Installations and Intelligent Buildings

Objectives

The course aims at the development of skills necessary for the design of networks and installations for low voltage use.
At the completion of the course, the student will:
• to design electrical installations for low voltage buildings and other electrical facilities;
• to design intelligent solutions in low voltage buildings;
• to design the protection systems for low voltage systems;
• to define the integration of renewables and storage systems in low voltage electrical grids;
• to evaluate the power efficiency of intelligent installations;
• to implement solutions engaging power efficiency in buildings;
• to analyze the power consumption for low voltage buildings.

Program

1. Electrical installations: characterization and technical rules.
2. Low voltage electrical installations:
a) from the substation to the smart meter
b) types of load and consumption profiles
c) protection systems
3. Electricity consumption: consumption profiles, tariffs and markets.
4. Energy efficiency in buildings: assessment and energy efficiency.
5. Home automation solutions in buildings.
6. Consumption management and monitoring: consumers and prosumers.
7. Energy production for self consumption: conception and legal framework.
8. Integration of renewable energies in low voltage installations.
9. Specific low voltage installations:
a) Electric vehicle chargers
b) Energy storage solutions
10. Energy certification of smart buildings.

Teaching Methodologies

50% continuous evaluation / 50% non-continuous evaluation
Teaching methodologies aim at project-based learning, reinforcing the practical component, active learning, autonomous work and student accountability. The assessment model incorporates elements of continuous assessment in the context of active learning (projects, with a weight of 50%) compatible with the significant reduction of the weight of assessment by exams (50%).

Bibliography

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