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TET4185

Power Markets, Resources and Environment

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2020
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Portfolio assessment

About

About the course

Course content

This course covers topics essential for understanding fundamentals and concepts surrounding the power markets. Emphasise is put on the Norwegian/Nordic solution. The course comprises background information about generation planning and trade in an open market. We will discuss a number of topics including microeconomic basics for power markets, system operation, tariffs, congestion management, optimal power flow and nodal pricing, market coupling, capacity markets, ancillary services and balancing power market, grid regulation and consideration for recourses and the environment.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:
After completing the course, the student will be able to recognise, analyse, and assess:
- how deregulated power markets work
- the significance of the different power market mechanisms
- how generation planning is done
- how grid companies and the system operators attend to their responsibilities

Skills:
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
- describe methods to handle transmission congestion in power markets
- perform optimal power flow calculations (find nodal prices)
- do power market analysis by means of available models
- formulate market simulation problems with mathematical expressions

General competence:
After completing the course, the candidate has increased:
- skills in cooperation and interdisciplinary collaboration
- ability to communicate effectively to professionals and non-specialists alike through reports and presentations
- ability to contribute to innovation and innovation processes

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises, and project assignment. The course is given in English.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

The final evaluation will be based on a written examination (counting 85%) and the project assignment(counting 15%) based on % fulfilment. Final grading will be from A to F. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may change from written to oral. In the case that the student receives an F/Fail as a final grade after both ordinary and re-sit exam, then the student must retake the course in its entirety. Submitted work that counts towards the final grade will also have to be retaken.
Permitted examination aids, support material code D: No printed or hand-written support material is allowed. A specific basic calculator is allowed. In addition, calculator Casio fx-991EX is allowed.

Course materials

Textbook and additional material provided during the course. More information is provided at the start of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SIE1065 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Electrical Power Engineering
  • Technological subjects
  • Economics

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Electric Energy

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment
Grade: Passed/Failed

Ordinary examination - Spring 2020

Arbeider
Weighting 15/100
Home exam
Weighting 85/100 Date Release 2020-05-29
Submission 2020-05-29
Time Release 09:00
Submission 13:00
Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment

Re-sit examination - Summer 2020

Arbeider
Weighting 15/100
Home exam
Weighting 85/100 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment