Course detail

Foundations of Power Electrical Engineering

FEKT-BPC-ZESAcad. year: 2023/2024

In this course, students will get acquainted with the various types of energy sources used for conversion to electricity, understand the basic concepts and problems of power system operation with a focus on the Czech Republic, learn the basic circuit diagrams of conventional wiring, including practical testing in the laboratory, understand the basics of bus (intelligent) of electrical installations, including practical testing in the laboratory, they will get acquainted with the issue of electricity prices and with the possibilities of using their own source and their own accumulation, including practical calculation of the actual installation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jan Morávek, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Electrical Power Engineering (UEEN)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge at the level of secondary school is required, especially the ability to work with trigonometric functions, operations with complex numbers, knowledge of the theory of solving linear circuits. Work in the laboratory is conditioned by a valid qualification of according to decree. 50/1978 Coll., which students must obtain before the start of laboratory practice.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Evaluated activities:
- Laboratory tasky (18 p.)
- Homework (12 p.)
- Tests (10 p.)

It is necessary to achieve at least 20 p. during semester.

Final exam has two parts - oral (30 p.) and written (30 p.) - requested minimum is 15 p. for each part.

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.

Aims

The aim of the course is to provide students a basic orientation in the field of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and economics. Furthermore, the aim is to acquaint students with the basic connections in common domestic and industrial electrical practice with a focus on conventional and intelligent wiring.
Students will gain basic knowledge about the production of electricity, its distribution and design of domestic and industrial distribution.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Doležal, J., Jaderné a klasické elektrárny, Praha : České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011, ISBN: 978-80-01-04936-5 (CS)
Elektrotechnické a telekomunikační instalace. Praha: Verlag Dashofer nakladatelství, s.r.o., 2006. ISBN 80-86897-06-0 (CS)
TOMAN, P.; DRÁPELA, J.; MIŠÁK, S.; ORSÁGOVÁ, J.; PAAR, M.; TOPOLÁNEK, D.; BOK, J.; NOVOTNÝ, J.; ŠKODA, J. Provoz distribučních soustav. 1. 1. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. 264 s. ISBN: 978-80-01-04935-8. (CS)