Course detail
Electrical Power Production and Distribution
FEKT-BPC-VDEAcad. year: 2025/2026
Basic principles of electrical power generation. Principles and technology of common types of electrical power plants. Transmission and distribution networks. Issues of electrical power distribution.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Student will work on individual project (30 p.) during semester and two control tests (2 x 10 p.) Individual project submission is mandatory. Min. 25 p. has to be achieved during semester.
Final exam is in written form (50 p.)
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the guarantor of the course and updated for every academic year.
Aims
The students get the basic facts about electrical power generation and distribution.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
BLAŽEK, V., SKALA, P. Electrical Power Distribution. 2006. (EN)
DOLEŽAL, J. Jaderné a klasické elektrárny. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04936-5. (CS)
IBLER, Z. Technický průvodce energetika. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2003. ISBN 80-7300-026-1. (CS)
KALTSCHMITT, M et al. Renewable energy systems. Volume 1. New York: Springer, 2013, xxvi, 664 ss. ISBN 978-1-4614-5819-7. (CS)
LAMARSH, J.R., BARATTA J. A. Introduction to nuclear engineering. Third edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2014, ii, 739 s.. ISBN 978-1-292-02581-0. (CS)
MASTNÝ, P. Obnovitelné zdroje elektrické energie. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04937-2. (CS)
MATOUŠEK, A. Výroba elektrické energie. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky, Ústav elektroenergetiky, 2007. ISBN 978-80-214-3317-5. (CS)
MERTLOVÁ, J. et al. Electric power engineering and ecology 1+2. Praha, BEN - Technická literatura, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7300-420-0. (EN)
SAADAT, H. Power system analysis. McGraw-Hill, 1999. ISBN-13 978-0075616344. (EN)
SÖRENSEN, B., Renewable Energy. Fourth edition. Elsevier Ltd., 2011. ISBN: 978-0-12-375025-9. (EN)
TLUSTÝ, J. Monitorování, řízení a chránění elektrizačních soustav. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04940-2. (CS)
TLUSTÝ, J. Návrh a rozvoj elektroenergetických sítí. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04939-6. (CS)
TOMAN, P. Provoz distribučních soustav. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04935-8. (CS)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BPC-APE Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Condensation heat power plants
- Combustion heat power plants
- Combined production of heat and electical energy
- Nuclear power plants
- Hydro power plants
- Photovoltaic power plants
- Wind power plants
- Electrical power networks
- Electrical protections
Seminar
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Condensation heat power plants
- Combustion heat power plants
- Combined production of heat and electical energy
- Nuclear power plants
- Hydro power plants
- Photovoltaic power plants
- Wind power plants
- Electrical power networks
- Electrical protections