Spe - Grid Integration, Univ. of Zaragoza, Spain
The University
The University of Zaragoza has been part of EUREC Master since 2003. With experience in teaching the CORE section and the bioenergy specialisation. 2010 is the first year for the new specialisation on Distributed Generation and Renewable Energies Grid Integration. Although CIRCE has a vast experience in:
- Renewable Energies
- Ecoefficiency and Electric Market
- Thermoelectric generation and zero emission technologies
- Ecodesign and energetic efficiency in buildings
- Hidrogen technologies and batteries
- Analysis and verification of wind farms
Venue: Edificio CIRCE / Campus Río Ebro / Mariano Esquillor Gómez, 15 / 50018 ZARAGOZA (Spain)
Teaching Methods
The modules are: 1- Distributed Generation; 2- Generation and Storing Technologies; 3- Control Techniques and renewable energy integratin systems; 4- Power Grid analysis and studies; 5- Smart Grids; 6- Standards and Electric Markets.
Part of the course will be supported by practical training, combining explained theory with computer simulations with real network devices that exist in the research laboratories of CIRCE. Furthermore conferences of important electric enterprises are planned with visits to some of their installations.
Detailed
syllabus in pdf format
Dossier
Job perspectives
Potential jobs for our students will be in electric distribution facilities, system operators and in renewable energy promoters.
Research Activities
The main research topics in our group of Electrical Power Systems are:- Renewable energies to weak-grids connection: Stability Studies in micro-grids and isolated systems; And steady state and dynamic studies in distributed generation systems.
- Dynamic models optimization characterizing wind generators dynamic behaviour.
- Wind energy AC/DC conversion studies.
- FACTS aplication on distributed systems optimization - Distributed generation protection
- New protection algorithms development and their application to different electric power system configurations
Practical Information
- Accomodation
HALLS OF RESIDENCE
From 275€/month to 535€/month
FLATS AND ROOMS
Youth Housing Service held by the City Council, from 150€/month to 500€/month
http://wzar.unizar.es/servicios/inter/borrar/alojamiento/aloja.html
email: alojami@unizar.es
Tel: +34 976 76 23 18 Fax: +34 976 76 10 03
HOMESHARE WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE
The "Vive y Convive" Programme from Caixa Catalunya http://obrasocial.caixacatalunya.es
email: gesocial@unizar.es
More information about accomodation: http://www.cps.unizar.es/NuevaORI/Ingles/accomodation.php
- International Students
Visit our International Students website: http://www.cps.unizar.es/NuevaORI/Ingles/incomingStudents.php.
We hope these pages make it easy to find your way out among us. Practical issues such as health care, accommodation, courses on Spanish as a foreign language, … are described for you to have, before arrival, a first contact with your daily life as an International student
CPS International relations office
Postal address: Edif.Torres Quevedo C/ Maria de Luna 3, 50018 Zaragoza- Spain
Phone & Fax: +34-976-762233
email:cpsri@unizar.es
Visiting hours: from Monday to Friday from 12.00 to 14.00
Torres Quevedo Building – Ground floor - Office 1
- Contact details
Dr Miguel García-Gracia
Ms Laura Giménez
email: regrid@unizar.es
Address of the University:
Fundación CIRCE
Edificio CIRCE - Campus Río Ebro C/ Mariano Esquillor Gómez, 15
50018 Zaragoza
Tel +34 976761863
Fax+34 976732078
http://www.unizar.es/
