ECE 69500 - Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Resources
Course Details
Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Counts as:
Experimental Course Offered:
Fall 2011
Requisites:
ECE610 [may be taken concurrently]
Requisites by Topic:
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):
None.
Lecture Outline:
| Weeks | Major Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Distributed Generation Solar and Wind Energy Generation |
| 4 | Solar Energy PV Converter Technologies Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques Grid Requirements for PV Converters |
| 4 | 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 |