Electrical Engineering

Conversion of biomass and bioenergy into electricity; Wind energy; Solar power; other renewable sources: hydroelectric, geothermal and marine. Electrochemical, electrostatic, mechanical accumulators. Other types of accumulators for renewable sources. Backup components, fuel cells. Electronic components of static converters. AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC converters. Interfacing with the network. Fixed and variable speed turbines. Wind farms. Connection to the network and related problems. Photovoltaic panels. Photovoltaic systems. Methods for MPPT. Connection to the network and related problems.

Basic notions of electrical and thermal engineering.

Gilbert M. Masters – “Renewable and efficient electric power systems”, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2013 Muhammad H. Rashid - “Alternative Energy in Power Electronics”, Elsevier – Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015 Blimal K. Bose Ed. – “Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems and Smart Grid/Technology and Applications”, IEEE Press - Wiley, 2019 Ned Mohan – “First Course on Power Electronics and Drives”, MNPERE, Minneapolis, 2003 Jan A. Melkebeek - “Electrical Machines and Drives: Fundamentals and Advanced Modelling”, Springer Nature, 2018

Attending classes.

Written questions for admission to a subsequent oral test.

Gilbert M. Masters – “Renewable and efficient electric power systems”, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2013 Muhammad H. Rashid - “Alternative Energy in Power Electronics”, Elsevier – Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015 Blimal K. Bose Ed. – “Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems and Smart Grid/Technology and Applications”, IEEE Press - Wiley, 2019 Ned Mohan – “First Course on Power Electronics and Drives”, MNPERE, Minneapolis, 2003 Jan A. Melkebeek - “Electrical Machines and Drives: Fundamentals and Advanced Modelling”, Springer Nature, 2018 Yoshihide Hase – “Handbook of Power Systems Engineering with Power Electronics Applications”, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2013 “Power electronics for renewable energy systems, transportation and industrial applications”, H. Abu-Rub, M. Malinowski, K. Al-Haddad Eds., John Wiley & Sons, 2014 E. C. Dos Santos Jr., E. R. Cabral Da Silva - “Advanced power electronics converters - PWM Converters Processing, AC Voltages”, John Wiley & Sons, 2015

Face-to-face lessons with the support of the multimedia interactive whiteboard.