3. Current Problems of Technical Sciences

Module Name:

Module 3: Current Problems of Technical Sciences

Code

M3EPE(Ma)

Module Elements:

Compulsory subjects

Scientific and Technical Problems of Electrical Power Engineering

Current State of Electrical Power Engineering

Semester Number:

1,2

Person responsible for the module

N.V. Zykova

Lecturer:

Scientific and Technical Problems of Electrical Power Engineering – N.V. Zykova

Current State of Electrical Power Engineering - S.I. Latypov

Language:

Russian, Kazakh

Curriculum relation:

Electrical Power Engineering (Ma)

Type of teaching  / number of hours per week and per semester :

1 semester: hours per week – 6 (lectures -1; workshops -1; independent work -4);

hours per semester – 90.

1 semester: hours per week – 10 (lectures -2; workshops -2; independent work -6);

hours per semester – 150.

Workload:

Teaching Load: 90 hours

Extracurricular Classes: 150 hours

Total:240 hours

Credit Points:

8 ECTS

Conditions for Examinations:

For admission to the exam, the student must score at least 50 points out of 100 available for each subject of the module

Recommended Conditions:

The module is based on the knowledge gained in the course of undergraduate study modules: Power Systems and Networks, Electric Power Plants and Substations.

Expected Learning Outcomes:

Know: main problems of electric power engineering and ways to solve them; a list of issues related to the effectiveness of electrical complexes and systems; trends in the use of world energy resources and existing energy saving programmes.

Be able to: conduct research and make practical calculations related to the reduction of power losses in power supply systems; assess various indicators of voltage quality and their impact on the operation of electrical devices.

Possess the skills: identify ways to improve the efficiency of electric power systems.

Intendend use/applicability

Module: Optimization and Control in Electric Power Systems 

Content:

Scientific and Technical Problems of Electrical Power Engineering

General problems of energetics. Power and environment. Environmental problems of thermal power. Environmental problems of hydropower. Nuclear energy. Some ways to solve the problems of traditional energy. Use of renewable power resources. Power saving - a new power source. Energy-ecological problems of the Central Asian region. Hydrogen energy. The problem of modernization of the power industry in Kazakhstan. Problems of power transmission over long distances. Problems of implementation of microprocessor systems of relay protection. Solar energy. Power quality in power supply systems. Frequency and voltage deviation

Current State of Electrical Power Engineering

Examination Form, module mark:

Scientific and Technical Problems of Electrical Power 

Engineering - Computer-based testing

Current State of Electrical Power Engineering - written examination

Technical/Multimedia Facilities:

Multimedia projector, interactive whiteboard, computers

Study Materials:

1. Y. P. Volkov, V. A. Barinov, A. S. Manevich. Problems and Prospects of Electric Power Engineering Development. – M: Energoatomizdat, 2010.

2. A. V. Bolotov, G. A. Shepel in Electrotechnological Equipment. – M: VSH, 2010.

3. D. Dukenbayev. Power Engineering of Kazakhstan. Moving to Market. - Almaty.; Gylym, 2009.

4. Power Sources. Facts, Problems, Solutions. – M: Nauka i tekhnika, 2007.

5. K. Dukenbayev. Power Industry of Kazakhstan. Conditions and Mechanisms of its Sustainable Development. Almaty: Gylym, 2002

6. A.V. Lykin. Power Networks and Systems. – M.: Logos, 2007.

Date of last amendment

20.01.2023