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PHOTOVOLTAIC BUILDING INTEGRATION AND MANAGEMENT

International Teaching PHOTOVOLTAIC BUILDING INTEGRATION AND MANAGEMENT

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DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
EQF7
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FOR DIGITAL ENERGY
2024/2025

YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2023
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
432LESSONS
216EXERCISES
GIOVANNI SPAGNUOLO T Curriculum
GIOVANNI PETRONE Curriculum
Objectives
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
THE COURSE AIMS TO PRESENT THE PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE INTEGRATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS, DEALING WITH ASPECTS RELATING TO THE TECHNOLOGIES USED, THE INTEGRATION WITH THE ELECTRICITY GRID, THE INTERACTION WITH THE LOADS AND WITH A STORAGE DEVICE, THE POWER MANAGEMENT.
THE REGULATORY, INCENTIVE AND EUROPEAN COMMUNITY POLICY CONTEXT FOR ACCELERATING THE ENERGY TRANSITION IS INITIALLY DESCRIBED. THE MOST CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES ADOPTED FOR INTEGRATION INTO BUILDINGS ARE THEN ILLUSTRATED, FOR WHICH THE OPERATING PRINCIPLE AND SOME BEHAVIORAL MODELS ARE DISCUSSED.
SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MORE SPECIFIC ASPECTS RELATING TO ENERGY MANAGEMENT ARE DISCUSSED, IN PARTICULAR CONSIDERING THE VARIABILITY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY PRODUCTION, THE PRESENCE OF A STORAGE SYSTEM, THE LOAD PROFILE, THE EXCHANGE OF ENERGY WITH THE GRID. THE CONCEPT OF ENERGY COMMUNITY IS DISCUSSED.
SEMINARS WILL ALSO BE HELD BY REPRESENTATIVES OF INDUSTRIES OPERATING IN THE SECTOR.
THE PROJECT ACTIVITY WILL HAVE AS ITS OBJECTIVE THE APPLICATION OF ALGORITHMS FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT, FOR PREDICTING THE ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY OF INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS AND FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY.


KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
• KNOWLEDGE OF THE TECHNOLOGIES AND PRINCIPLES THAT UNDERLIE THE FUNCTIONING OF MODERN INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS, WHICH INCLUDE ALSO ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
• KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN TECHNICAL-ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY THAT FAVOR INTEGRATION IN A BUILDING AND IN AN INTELLIGENT ELECTRICITY GRID
• KNOWLEDGE OF ALGORITHMS FOR MANAGING ELECTRICITY FLOWS IN A BUILDING INTEGRATED SMART GRID AND IN AN ENERGY COMMUNITY

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
• TO BE ABLE TO USE MODELS, BOTH CIRCUIT BASED AND BEHAVIORAL, TO DESCRIBE THE ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY OF SYSTEMS EXPLOITING RENEWABLE ENERGIES, EVEN BY USING METEOROLOGICAL DATA AND HISTORICAL DATA, BY ACCOUNTING FOR THE EFFECT THAT ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATING CONDITIONS AND THE GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF THE SOURCE HAVE ON VOLTAGE, CURRENT AND POWER SUPPLIED BY THE GENERATOR.
• TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE STATE OF CHARGE AND STORED ENERGY, THE STATE OF HEALTH AND THE CHARGE-DISCHARGE CYCLES.
• KNOWING HOW TO EVALUATE THE OPERATING CONDITIONS THAT GUARANTEE THE ABILITY TO POWER THE LOADS, ENSURING THE LOWEST ENERGY EXCHANGE WITH THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, OR THE LOWEST PLANT COST OR THE LOWEST OPERATING COST.
• KNOWING HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY EXCHANGES BETWEEN SOURCES AND LOAD, AND COORDINATE THE OPERATION OF USERS, CONNECTED TO BOTH A TRADITIONAL AND INTELLIGENT ELECTRICITY GRID, IN RESPONSE TO THE TREND IN THE PRICE OF ENERGY AND THE FORECAST OF THE ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY OF RENEWABLE SOURCES.
Prerequisites
THE STUDENT NEEDS A PRELIMINARY KNOWLEDGE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS, ON POWER ELECTRONICS, ON STORAGE SYSTEMS AND ON SMART GRIDS.
Contents
DIDACTIC UNIT 1: EUROPEAN AND NATIONAL REGULATIONS
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 8/0/0)
- 1 (2 HOURS LECTURE): EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION
- 2 (2 HOURS LECTURE): EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES ON INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS
- 3 (2 HOURS LECTURE): ITALIAN REGULATIONS ON ENERGY TRANSITION
- 4 (2 HOURS LECTURE): ITALIAN REGULATIONS ON INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO KNOW EUROPEAN AND ITALIAN DIRECTIVES AND REGULATIONS
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO BE ABLE TO APPLY EUROPEAN AND ITALIAN REGULATIONS ON INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS

DIDACTIC UNIT 2: PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATORS
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 6/2/0)
- 1 (2 HOURS LECTURE): TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS INTO BUILDINGS
- 2 (2 HOURS LECTURE): MODELS AND SIMULATORS TO EVALUATE THE ENERGY PRODUCTION OF THE BUILDING INTEGRATED GENERATOR AS A FUNCTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES
- 3 (2 HOURS LECTURE): MAXIMIZATION OF THE ENERGY PRODUCTION UNDER PARTIAL SHADOWING
- 4 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): ANALYSIS OF A CASE STUDY
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: PRODUCTION FROM INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS AND MODELS ALLOWING ITS SIMULATION
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO BE ABLE TO WRITE ALGORITHMS ALLOWING TO SIMULATE THE POWER PRODUCTION FROM INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATORS

DIDACTIC UNIT 3: BATTERIES AND ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 6/2/0)
- 1 (2 HOURS LECTURE): RESIDENTIAL STORAGE SYSTEMS AND THEIR CAPACITY
- 2 (2 HOURS LECTURE): INTEGRATION OF DIFFERENT STORAGE SYSTEMS IN BUILDING APPLICATIONS
- 3 (2 HOURS LECTURE): CIRCUIT MODEL AND SIMULATION OF A STORAGE SYSTEM
- 4 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): ANALYSIS OF A CASE STUDY
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: CONCEPTS ABOUT ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS INTEGRATED IN BUILDINGS AND MODELS ALLOWING THEIR SIMULATION IN THE FRAME OF A MORE COMPLEX SYSTEM
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO BE ABLE TO WRITE ALGORITHMS FOR SIMULATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS

DIDACTIC UNIT 4: THE ELECTRICAL GRID OF A BUILDING
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 6/2/0)
- 1 (2 HOURS LECTURE): CIRCUITS ALLOWING THE GRID INTERCONNECTION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATORS, STORAGE UNITS, VARIABLE LOADS AND VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
- 2 (2 HOURS LECTURE): LOAD VARIATIONS AND DEMAND SIDE OPTIMIZATION
- 3 (2 HOURS LECTURE): ENERGY COMMUNITIES
- 4 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): ANALYSIS OF A CASE STUDY
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: SIMULATION OF ENERGY FLUXES IN THE BUILDING GRID
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO BE ABLE TO FORMALIZE THE MODELS OF ENERGY INTERACTIONS IN THE INTEGRATED GRID

DIDACTIC UNIT 5: ANALYSIS OF THE BUILDING INTEGRATED GRID OPERATION
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 0/8/0)
- 1 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): MODELING THE ENERGY FLUXES
- 2 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): OPERATING CONSTRAINTS AFFECTING THE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS
- 3 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): INTERMITTENT ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS
- 4 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): ELECTRICAL ENERGY COSTS
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: CONCEPTS ABOUT THE SIMULATION OF ENERGY FLUXES IN THE GRID
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO BE ABLE TO WRITE SIMULATION ALGORITHMS OF THE ENERGY FLUXES IN AN ELECTRICAL GRID BY KEEPING INTO ACCOUNT THE TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM

DIDACTIC UNIT 6: ENERGY FLUXES OPTIMIZATION IN THE GRID
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 0/8/0)
- 1 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): EXAMPLE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION FORECASTING
- 2 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): EXAMPLE OF A MICRO GRID OPERATING IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISTRIBUTION GRID
- 3 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): EXAMPLE OF A MICRO GRID OPERATING IN ISLANDING
- 4 (2 HOURS PRACTICE): EXAMPLES IN REAL CONTEXTS, INCLUDING ENERGY COMMUNITIES
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: BASIC CONCEPTS ABOUT THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION IN THE GRID OF THE BUILDING
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO BE ABLE TO APPLY SIMPLE OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS TO THE GRID MODELS DEVELOPED BEFORE

TOTAL LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 26/22/0
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES 48 HOURS OF IN PERSON LECTURES, OF WHICH 26 HOURS DEDICATED TO THEORETICAL LECTURES AND 22 HOURS DEDICATED TO EXERCISES, ALSO SOLVED BY USING A COMPUTER.
Verification of learning
THE FINAL EXAM HAS A DURATION OF ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE STUDENT HAS TO PRODUCE A 20 MINUTES PRESENTATION, FOLLOWED BY A 10 MINUTES DISCUSSION, CONCERNING THE SOLUTION OF THE ENGINEERING PROBLEM THAT THE PROFESSOR ASSIGNED TO HIM/HER DURING THE LECTURES AND THE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.
THE EXAM ALLOWS TO VERIFY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, ABILITY OF APPLYING THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, PRESENTATION AND COMMUNICATION ABILITIES, CAPACITY OF ELABORATING NEW SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS BY USING SYSTEMS, CONTROL METHODS AND ALGORITHMS STUDIED DURING THE COURSE. THE ABILITY OF PRESENTING RESULTS IS ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE FINAL EVALUATION.
THE FINAL MARK IS BETWEEN 18 AND 30 CUM LAUDE.

THE MINIMUM (18) IS ASSIGNED TO THE STUDENT SHOWING A WEAK ABILITY OF APPLYING METHODS AND A LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROPERTIES OF THE SYSTEMS PRESENTED IN THE COURSE.
THE MAXIMUM (30) IS GIVEN TO THE STUDENT SHOWING AN IN DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE TOPICS TREATED IN THE COURSE AND WHEN HE/SHE IS ABLE TO APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE EFFECTIVELY AND ACCURATELY SUPPORTING THE CHOICES DONE.
THE LAUDE IS GIVEN WHEN THE CANDIDATE SHOWS EXTRAORDINARY KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS TREATED IN THE COURSE, FULL OF DETAILS, AND HE/SHE IS ABLE TO ELABORATE IDEAS AND PUT TOGETHER THE CONCEPTS IN CONTEXTS THAT ARE EVEN DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ONES DESCRIBED IN THE COURSE.
Texts
URSULA EICKER, SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR BUILDINGS, WILEY

N.FEMIA, G.PETRONE, G. SPAGNUOLO, M.VITELLI: "POWER ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR MAXIMUM ENERGY HARVESTING IN PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS", CRC PRESS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS, DICEMBRE 2012

G. PETRONE, C.A. RAMOS PAJA, G. SPAGNUOLO: PHOTOVOLTAIC SOURCES MODELING, 1ST EDITION, IEEE WILEY, 2017.

SUPPLEMENTARY TEACHING MATERIAL WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE UNIVERSITY E-LEARNING PLATFORM (HTTP://ELEARNING.UNISA.IT) ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS USING THEIR OWN UNIVERSITY CREDENTIALS.
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THE COURSE IS HELD IN ENGLISH.
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