Summary This course addresses the current energy issues and

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Summary

This course addresses the current energy issues and studies the Smart Grid as a feasible solutions on these issues. This course will cover the Smart Grid concept, technologies, applications and business models under the context of Green IT.

This course will first look at issues and current status of energy sources and review renewable energy alternatives. Then get into the explanation of current electric power grid and introduce basic concept of Smart Grid.

Taking this course, student can understand the forthcoming intelligent power grid using IT technologies and evolving market perspective with its business models.

Students will also have the opportunity to discuss the several cases of real world trials and services.

Material

Main Textbook :

The Smart Grid ;Enabling Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Clark Gellings, Taylor & Francis.

SMART GRIDS ; Infrastructure, Technology, and Solutions , Edited by Stuart Borlase, CRC press

Auxiliary reading ;

Energy for future Presidents, Richard A. Muller, ww Norton & Company co.

Evaluation Criteria

*The following evaluation criteria may change:

A.

Attendance: 10% B. Midterm Exam: 40% C. Final Exam: 0% D. Quiz: 0%

E. Report: 10% F. Assignments: 10% G. Project: 20% H. Presentation 10%

Lecture Schedule

1.

Global Warming and Climate Change

-What is Energy?

-Properties and meaning of Energy

- The Energy Landscape

2.

Alternative Energy

Solar

Wind

Nuclear

Alternative Fuels

3.

Energy Storage

Batteries

Flywheels

Supercapacitors

Fuel cells

4.

Understanding of Current Power System

Introduction to Current Power System

Electric Energy Efficiency in Power Production and Delivery

5.

What is the Smart Grid?

Concept and Definition of Smart Grid

Using Smart Grid to evolve Intelligent Power System

6.

The Status and Trials of Smart Grid

U.S.

Europe

Asia

Korea

7.

Smart Grid – Consumer Point of View

8.

Mid-term Exam

9.

Smart Grid – Distribution and Transmission point of View

10.

Smart Grid

Communication Systems

Cyber Security

EMS

11.

End –use Energy Efficiency

Demand side Planning and Evaluation

Technology Alternatives

Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI)

HEMS/BEMS/FEMS

12.

Demand Response

- Market Implementation

- Business Models and Case Study

13.

Micro Grid I

Introduction to Micro Grid

Business Models

14.

Micro Grid II

Trials and case study

15.

Electric Automobile and the Summary of the Lecture

16.

Term Project presentation and Discussion

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