Small Hydro Power Plants

Објавено: October 12, 2018
  1.    Course Title Small Hydro Power Plants
  2.    Code 3ФЕИТ04Л011
  3.    Study program EEUM
  4.    Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
  5.    Degree (first, second, third cycle) First cycle
  6.    Academic year/semester III/6   7.    Number of ECTS credits 6.00
  8.    Lecturer Dr Vangel Fushtikj
  9.    Course Prerequisites
10.    Course Goals (acquired competencies):  Obtaining professional knowledge for designing of technical documentation for construction of the small hydro components, specification and selection of the electrical part of the plant and connection to the grid.
11.    Course Syllabus: Small Hydro Power plants (SHPP), classification, importance. Small hydro plants in run-of-river schemes. Small hydro plants in fast running mountain river-flows. Intakes and hydro-technical parts.  Powerhouses. Types of turbine wheels. Types of generators. Electrical equipment. Earthing and lightning protection. Control and monitoring. Rehabilitation of old power plants. Project design of the electrical part. Tender specifications for SHPP.
12.    Learning methods:  Lectures supported with presentations, interactive lectures, exercises, design of the project documentation for real SHPP projects, professional lecture from of engineers from the practice,  workout project tasks and equipment selection.
13.    Total number of course hours 3 + 2 + 0 + 0
14.    Distribution of course hours 180
15.    Forms of teaching 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching 45
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 30
16.    Other course activities 16.1. Projects, seminar papers 30
16.2. Individual tasks 30
16.3. Homework and self-learning 45
17.    Grading 17.1. Exams 35
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 10
17.3. Activity and participation 5
17.4. Final exam 50
18.    Grading criteria (points) up to 49 points     5 (five) (F)
from 50 to 59 points     6 (six) (E)
from 60 to 69 points     7 (seven) (D)
from 70 to 79 points     8 (eight) (C)
from 80 to 89 points     9 (nine) (B)
from 90 to 100 points   10 (ten) (A)
19.    Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Workout if the specific seminar work.
20.  Forms of assessment Through two partial written exams (duration of 2 hours each) or a final written exam on the whole teaching material (duration 2 hours). The student should prepare a seminar paper and submit it by the end of the semester. The points from the partial exams/final exam and the prepared seminar paper are included in the final grade.
It is not allowed to use books, scripts, manuscripts or notes of any kind, mobile phone, tablet or any other electronic device during the exam
21.  Language Macedonian and English
22.    Method of monitoring of teaching quality Student’s audit ans selfevaluation.
23.    Literature
23.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 V. Fustik Small Hydro Power Plants FEIT 2006
2 Thematic Network on Small hydropower -TNSHP Guide on How to Develop a Small Hydropower Plant, Part 1 and 2 European Small Hydropower Association  – ESHA (Belgium) 2004
23.2. Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Godfrey Boyle  Renewable Energy  Oxford  2004
2  Nick Jenkins et al.  Embeded Generation  IEE  2000
3  J.-M. Chapallaz &  P. Eichenberger

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