Quality and Markets

Code:

EEC0110

Acronym:

MQUA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Power

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.fe.up.pt/~jsaraiva
Responsible unit:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEEC	98	Syllabus (Transition) since 2010/2011	4	-	6	63	162
		Syllabus	4	-	6	63	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The students should obtain or develop a set of skills and knowledge regarding the electricity sector structured in terms of markets, as well as several aspects related with Quality of Service. We also aim that the students develop autonomous work capabilities, to perform bibliographic research and to prepare and deliver oral presentations.

Program

The program of the discipline includes the following topics:
- Introductory aspects and distinction between operation planning and expansion planning problems;
- Introduction to the electricity markets - pool, bilateral contracts and mixed systems;
- International evolution and European Directives;
- Newtork services - methods to allocate network costs;
- The National Electricity System and introduction to the national tariff system;
- General aspects regarding Quality of Service - Continuity, Commecial Quality and Quality of the Wave;
- Quality of Service regulation in Portugal mainland.

Mandatory literature

João Paulo Tomé Saraiva, José Luis Pinto Pereira da Silva e Maria Teresa Ponce de Leão; Mercados de electricidade. ISBN: 972-752-053-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching is based in three components:
- theoretical classes to present topics related with the program of the discipline acompanied whenever possible with the presentation and discussion of practical situations;
- practical classes that will be mainly used for the students to work on the practical assignment and to clarify doubts regarding this assignment. When necessary part of these classes can be used to highlight concepts of particular topics related with that assignment. At the end of the semester, the students will deliver a written report on the performed work;
- presentation by each gropu of students (maximum duration of 15 min) regarding the results obtained in a bibliographic research on the market structure in force in the electricity sectot of a country or geographical area.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Electrical engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
Test/exam	Exame	2,00		2012-07-27
Preparation of report	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	16,00		2012-06-08
Preparation of oral presentation	Trabalho escrito	16,00		2012-06-08
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Individual study	Estudo autónomo	70	2012-07-27
	Total:	70,00

Eligibility for exams

The components of the avaluation are as follows:
- practical assignment and written report (PA);
- oral presentation with the maximum duration of 15 min on the market structure in force in the electricity sectot of a country or geographical area (ORALP);
- final exam (FE).
Frequency will be attained if the following conditions are obtained simultaneously:
- minimum classification of 8 (out of 20) in FE;
- written report of the practical assignment delivered within the established period;
- oral presentation delivered when schedulled.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification will be obtained as follows:

0,35xPA+0,15xORALP+0,5xFE

where PA, ORALA and FE stand for the marks out of 20 obtained for the Practical Assignment, the Oral Presentation and the Final Exam.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Final exam and written report about the practical assignment. In this case this report will include a chapter on the market structure in force in the electricity sectot of a country or geographical area.

Classification improvement

New exam to improve the classification obtained in the Final Exam.