Regulation and Automation of Power Systems (FSI-LRE)

Academic year 2018/2019
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Zdeněk Němec, CSc.  
Supervising institute: ÚAI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
Course objective: To acquaint students with automation power systems, functions and solutions of control circuits and equipments of automatic control.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Knowledge of automation problems of power plants, control loops structures and instrument components for automation.
Prerequisites:
Students are expected to have knowledge of automatic control.
Course contents:
The course is intended to explain the following topics: attributes of current automation, branched control loops, models of heat power plant technology, regulation circuits of boilers, steam turbines, electric distribution systems, regulation of nuclear reactors and equipments used for automatic control.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Course-unit credit requirements: participation in seminars.
Examination requirements: the basic part is written and covers 12 answers related to the topics of the course.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance at lectures is recommended, attendance at seminars is required. It is at the teacher’s discretion to decide how to make up for missed seminars.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
    Computer-assisted exercise  13 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture 1.Introduction, basic terms, history, attribute of present automation
2.Control circuits, multiloop control circuits, components of control circuits
3.Thermal power plant unit, models of subsystems
4.Steam boiler regulation, main control loops
5.Nuclear reactor regulation, reactor kinetics, reactor as a controlled system, main control loops, methods of nuclear power plant control
6.Steam turbine regulation, requirements according to turbine types
7.Control of electricity supply system, primary and secondary regulation
8.Automatic control equipments, sensors, data bus, compact governors, programmable logic controllers
9.Large control systems.
    Computer-assisted exercise Computer laboratory: -Mathematical models of thermal and water power plant and subsystems – computer simulation of control procedures, defectives states, control tuning.
Control technology laboratory: - demonstration of sensors, analog and digital controllers, actuators – demonstration of programmable logic controllers, - demonstration of .regulated drive.
Literature - fundamental:
1. Němec, Z.: Regulace a automatizace energetických zařízení. Studijní opora pro magisterské studium. VUT v Brně, FSI, ÚAI, 2012. Dostupné z
Literature - recommended:
1. Ibler,Z. a kol.: Technický průvodce energetika. Praha, BEN, 2002.
2. Balátě,J.: Automatické řízení. Praha, BEN, 2003.
3. Kolcun, M; Griger, V. Riadenie prevádzky elektrizačních sústav. Mercury-Smékal, 2003. ISBN 80-89061-76-1, 288 s.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
M2I-P full-time study M-ENI Power Engineering -- Cr,Ex 4 Compulsory 2 2 S
B3S-P full-time study B-AIŘ Applied Computer Science and Control -- Cr 0 Elective (voluntary) 1 2 S