Study information

Resilience of Electrical Energy Systems - 2022 entry

MODULE TITLEResilience of Electrical Energy Systems CREDIT VALUE15
MODULE CODEENGM032 MODULE CONVENERProf Peter Crossley (Coordinator)
DURATION: TERM 1 2 3
DURATION: WEEKS 12
Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated) 10
DESCRIPTION - summary of the module content

Power system engineers must ensure a mixture of intermittent renewable generation, hydro, nuclear and storage can satisfy the electrical energy demand of an increasingly electrified world. This needs increasingly smarter and more resilient local distribution grids, operating in conjunction with national/regional transmission grids interconnected to neighbours via HVDC or AC (EHV/UHV) interties. This module aims to expand your knowledge on practical issues related to system adequacy, reliability and resilience from different technological, societal and environmental perspectives. The objective is to increase your understanding of small and large-signal transient stability with an emphasis on disturbances caused by switching actions and short-circuit faults. The module will also include the fundamental relaying principles needed to achieve fast, dependable, selective, secure and stable protection, and discuss more recent probabilistic techniques and indices now applied to system adequacy and post-disturbance recovery. A framework for system resilience assessment will be established during this module.

AIMS - intentions of the module

This module aims to educate you about the concepts of power system adequacy, reliability and resilience; with an emphasis on system operation and future Smart Grid design.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) (see assessment section below for how ILOs will be assessed)

On successful completion of this module you should be able to:

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge:
  1. Explain the methods used for frequency and voltage control
  2. Use commercial software to analyse the stability of a reduced power system model
  3. Understand how probabilistic techniques are used to analyse power system reliability and resilience
  4. Explain the fundamental design and operating principles of protection relays
  5. Design and coordinate a simple time and current graded overcurrent protection scheme
  6. Develop simple models for power system dynamic studies and perform simple stability assessments
  7. Recognise practical issues related to system adequacy, reliability and resilience from different technological, societal and environmental perspectives
Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge:
  1. Apply a range of computational methods to solve engineering problems
Personal and Key Transferable/ Employment Skills and Knowledge:
  1. Develop the skills necessary to use a power system simulator, commonly used by utilities and consultants
 
SYLLABUS PLAN - summary of the structure and academic content of the module
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, an example of an overall structure is as follows: 
  1. Power system control – (frequency control and voltage control)
  2. Power system dynamics – (small-signal and large-signal disturbance)
  3. Power system protection – (relay types and application)
  4. Reliability and resilience assessment of power system – (reliability and resilience indices)
 
LEARNING AND TEACHING
LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities 41 Guided Independent Study 109 Placement / Study Abroad
DETAILS OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Category Hours of study time Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 24 Lectures
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 11 Tutorials
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 6 Laboratories
Guided independent study 109 Lecture and assessment preparation and associated reading

 

ASSESSMENT
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - for feedback and development purposes; does not count towards module grade
Form of Assessment Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) ILOs Assessed Feedback Method
None      
       

 

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (% of credit)
Coursework 30 Written Exams 70 Practical Exams
DETAILS OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Form of Assessment % of Credit Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) ILOs Assessed Feedback Method
Written exam 70 2 hours 1, 3-7 Written
Lab report 20 3 - 6 A4 sides 2, 6, 8, 9 Written
Quiz 10 2 hours 1, 3-6 Oral
         

 

DETAILS OF RE-ASSESSMENT (where required by referral or deferral)
Original Form of Assessment Form of Re-assessment ILOs Re-assessed Time Scale for Re-assessment
Written exam (70%) Written exam (2 hours) 1, 3-7 August Ref/Def period
Lab report (20%) Lab report (3 – 6 A4 sides) 2, 6, 8, 9 August Ref/Def period
Quiz (10%) Quiz (2 hours) 1, 3-6 August Ref/Def period

 

RE-ASSESSMENT NOTES

Reassessment will be by coursework and/or written exam in the failed or deferred element only. For referred candidates, the module mark will be capped at 50%. For deferred candidates, the module mark will be uncapped.

RESOURCES
INDICATIVE LEARNING RESOURCES - The following list is offered as an indication of the type & level of
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener

ELE – College to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages

Reading list for this module:

Type Author Title Edition Publisher Year ISBN
Set Tabatabaei, N.M., Ravadanegh and Bizon, N. Power Systems Resilience: Modeling, Analysis and Practice Springer 2019
Set Salem, A.A. and Malik, O.P. Power System Stability: Modelling, Analysis and Control 2015
Set Machowski, J. Power System Dynamics: Stability and Control 2008
Set GE Grid Protection & Automation Application Guide
CREDIT VALUE 15 ECTS VALUE 7.5
PRE-REQUISITE MODULES None
CO-REQUISITE MODULES None
NQF LEVEL (FHEQ) AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING No
ORIGIN DATE Friday 17th December 2021 LAST REVISION DATE Thursday 7th July 2022
KEY WORDS SEARCH adequacy, resilience, protection, reliability

Please note that all modules are subject to change, please get in touch if you have any questions about this module.