高级电力系统工程+

Power system engineering is about keeping things in balance. Not
just the balance between generation and load or between production and
consumption of reactive power. It is also about the balance between the
cost of energy and its environmental impact or the balance between the
reliability of the supply and the investments needed to develop the
system. This course will teach you how to quantify both sides of these
equations and then how to improve the balances through technological
advances and the implementation of sophisticated computing techniques.First semester
   In the first semester you learn how power systems are designed
and operated. This involves studying not only the characteristics of the
various components (generators, lines, cables, transformers and power
electronics devices) but also how these components interact. Through
lectures and computer based exercises you become familiar with power
flow and fault calculations and you learn how the techniques used to
study the behaviour of large systems. Experiments in our high voltage
laboratory give you an appreciation for the challenges of insulation
co-ordination.Second semester
   During the second semester the course units explore in more depth
the 'operation' and the 'plant' aspects of power systems. For example,
you will study how renewable generation is integrated in a power system
or how to assess and remedy power quality problems.Prior to your summer break a preliminary study and the outline of
your MSc dissertation project is completed, this is fully developed
throughout the second year of the course.The yearlong enhanced individual research provides you great
opportunities to develop advanced research skills and to explore in
depth some of the topics discussed during the course. This includes
training in research methods, and advanced simulation and experimental
techniques in power systems and high voltage engineering as well as
academic paper writing and poster and paper presentation.