CONVERSION AND GENERATION FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES

Module 1.

Energy mix, renewable energy and CO2 emission.
The main renewable electric energy sources: PV, wind energy, hydroelectric energy.
Micro-cogeneration and CCHP.
Electric Power distribution and Electric energy storage systems.
Grid connected systems and smart grids.

Module 2.

Monophase and threephase transformer
Electric-mechanical energy conversion
DC and AC electric machines.

Module 3.

1) High-power semiconductor switches.
Pin diodes. Power BJTs. Power MOSFETs. IGBTs.
2) High power converters; AC/DC.
Single-phase and three-phase bridge rectifiers.
3) High power converters; DC/DC.
Buck, boost, buck-bust, H-bridge regulators.
4) High power converters; DC/AC.
4) Single-phase and three-phase full-bridge inverters.