Get insight into the utility scale hybrid power plants comprising of wind power, solar power, battery storage as well as possibly conversion to other energy vectors like heat and gas.
These utility scale hybrid power plants are typically connected to grid at a single grid connection point and are operated as a singular power plant maximizing the values for the power plant owners from energy and ancillary service markets.
In this course you will be introduced to the concepts of the hybrid power plants. You will gain the competences needed to differentiate them with traditional hybrid power systems like microgrid and islanded power systems.
Furthermore, you will learn about the aspects of sizing the assets of the power plant, perform physical and electrical design of the power plant, and develop power and energy management system of the power plant to operate the power plant in optimal manner.
The course is structured into three categories:
1: Overview of values of utility scale hybrid power plants for plant owners, power systems, and society
2: Design of hybrid power plants
3: Operation of hybrid power plants
Through the course session, you will work with the following:
Components in hybrid power plants especially on wind power, solar power, and storage
How to quantify variability and uncertainty
Aspects of relevance for sizing of a hybrid power plant
Grid code requirements
Ancillary service provision capabilities of hybrid power plants
Control and energy management of hybrid power plants
Learning objectives
After completing the course, you will able to:
Define the concept of a hybrid power plant
List the potential value of hybrid power plant
Evaluate the value of energy management systems for an hybrid power plant
Perform component sizing optimization of a hybrid power plant
Perform dynamic modelling of hybrid power plants
Apply hybrid power plant modelling in a realistic example
Report and communicate technical findings
Admission
Admission to the course requires a B.Sc. or B.Eng. degree or higher and at least, two years of relevant working experience.
The relevant working experience could be – but is not necessarily restricted to – employment in:
The wind energy industry.
Oil and gas companies.
Shipping companies.
Companies performing environmental assessment.
Public agencies with responsibilities related to engineering and natural sciences.
Since the programme is taught in English, you must have proficient English skills.
Recommended prerequisites In addition to the admission requirements above, we strongly recommend that you have mathematics and programming skills equivalent to B.Sc. or B.Eng. level or higher.
Technical requirements You will need a PC with a stable internet connection to follow this online course.
Course platform All master courses run on the web based course platform DTU Learn. Once you access the platform, all the courses you are signed up for, become available for you – after the semester start day.
Learning online
The course is divided in 13 modules, one per week in the semester. Each module includes a combination of video lectures, exercises, quizzes and/or reading material depending on the module. The course material is available any time to allow for flexible studying conditions.
Furthermore, you are offered weekly live Q&A sessions to get in dialogue with the course lecturer and fellow participants.
Exam
The exam consists of two written assignments and an oral exam. The oral exam will be conducted online.
Sign up andprices
You can follow the course as a single course or as part of the programme Master in Wind Energy.
Single course
If you wish to follow this course as a single course, please add the course to the basket and fill in the required information.
Part of the Online Master of Wind Energy
You can study this course as part of the Master in Wind Energy. If you wish to follow the course as part of the full Master’s programme, please go the the site for the Online Master in Wind Energy, click the sign up button, and follow the instructions.
Prices
Price
Courses of 5 ECTS points
15,000 DKK
Final Project of 15 ECTS points
38,000 DKK
Full Master’s programme
173,000 DKK
The state subsidy for part-time education is determined in the Finance Act for one year at a time. DTU reserves the right to make any adjustments to the participant payment.
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