Sustainable power supply

Students will get a comprehensive overview about the role and the principles of the electrical energy production. They will learn the social, economic and the technical aspect of the energy consumption.

The basic knowledge about the electrical energy supply will be obtained. The generation of electric power, its transmission and its distribution will be explained. The emphasis will be placed to the elementary principles of power system operation, the requirements of power system operation regarding the environment protection, the development of new technologies, the impact of different concepts of electrical energy generation (conventional sources, renewable sources) and the socioeconomic impact of the electrical energy supply.

Students will obtain information about the basic laws related to the energy conversion and about the role and characteristics of power systems for the electrical power supply.

The terms, which rule the development of new electrical power systems, will be described such as sustainable energy sources, low carbon technologies, efficient use of electrical energy, quality of electrical energy and smartgrids.

Students will get an overview about the needs related with the electrical energy and about the exploitation of sources in the process of electric energy production. They will get the basic knowledge in the field of production, transmission and distribution of electrical energy. The benefits of the environmental protection, new technologies, renewable energy sources and efficient use of energy will be explained and discussed.

The basic knowledge will be obtained, which will enable that students will be capable to distinguish between general theoretical concepts and technically and environmentally acceptable concepts.

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