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EE403 Distributed Generation and Smart Grids

The document describes an engineering course on distributed generation and smart grids. The 3-credit, 3rd year course aims to introduce students to distributed energy resources, microgrids, smart grid components, and power quality issues with smart grids. The syllabus covers topics like microgrids and their control, smart meters, demand response, and cloud computing in smart grids. Students will learn about various distributed generation systems, microgrid control schemes, and developments in the smart grid field. Evaluation includes short answer questions from each module with the final exam comprising parts on various topics.

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EE403 Distributed Generation and Smart Grids

The document describes an engineering course on distributed generation and smart grids. The 3-credit, 3rd year course aims to introduce students to distributed energy resources, microgrids, smart grid components, and power quality issues with smart grids. The syllabus covers topics like microgrids and their control, smart meters, demand response, and cloud computing in smart grids. Students will learn about various distributed generation systems, microgrid control schemes, and developments in the smart grid field. Evaluation includes short answer questions from each module with the final exam comprising parts on various topics.

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COURSE L-T-P- YEAR OF

COURSE NAME
CODE CREDITS INTRODUCTION
EE403 DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND SMART 3-0-0-3 2016
GRIDS
Prerequisite: Nil
Course objective.
 To develop a conceptual introduction to various distributed generation systems, micro grids,
smart grids and their control
Syllabus:
Introduction to distributed generation and smart grids - Distributed Energy Resources – Micro Grids
and their control – Protection issues for Microgrids - Smart Grids: Components – NIST Reference
architecture – Smart meters - Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS), Phase Measurement Unit
(PMU) - demand response- Demand Side Management - Smart Substations, HAN, NAN, SANET,
Cloud computing in smart grid – Power Quality issues with smart grid
Expected Outcome:
The students will be able to:
i. Explain various distributed generation systems

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ii. Understand the microgrids and their control schemes
iii. Understand various developments happening in the field of Smart Grids.
TEXT BOOKS/REFERENCES:
1. Ali Keyhani, Design of Smart Power Grid Renewable Energy Systems, ISBN: 978-0-470-
62761-7, Wiley
2. James Momoh, Smart Grid: Fundamentals of Design and Analysis, ISBN: 978-0-470-88939-
8, Wiley
3. R. C. Durgan, M. F. Me Granaghen, H. W. Beaty, “Electrical Power System Quality”,
McGraw-Hill
4. Remus Teodorescu, Marco Liserre, Pedro Rodriguez, Grid Converters for Photovoltaic and
Wind Power Systems, ISBN: 978-0-470-05751-3, Wiley
5. S. Chowdhury, S.P. Chowdhury and P. Crossley, Microgrids and Active Distribution
Networks, ISBN 978-1-84919-014-5, IET, 2009
COURSE PLAN
Module Contents Hours End.
Sem.
Exam.
Marks
I Distributed generation – Introduction - Integration of distributed
generation to Grid – Concepts of Micro Grid - Typical Microgrid 15%
7
configurations - AC and DC micro grids - Interconnection of
Microgrids - Technical and economical advantages of Microgrid -

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Challenges and disadvantages of Microgrid development
Smart Grid: Evolution of Electric Grid - Definitions and Need for
Smart Grid, Opportunities, challenges and benefits of Smart
Grids
II Distributed energy resources: Introduction - Combined heat and
power (CHP) systems - Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems – Wind
energy conversion systems (WECS) - Small-scale hydroelectric
power generation - Storage devices: Batteries: Lead acid, nickel
metal hydrate, and lithium ion batteries , ultra-capacitors,
flywheels
6 15%
Control of Microgrids: Introduction to Central Controller (CC)
and Microsource Controllers (MCs) - Control functions for
microsource controller, Active and reactive power control,
Voltage control, Storage requirement for fast load tracking, Load
sharing through power-frequency control

III Protection issues for Microgrids: Introduction, Islanding,


Different islanding scenarios, Major protection issues of stand-
alone Microgrid - Impact of DG integration on electricity market,
environment, distribution system, communication standards and
protocols.

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Smart Grid: Components – NIST Smart Grid Reference
Architecture
Introduction to Smart Meters, Electricity tariff – one part tariff,
two tariff and maximum demand tariff - Dynamic pricing: time-
of-use (TOU) pricing, critical-peak pricing (CPP) and Real Time
7 15%

Pricing- Automatic Meter Reading(AMR), Plug in Hybrid


Electric Vehicles(PHEV), Vehicle to Grid, Smart Sensors, Home
& Building Automation.
Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED) and their application for
monitoring & protection, Wide Area Measurement System
(WAMS), Phase Measurement Unit (PMU).
IV Smart energy efficient end use devices-Smart distributed energy
resources- Load Curves-Load Shaping Objectives-Methodologies
- Peak load shaving - Energy management-Role of technology in 15%
7
demand response- Demand Side Management – Numerical
Problems

V Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Home Area Network


(HAN), Neighborhood-Area Networks (NANs), Sensor and
Actuator Networks (SANETs) 7 20%
Smart Substations, Substation Automation, IEC 61850 Substation
Architecture, Feeder Automation.

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VI Cloud computing in smart grid: Private, public and Hybrid cloud.
Cloud architecture of smart grid.
Power quality: Introduction - Types of power quality disturbances
- Voltage sag (or dip), transients, short duration voltage variation,
Long duration voltage variation, voltage imbalance, waveform
8 20%
distortion, and voltage flicker - Harmonic sources: SMPS, Three
phase power converters, arcing devices, saturable devices,
fluorescent lamps, harmonic indices (THD, TIF, DIN, C –
message weights)
Power quality aspects with smart grids.

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN:


Maximum Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3Hourrs.

Part A: 8 compulsory questions.

One question from each module of Modules I - IV; and two each from Module V & VI.

Student has to answer all questions. (8 x5)=40

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Part B: 3 questions uniformly covering Modules I & II. Student has to answer any 2 from the 3
questions: (2 x 10) =20. Each question can have maximum of 4 sub questions (a,b,c,d), if needed.

Part C: 3 questions uniformly covering Modules III & IV. Student has to answer any 2 from the
3 questions: (2 x 10) =20. Each question can have maximum of 4 sub questions (a,b,c,d), if
needed.

Part D: 3 questions uniformly covering Modules V & VI. Student has to answer any 2 from the
3 questions: (2 x 10) =20. Each question can have maximum of 4 sub questions (a,b,c,d), if
needed.

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