ECE 69500 - Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Resources

Course Details

Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3

Counts as:

Experimental Course Offered:

Fall 2010

Requisites:

Prerequisites: ECE 61000 or graduate standing Concurrent Prerequisites: ECE 61000

Requisites by Topic:

Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Power Systems and Power Electronic Circuits Concurrent Prerequisites: Pulse-Width Modulation Techniques for Power Converters, Reference Frame Theory, Power Converters

Catalog Description:

This course combines various grid integration concepts of renewable energy resources, including power generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization. The course deals with both component related topics and system related concepts.

Required Text(s):

None.

Recommended Text(s):

  1. A New Multilevel Conversion Structure for Grid-Connected Photo Voltaic Applications , G. Grandi, C. Rossi, D. Ostojic, and D. Casadei
  2. A Review of the State of the Art of Power Electronics for Wind Turbines , Z. Chen, J.M. Guerrero, and F. Blaabjerg
  3. A Space Vector Modulated STATCOM Based on a Three-Level Neutral Point Clamped Converter , M. Saeedifard, H. Nikkhajoei, and R. Iravani , IEEE Trans. on Power Delivery
  4. A Space Vector Modulation Strategy for a Back-to-Back Five-Level HVDC Converter System, , M. Saeedifard, R. Iravani, and J. Pou
  5. A Three-Level Converter Based Micro-Turbine Distributed Generation System , Nikkhajoei, M. Saeedifard, and R. Iravani
  6. Analysis and Control of DC-capacitor Voltage Drift Phenomenon of a Passive Front-End Five-Level Converter , M. Saeedifard, R. Iravani, and J. Pou
  7. Control Algorithm of Fuel Cell and Batteries for Distributed Generation System , P. Thounthong and B. Davat
  8. HVDC connection of offshore wind farms to the transmission system , P. Bresesti, W. Kling, R. Hendriks, and R. Vailati
  9. Large offshore DFIG-based wind farm with line-commutated HVDC connection to the main grid: Engineering studies , S. Bozhko, G. Asher, L. Risheng, J. Clare, and Y. Liangzhong
  10. Low Switching Frequency Space Vector Modulators For High Power Multi-Modular Converters , M. Saeedifard, A. Bakhshai, and G. Joos , IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics , 2005
  11. Power management strategies for a microgrid with multiple distributed generation units , F. Katiraei and M. Iravani
  12. Several journal/conference papers will be used as the main text for the course
  13. Stability of photovoltaic and wind turbine grid-connected inverters for a large set of grid impedance values , M. Liserre, R. Teodorescu, and F. Blaabjerg
  14. VSC-based HVDC power transmission systems: An overview. , N. Flourentzou, V. Agelidis, and G. Demetriades
  15. Wind and Solar Power Systems, Design, Analysis, and Operation , M.R. Patel , Taylor & Francis , 2006

Lecture Outline:

Weeks Major Topics
1 Introduction to Distributed Generation Solar and Wind Energy Generation
2 Solar and Wind Energy Generation PV Converter Technologies Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques Grid Requirements for PV Converters
3 Wind Energy Overview of Electrical Systems for Wind Energy Conversion Challenges in Grid Integration of Wind Farms
5 Transmission Challenges DC Transmission vs. AC Transmission HVDC Transmission System for Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Resources Line-Commutated Converter (LCC)-Based HVDC System Control of LLC-Based HVDC System Fault Scenarios and Misoperation of the LCC-Based HVDC System Voltage-Sourced Converter (VSC)-Based HVDC System High-Power Converter Topologies and Modulation Strategies Control of VSC-Based HVDC System Tapping the HVDC Line and Multi-Terminal Configurations
4 Microgrids AC Microgrids DC microgrids Operation, Control, and Power Management Strategies for Microgrids

Assessment Method:

none