real-life problems.
Practical lecture based on specific field visits to installations of electrical network.
Evaluation based on
• Work presented by students in based on production system, transportation and distribution system (40%)
• Final exams or tests (60%)
Monitoring and Support of Students
Available by mail for basic questions or to arrange other accompanying schedule convenient to each student.
Practical lectures based on real-life problems.
Practical lecture based on specific field visits to installations of electrical network.
Evaluation based on
• Work presented by students in based on production system, transportation and distribution system (40%)
• Final exams or tests (60%)
Monitoring and Support of Students
Available by mail for basic questions or to arrange other accompanying schedule convenient to each student.
Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )
- Frederico José Lapa Grilo [responsible]
- Mário Rui Melício da Conceição
