EE4101Sustainable Energy Systems

What you will study

Course overview and aims

The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the concepts / techniques / basic principles of power conversion techniques and their applications.

Keyword syllabus

Electrical System and Pollution Electrical transmission system. High-voltage AC and DC Transmission. Power Quality. Electromagnetic compatibility. Power factor. Displacement factor. Distortion factor. Voltage Sags and Swells. Active and Passive Power Filters. Dynamic Voltage Restorers. Uninterruptible power supply. Flexible AC Transmission. Smart Grids National and local electricity consumption. Global distribution of renewable energy resources. Definition of Smart Grids. Microsource control. Energy Management Network. Smart Metering Infrastructure. Protection Control. Smart Grid Economics. Photovoltaic (PV) Systems Current PV technologies. Cell efficiencies. Circuit Models. Maximum Power Point (MPP). Irradiance and temperature Effects. Partial Shading. Local and global MPP tracking. PV system classification. Requirements of off-grid and on-grid PV inverters. Islanding. Wind Power Systems Global cumulative wind power capacity. Turbine dimension and power rating. Betz’s limit. Power coefficient and tip speed. Electrical power versus wind speed. Cut-in, rated, and cut-out wind speeds. Control structure of a wind turbine. Fixed speed operation. Double-fed induction generator. Converter-connected structure. Off-grid and on-grid systems. Fuel Cell Technology Basic operation. Different types of fuel cells - Proton Exchange Membrane, Alkali, Phosphoric acid, and Solid oxide fuel cells. Static and transient characteristics. Fuel starvation. Transient compensation. Battery Technology Battery chemistry. Solid electrolyte battery. Battery geometry. Characterization. Memory effect. Hysteresis characteristics. State-of-charge and state-of-health. Cell balancing. Battery modeling. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Single and double pulse testing.

Official PDF, page 4 · Keyword Syllabus

Intended learning outcomes

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CILO	Intended learning outcome	Weight	DEC
1	Recognize and differentiate different state-of-the-art energy generation, conversion, storage and utilization technologies	—	DEC-A1, DEC-A2
2	Analyze different architectures for energy conversion, storage, and utilization	—	DEC-A1, DEC-A2
3	Design systems for real-life applications	—	DEC-A1, DEC-A2

Official PDF, page 2 · Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)

Before you take this course

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Prerequisites

EE3110 Analogue Electronic circuits or EE3122 Analogue Circuit Fundamentals

Precursors

Nil

Corequisites

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Additional course requirements

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Equivalent courses and conditions

Nil

Exclusive courses and conditions

Nil

Assessment and passing the course

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 50%; Examination: 50%; Examination duration: 2 hours

Assessment breakdown

Assessment task	Weight	Generative AI	Remarks and restrictions
TestsCILO 1, 2, 3	35%	No	-
AssignmentsCILO 1, 2, 3	15%	Yes	-

Official PDF, page 2 · Assessment Tasks / Activities (ATs)

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Tests (min.: 2) | CILO No. 1, 2, 3 | 35% | - | No
#Assignments (min.: 3) | CILO No. 1, 2, 3 | 15% | - | Yes

Passing requirements

Remark: To pass the course, students are required to achieve at least 30% in course work and 30% in the examination. # may include homework, exercise, project/mini-project, presentation

The catalogue assessment percentages are indicative; the course syllabus provides the detailed assessment scheme.