EY4006 Smart Grid Syllabus:

EY4006 Smart Grid Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. To Study about Smart Grid technologies with its benefits and challenges
2. To study about smart grid transmission technologies
3. To study about smart grid distribution technologies
4. To familiarize about smart metering and need for Advanced metering infrastructure
5. To familiarize the high performance computing for Smart Grid applications

UNIT- I INTRODUCTION TO SMART GRID

Evolution of Electric Grid, Concept, Definitions and Need for Smart Grid, Smart grid drivers, functions, opportunities, challenges and benefits, Difference between conventional & Smart Grid, National and International Initiatives in Smart Grid.

UNIT- II SMARTGRID TECHNOLOGIES (Transmission)

Technology Drivers, Smart energy resources, Smart substations, Substation Automation, Feeder Automation, Transmission systems: EMS, FACTS and HVDC, Wide area monitoring, Protection and control

UNIT- III SMARTGRID TECHNOLOGIES (Distribution)

DMS, Volt/VAr control, Fault Detection, Isolation and service restoration, Outage management, High Efficiency Distribution Transformers, Phase Shifting Transformers, Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicles(PHEV).

UNIT- IV SMART METERS AND ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE

Introduction to Smart Meters, Advanced Metering infrastructure (AMI) drivers and benefits, AMI protocols, standards and initiatives, AMI needs in the smart grid, Phasor Measurement Unit(PMU), Intelligent Electronic Devices(IED) & their application for monitoring & protection.

UNIT- V HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR SMART GRID APPLICATIONS

Local Area Network (LAN), House Area Network (HAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Broad band over Power line (BPL), IP based Protocols, Basics of Web Service and CLOUD Computing to make Smart Grids smarter, Cyber Security for Smart Grid.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate concepts of smart grid and its present developments.
2. Interpret different smart grid technologies.
3. Infer different smart meters and advanced metering infrastructure.
4. Appraise power quality management in smart grids
5. Recommend LAN, WAN and cloud computing for smart grid applications.

REFERENCES:

1. Vehbi C. Güngör, DilanSahin, Taskin Kocak, Salih Ergüt, Concettina Buccella, Carlo Cecati, and Gerhard P. Hancke, Smart Grid Technologies: Communication Technologies and Standards IEEE Transactions On Industrial Informatics,Vol.7, No.4, November 2011.
2. Xi Fang, Satyajayant Misra, Guoliang Xue, and Dejun Yang “Smart Grid – The New and Improved Power Grid: A Survey” , IEEE Transaction on Smart Grids.
3. Stuart Borlase “Smart Grid: Infrastructure, Technology and Solutions”, CRC Press, 2012.
4. Janaka Ekanayake, Nick Jenkins, Kithsiri Liyanage, Jianzhong Wu, Akihiko Yokoyama, “SmartGrid: Technology and Applications”, Wiley, 2012.
5. FabioToledo “Smart Metering Handbook”, Penn Well Corporation, 2013