ELECTRIC POWER AND DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
Academic year2016/17
CourseENERGY ENGINEERING
Code337II
Credits12
PeriodSemester 1 & 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| GESTIONE DEI SISTEMI ELETTRICI | ING-IND/33 | LEZIONI | 60 | |
| TECNICA ED ECONOMIA DELL'ENERGIA | ING-IND/33 | LEZIONI | 60 | |
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Knowledge
The student who successfully completes the course will have the ability to perform a proper technical-economic comparison between processes to achieve the same goal in energy using. He will be aware of power systems management and of electric energy market. Furthermor he will be aware of the most current market forms and techniques of buying and selling of energy.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student will be assessed on his/her demonstrated ability to discuss the main course contents using the appropriate terminology.
The student must demonstrate the ability to put into practice and to execute, with critical awareness, the activities illustrated or carried out under the guidance of the teacher during the course.
Methods:
- Final oral exam
- Oral report
- Written report
Further information:
Final oral exam 80%.
Discussion of written report 20%.
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- participation in seminar
- preparation of oral/written report
- individual study
- Bibliography search
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
- Lectures
- Seminar
- project work
Syllabus
The course provides notions on processes from source to end-use of energy, as well as environment aspects and energy budgets of fossil fuels, nuclear,renewable. Furthermor provides notions of process efficiency,rationalization in the use of energy and of economics of the construction and operation of plants.
The second part of the course focuses on power systems management, electric energy market and contracts(rewards and penalties).Lastly, some issues related to the Business Plan of a energy plant.
Bibliography
Recommended reading includes the following works:
Mario Giaccio: Tecnologia ed Economia delle Fonti di Energia. – Libreria Universitaria Editrice, Pescara.
Vaclav Smil: Storia dell’energia – Società editrice il Mulino
Vaclav Smil: Energy in world History. Westview Press. (1994-10-31)
G.B. Zorzoli: Il mercato elettrico italiano. AIEE- Lorenzo Barberea Editore Srl
Massimo Nicolazzi: Il prezzo del petrolio – Boroli Editore
Donella e Dennis Meadows, Jorgen Randers: I nuovi limiti dello sviluppo – Oscar Saggi Mondadori
Donella e Dennis Meadows, Jorgen Randers:the limits to growth -Inglese Editore: EarthScan 2004.
Steven Stoft: Power System Economics: Designing Markets for Electricity -Editore Ieee 2002
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