Electrical Power Systems

11B1170

Bachelor

German

5.0

winter and summer term

1 semester

Electrical power systems deal with the generation, transmission, and application of electrical energy, forming the foundation of our modern technological society. Examples include information and communication, manufacturing, and mobility. As such, they are a fundamental basis of our social interaction and rely on electrical principles that are taught to students in basic electrical engineering courses. In the context of electrical engineering studies, the module on Electrical Power Systems is the first module where students learn to develop a systematic approach from individual methods and skills and to focus on the interaction of different components rather than their individual characteristics. Students who have successfully completed the Electrical Power Systems module are familiar with the architecture of electrical power systems and their essential building blocks and challenges, as well as the methodology used to address typical energy technology issues. Moreover, the foundational knowledge of electrical engineering is completed with the topics of three-phase systems and transformers.

1. Overview of electrical power systems
2. Three-phase systems
3. Generation of three-phase current
4. Power transmission - transformers, lines and grids
5. Power electronics applications
6. Systematic relationships
7. Practical course with experiments on the generation, distribution and application of electrical energy.

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Written examination

• Field work / Experimental work

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module

• have expanded their foundational knowledge of electrical engineering to include the topics of three-phase systems and transformers, and
• understand the basic structure and operation of electrical energy systems and their components.
• Additionally, they have learned about key components of electrical power supply, such as the most important power plant generators, transmission lines, power plant types, and grid structures, and can describe their functions and provide analytical explanations.

Students who have successfully completed the Electrical Power Systems module

• have learned to apply and combine the knowledge acquired in basic electrical engineering courses to concrete problems in electrical energy technology, and
• are familiar with typical issues in electrical energy technology and have derived the systematics for addressing these issues from basic electrical engineering, enabling them to apply these methods effectively.

Students who have successfully completed the Electrical Power Systems module

• can evaluate the specific properties of individual power technology components (e.g., generator, transmission line, transformer, power electronic controller) in terms of their relevance to the overall system context, and
• are able to abstract from detail to essence in order to analyze the interplay of various system components in electrical energy technology.
• Additionally, they are capable of critically reflecting on current issues in electrical power supply, arising from the ongoing energy transition and broader societal sustainability discussions, and can assess these questions on a scientific basis.

Upon completing the module, students can

• derive approaches for resource-efficient, economically viable, and reliable use of electrical energy from the technological concepts they have learned,
• and critically reflect on new approaches to managing electrical energy, given their understanding of the underlying scientific principles.

Upon completing the module, students can prepare the results of selected analyses and calculations, present them to a group, discuss them with experts, and explain their conclusions.

• Heimbrock, Andreas

• Heimbrock, Andreas
• Pfisterer, Hans-Jürgen
• Vossiek, Peter