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Electric Power Generation
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: 8/29/26 - 12/23/26
Electric Power Generation
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Electrical Engineering
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: All first and second year subjects. Among them, Electrical Power Engineering Fundamentals is of utmost importance.
DESCRIPTION
1 Introduction to electric power generation
- Sources of energy
- Energy conversion systems
- Power generation statistics
- Generation-transmission-distribution
- Control and operation of the electric system
2 Electrical energy conversion systems
2.1 Transformers
- Introduction: why Transformers are so important?
- Types and construction of transformers
- The ideal transformer
- The equivalent circuit of a real single-phase transformer
- Transformer taps, voltage regulation and efficiency
- Three-phase transformers
- The per-unit system
2.2 Electric machinery fundamentals
- Introduction
- Basic components
- Understanding magnetic circuits and the rotating machines laws
2.3 Synchronous generator
- Introduction to synchronous machines
- Excitation systems
- Principle of operation of synchronous machines
- Equivalent electric circuit of the non-salient pole synchronous generator
- Generated power
- Capability limits
2.4 Asynchronous generator
- Introduction to asynchronous machines
- Induction generator:
- Equivalent electric circuit
- Power flow model
- Tests to identify the machine parameter values
- Torque-speed characteristic curve
- Starting methods
- Speed regulation
- Doubly fed induction generator:
- Equivalent electric circuit
- Power flow model
- Torque-speed characteristic curve
- Speed regulation
- Sources of energy
- Energy conversion systems
- Power generation statistics
- Generation-transmission-distribution
- Control and operation of the electric system
2 Electrical energy conversion systems
2.1 Transformers
- Introduction: why Transformers are so important?
- Types and construction of transformers
- The ideal transformer
- The equivalent circuit of a real single-phase transformer
- Transformer taps, voltage regulation and efficiency
- Three-phase transformers
- The per-unit system
2.2 Electric machinery fundamentals
- Introduction
- Basic components
- Understanding magnetic circuits and the rotating machines laws
2.3 Synchronous generator
- Introduction to synchronous machines
- Excitation systems
- Principle of operation of synchronous machines
- Equivalent electric circuit of the non-salient pole synchronous generator
- Generated power
- Capability limits
2.4 Asynchronous generator
- Introduction to asynchronous machines
- Induction generator:
- Equivalent electric circuit
- Power flow model
- Tests to identify the machine parameter values
- Torque-speed characteristic curve
- Starting methods
- Speed regulation
- Doubly fed induction generator:
- Equivalent electric circuit
- Power flow model
- Torque-speed characteristic curve
- Speed regulation