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Basics of electrical energy engineering (5 cr)

Code: 5100BI03-3008

General information


Enrollment

14.12.2024 - 12.01.2025

Timing

13.01.2025 - 25.05.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology

Teachers

  • Osmo Huhtala

Groups

  • PENERS24

Objective

The target of the study course is to familiarize the student to principles and applications in electric and technology.
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Content

- fundamentals of electrical technology
- structure of electric network, three-phase systems
- electrical machines
- electrical installations and safety regulations
- general applications of semiconductors

Materials

Material published in Itslearning.
Textbook: Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi: Electric Energy, An Introduction. CRC Press.

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercises
Group work
Software simulations
Laboratory exercises

Exam schedules

Will be informed in the opening lecture and in Itslearning.
Exam included in Peppi calendar.

Content scheduling

Course will be taken in March-April
Contents:
- role of electrical energy
- power system
- electricity generation, power plants,, environmental impact of power plants
- three phase system
- transformers
- electric machines
- converters

Further information

Itslearning

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Final exam (50 %). Exercises returned during the course (50 %).
Will be informed in the opening lecture and in Itslearning.