Smart Grid Communications

Recommended Prerequisites

Knowledge compatible with the completion of the 1st cycle of MiEEC and good level of English language. 

Teaching Methods

The syllabus topics will be presented in detail, in terms of fundamental concepts and principles, complemented by the resolution of practical exercises to help students consolidate their knowledge.

Different work themes will be proposed to students, depending on their specialization, to carry out during the semester. The outcome of those work should be a report and oral presentation at the end of the semester, followed by a group discussion in which the students' participation will be duly considered. Efforts will be made to have lectures by invited experts and to arrange technical visits.

Learning Outcomes

It is intended that students acquire some concepts of communications in the smart grid. This curricular unit is planned so as to be appropriate to students pursuing different expertise (not necessarily telecommunications or energy management expertise). Therefore, some relevant topics in the context of communication networks will be studied, along with some relevant topics in generation, transmission and distribution of energy. Students will become aware of characteristics of smart grid applications supported by communication networks, as well as the communication infrastructure in the smart grid. The students will be able to select the relevant access technology according to the envisaged application. They should also acquire knowledge about the most relevant communication protocols, including those that support the communications necessary for smart metering and distribution automation. Finally students should acquire basic concepts in network security

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Basic elements of a power system

2. Introduction to smart grids

3. Applications of smart grids

4. Basic elements of a communication system

5. Communication networks in smart grids

6. Access technologies in smart grids

7. Communication protocols in smart grids

8. Security in smart grids. 

Head Lecturer(s)

Lúcia Maria dos Reis Albuquerque Martins

Assessment Methods

Assessment 2
Synthesis work: 40.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Assessment 1
Synthesis work: 40.0%
Exam: 60.0%

Bibliography

Kenneth C. Budka, Jayant G. Deshpande, Marina Thottan, Communication Networks for Smart Grids - Making Smart Grid Real, Springer. 2014

Ekram Hossain, Zhu Han, H. Vincent Poor, Smart Grid Communications and Networking, Cambridge University press, 2012.

           

 IEC 61850-4 - Communication networks and systems for power utility automation - Part 4: System and project management

 

EC 60870-5-104:2006

Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-104: Transmission protocols - Network access for IEC 60870-5-101 using standard transport profiles

 

IEC 62439-1:2010+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2016 CSV Consolidated version

Industrial communication networks - High availability automation networks - Part 1: General concepts and calculation methods