Ahead are the competences and learning results of the subjkect (with the reference numbers included in the Verification Report):
Basic Competences:
CB6 Be original in the development and application of ideas, within a research environment.
CB7 Solution of problem in new and unfamiliar multidisciplinary environments, related to its knowledge area.
CB8 Integration of knowledge, facing the complexity of issuing judgments and sentences parting from some information that includes ethic and social liability constraints.
CB9 Ability of communicating justified decisions and conclusions, to specialized and unspecialized listeners.
CB10 Ability of autonomous learning.
Generic Competences:
CG5 Critical analysis of the information coming from the sensing and instrumentation subsystems.
CG7 Practical and experimental verification of monitoring and controlling electrical energy conversion systems, including safety operation of electric systems
CG9 Skills related to teamwork, recognizing different roles within a group and different ways of organizing research teams.
CG10 Ability to manage information: search, analysis and synthesis of the specific technical information.
CG11 Ability to assimilate and communicate information in English concerning technical documents.
CG12 Ability to plan and organize work
CG13 Skills for critical reasoning, making decisions and making judgments based on information that include reflecting on social and ethical responsibilities of professional activity
CG14 Concern for quality and achievement motivation
Specific Competences:
- Understanding of the importance and the area of utilization of electrical power systems for generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy. (CE1)
- Ability to understand the basics of the dynamic modelling of electrical power systems. (CE3)
- Identification of the main characteristics, design strategies and the constructive elements and materials of the Electrical Power Systems. (CE6)
- Understand the importance of control and monitoring systems in electrical power systems. (CE7)
- Analyse the different grid connection strategies from a technical and economic point of view. (CE12)
- Identify the technical-economic legislation and regulations at different levels (local, regional, national, European, etc.) applicable to electrical power systems. (CE13)
- Knowing and analysing the energy structures and technologies that guarantee the supply of the determined demand, analysing future energy needs and possible technological solutions, taking into account criteria of efficiency, security, guarantee of supply and environmental implications. (CE15)
- Identify the agents participating in the electricity and gas market, as well as their operation, taking into account different management methodologies. (CE17)
- Understand the price formation process, understanding the different components of the final price of electricity and tariffs. (CE18)
Learning Results:
RA45: Knowing the construction and design aspects, as well as the principle of operation of the main types of electricity generation plants, both conventional and non-conventional.
RA46: To understand the difference between distributed and centralised generation and to identify the different design criteria for both types of generation systems.
RA47: Knowing the elements involved in the protection of power plants as well as their protection criteria.
RA48: To understand the operation of the different types of power plants.