Course detail

Electrical Power Production and Distribution

FEKT-BPC-VDEAcad. year: 2022/2023

Basic principles of electrical power generation. Principles and technology of common types of electrical power plants. Transmission and distribution networks. Issues of electrical power distribution.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students get the basic facts about electrical power generation and distribution.

Prerequisites

Subject knowledge on secondary school level and pre-intermediate knowledge of English are required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in Article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the  course guarantor and updated for every year.

Course curriculum

1. Energy sources, electrical power generation, basic terms and principles.
2. Thermal power plants.
3. Nuclear power plants.
4. Renewable energy sources.
5. Ecological aspects of electrical power generation.
6. Transmission and distribution networks.
7. Issues of electrical power distribution and protection of electricity networks.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To acquaint the students with basic issues of electrical power generation and distribution.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the guarantor of the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BLAŽEK, V., SKALA, P. Electrical Power Distribution. 2006. (EN)
DOLEŽAL, J. Jaderné a klasické elektrárny. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04936-5. (CS)
IBLER, Z. Technický průvodce energetika. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2003. ISBN 80-7300-026-1. (CS)
MASTNÝ, P. Obnovitelné zdroje elektrické energie. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04937-2. (CS)
MATOUŠEK, A. Výroba elektrické energie. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky, Ústav elektroenergetiky, 2007. ISBN 978-80-214-3317-5. (CS)
MERTLOVÁ, J. et al. Electric power engineering and ecology 1+2. Praha, BEN - Technická literatura, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7300-420-0. (EN)
SAADAT, H. Power system analysis. McGraw-Hill, 1999. ISBN-13 978-0075616344. (EN)
SÖRENSEN, B., Renewable Energy. Fourth edition. Elsevier Ltd., 2011. ISBN: 978-0-12-375025-9. (EN)
TLUSTÝ, J. Monitorování, řízení a chránění elektrizačních soustav. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04940-2. (CS)
TLUSTÝ, J. Návrh a rozvoj elektroenergetických sítí. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04939-6. (CS)
TOMAN, P. Provoz distribučních soustav. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04935-8. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Elearning

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-AEI Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEEI-H Bachelor's

    branch H-AEI , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Seminar

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Elearning