Wind Power Transmission and Grid Interconnection. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Restrictions: Students are required to electrical engineering background or related engineering or physical science backgrounds. This course aims to give the students advanced competences for the connection to the onshore power grid and the integration of offshore wind power. It involves offshore grid technology, operation principles, and the control of power converters and grids. It will provide knowledge about the role of wind power in the overall grid operation. The students will learn technical design aspects as well as related current economic conditions, including various regulation aspects of wind power and its influence on overall energy system operation. It will include an introduction of offshore wind power status and trends, electrical design aspects in offshore wind farms, grid connection and integration of offshore wind power, grid codes, dynamic models for offshore wind power plants, converter modelling and converter control.