Course detail

Economy of Electrical Power Engineering

FEKT-LEELAcad. year: 2011/2012

Costs in power engineering, assessing losses, cost calculation for electric lines and transformers, of the cost of losses, liberalisation of power engineering, state policy concerning power engineering.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jan Macháček, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Electrical Power Engineering (UEEN)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability of applying economic point of view on power and electrical power engineering.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Coursework: max. 30 points.
Final Examination: max. 70 points.

Course curriculum

Costs in power engineering
Electrical power generation economy.
Electrical power transmission and distribution economy.
Assessing losses.
Electrical energy prices, tariffs.
Liberalization of power engineering.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Introduction to the application of economic criteria in electrical power engineering.

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 lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-ML Master's

    branch ML-EEN , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jan Macháček, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Power engineering structure.
Costs in power engineering - 1st part
Costs in power engineering - 2nd part
Electrical power generation economy.
Electrical power transmission and distribution economy.
Assessing losses.
Electrical energy prices, tariffs.
Liberalization of power engineering.
Competition in power engineering.
Energy market.
State policy concerning power engineering.
European Union energy legislation.
Czech Republic energy legislation.

Fundamentals seminar

7 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jan Macháček, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Interest calculations.
Costs - principles of calculation.
Capitalized costs.
Marginal costs.
Specific costs of power and energy losses.
Assessing losses.
Electrical energy price calculations.
Economical conductor loading.
Economical loading of transformers.
Increasing transmission capacity by installing another line.
Power factor compensation.
Electrical energy quality.
Optimum configuration of a transformer substation.
Final test.

Exercise in computer lab

6 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jan Macháček, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Interest calculations.
Costs - principles of calculation.
Capitalized costs.
Marginal costs.
Specific costs of power and energy losses.
Assessing losses.
Electrical energy price calculations.
Economical conductor loading.
Economical loading of transformers.
Increasing transmission capacity by installing another line.
Power factor compensation.
Electrical energy quality.
Optimum configuration of a transformer substation.
Final test.