Energy Auditing and Economics; Electricity Tariff Types, Energy Economics; Reactive Power Management; Energy Conservation in Lighting and Electric Drives; Peak Demand Controls, Energy Management Opportunities with Electric Drives and Electric Heating; Computer Aided Energy Management; Energy Management System for Smart Grids. Sustainable Development: Economic Dimensions and Environmental dimension; Framework for Sustainability; Technology and Sustainable Development; Power System Economics; Economic Dispatch and Optimization; Transmission Networks and Electricity Markets; Investing in Generation and Transmission; New opportunities of the energy management field; Market Models; Financial Transmission Rights; Feasibility Studies.

Information Theory and Basic Techniques Pertaining to Common Information Sources and Communication Channels; Methods of Designing Practical Error-Correcting Code Using Probabilistic Inference; Definition and Proof of the Security Used in Present-Day Encryption Technology; Advanced Communication Network Control Technology; Mobile Communications Technology; Data Communications and Signal Processing; Information and Communication Technology; Characteristics of Communication Networks; Theoretical Basis for Data Communication, Direct Link Networks; Wireless LAN; SCADA Networks; Remote Terminal Units (RTU); Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED); Industrial Communication Network Technologies; Wired and Wireless Methods and Fiber Optics; Open Standard Communication Protocols.

Power System Concepts; Loads and Energy Forecasting Analysis - Analysis of Time Series; Planning, Design and Operation Methodology; Distribution Load Flow; load forecasting; Optimal Location of Substation; Optimization of Distribution Systems; Optimum Phase Sequence; Distribution Automation; Power System Reliability; Consumer Services; Energy Metering – Tariffs; Deregulated Systems; Static VAR System; Loss Reduction and Voltage Improvement.

This course mainly focuses on background and fundamental building blocks of smart grid with stringent emphasis on practical applications in the existing power system network. This course provides overview of smart grid and its potential in different types of power sectors such as power generation, transmission and distribution in Metro, Urban/Semi urban and remote locations. This also emphasizes on renewable energy source integration in present grids as well as in micro and nano grids as part of the course and explores its issues in operation, analysis, management, control, protection and monitoring. In addition to it, this further provides detailed utility level analysis in terms of energy management, network analysis and operation of renewable based smart grids.

Principles of Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation; Operation of Distributed Energy Resources (DER): Photovoltaics, Wind, Fuel Cells, Hydro Power, Biomass; Geothermal, etc.; Hybrid Power Generation Technology; Distributed Generation Control; Economics of DER; Grid Interface and Synchronization; Control Methods and Applications; Control of DG Inverters; Current Control and DC Voltage Control for Standalone and Grid Parallel Operations; Protection of the Converter; Control of Grid Interactive Power Converters; Energy storage systems.

Intelligent Building Characteristics; Building Automation Systems & Controls; Modern Intelligent Vertical Transportation Systems; Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in smart building technologies; Mobile Applications in Smart Building Technologies; Building Management System (BMS); Structured Cabling Systems; Integrating the Technologies and Systems; Physical Design of IOT; Logical Design of IOT; IOT Enabling Technologies; IOT Levels; IOT Physical Devices & Endpoints; Integrating Internet with Smart Building Technologies.

Introduction to Electric Vehicles; Conventional Vehicles; Hybrid Electric Drivetrains; Electric Propulsion Unit; Configuration and Control of DC Motor Drives; Induction Motor Drives; Permanent Magnet Motor Drives; Switched Reluctance Motor; Energy Storage Requirements in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles; Sizing the Drive System; Design of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle; Energy Management Strategies, Integration of Electric Vehicles into Smart Grid

Data Acquisition Systems(DAS): Objectives, General configurations, Transducers, Signal Conditioning, Instrumentation Amplifiers; Noise Reduction Techniques in Signal Conditioning; Nyquist’s Sampling Theorem; Classification and Types of Filters: Design of Filters and their Application in DAS; Analog-to-Digital Converters(ADC); Multiplexers and De-Multiplexers; Digital-to-Analog Conversion(DAC); Data Transmission Systems; Modulation Techniques and Systems; Telemetry Systems; Study of a Representative DAS Board; Interfacing Issues with DAS Boards; Software Drivers, Virtual Instruments, Modular Programming Techniques; Bus Standard for Communication between Instruments; Software Design Strategies for DAS; Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI); Communication Technologies for AMI; AMI Data Analysis/Analytics

Storing, Managing, and Processing Data at Scale; Software Frameworks for Distributed Storage and Processing of Very Large Data Sets; Distributed Parallel Processing Paradigm (Map Reduce Framework); NoSQL Concept, and the Real Time Data Processing; NoSQL Databases; Column-Family NoSQL; Key-Value NoSQL; Graph Database; Document-based NoSQL. They all share the flexibility in use and the ability to handle data at scale and to run on cluster of cheap machines

Introduction to SCADA Systems; Fundamental Principle of Modern SCADA Systems; Monitoring and Supervisory Functions; Real Time Systems; Supervisory Control; Direct Digital Control; Application Area of SCADA system; SCADA System Components; Remote Terminal Unit-(RTU); Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED); Programmable Logic Controller (PLC); Communication Network; SCADA Server; SCADA/HMI Systems; SCADA Architecture: Various SCADA Architectures; SCADA Communication: Various Industrial Communication; Open Standard Communication Protocols; Operation and Control of Interconnected Power System; Automatic Substation Control; Distributed Control; PC Based Automation; Distribution Automation System; SCADA Configuration; Energy Management System; System Operating States; Comparison of Performance Different Types of Control with Examples on Software Packages; Case Studies; Simulation Exercises.

This course focuses on the following: A Review for (Power System Analysis; Admittance Model of Power System Elements; Power Flow Analysis; Programming Consideration for Large Systems (Simulation Techniques); AC-DC Power Flow); Fault Analysis of power systems; control, diagnostics and protection of power systems; Structure of Palestinian Power System; Palestinian Electricity Grid Code; Optimum Load and Economic Dispatch; Power Generation Coordination, Scheduling and Control; Voltage control in power systems; MVAR Control; Power Interchange Between Grids; Energy Banking-Power Pools; Power System Security.

Introduction to Research Methodology; Types of Research; Ethical Issues; Copy Right; Royalty; Intellectual Property Rights and Patent Law; Copy Left; Open Access Analysis of Sample Research Papers to Understand Various Aspects of Research Methodology: Defining and Formulating the Research Problem; Literature Review; Development of Working Hypothesis; Research Design and Methods; Data Collection and Analysis; Technical Writing; Project Work on a Simple Research problem.

Power Quality Issues in Distribution Systems; Need for Power Quality Monitoring; IEEE Guides; Standards and Recommended Practices; Power Quality Conditioners for Smart Grid; Modeling of Networks and Components under Non-Sinusoidal Conditions; Harmonic Analysis; Effects of Power System Harmonics on Power System Equipment and Loads; Harmonic Elimination Techniques; Power Quality Management in Smart Grids; Electromagnetic Interference; Transients in Power Systems; Protection Against Transients; Voltage Stability Analysis; Web based Power Quality monitoring..

Energy Storage Techniques; Role of Energy Storage Systems; Energy Storage Classification; Electrical. Efficiency of Energy Storage Systems; Lead Acid Batteries; Lithium Batteries; Chemical Energy Storage Systems; Hydrogen Fuel Cell; Thermal Energy Storage Systems; Combined Heat and Power and Thermal Energy Storage; Mechanical Storage Systems; Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS); Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES); Flywheel Energy Storage (FES); Hydrogen (H2); Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG); Economics of Energy Storage; Energy storage in Micro Grids and Smart grids; Energy Management with Storage Systems; Simulation of Energy Storage systems and its Management; Smart Park; Electric Vehicle Charging Facility.

Introduction to Complex Decision Problems; Mathematical Programming; Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis and Multi-Attribute Utility Theory; Theory of Decision under Uncertainty; Game Theory and Group Decision-making; Theoretical foundations of discrete mathematics and algorithms; Mathematical tools for combinatorial optimization; Concepts of optimization; Classical Optimization Techniques; Unconstrained and Constrained Optimization; Dynamic programming. Application of Soft Computing Techniques in Physical Systems; Optimization Techniques; Learning Process and ANN Models; Fuzzy Set Operations and Control Systems; Genetic Algorithm; Other Optimization Techniques; Case Studies on Using Optimization Techniques in Engineering Problems.

D.C. Chopper Circuits; Line Frequency Diode Rectifiers; Three Phase Half Wave Rectifier with Resistive Load; Three phase full wave rectifier; Line Frequency Phase-Controlled Rectifiers and Inverters; Single Phase Input Line Current Harmonics and Power Factor; Inverter Mode of Operation; Three Phase Half Wave Controlled Rectifier with RL Load; Half Controlled Bridge with RL Load; Fully Controlled Bridge with RL Load; Input Side Current Harmonics and Power Factor; Dual Converters Switch-Mode dc-ac Inverters; Single Phase Inverters; PWM Principles; Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation in Single Phase Inverters; Three Phase Inverters; Three Phase Square Wave /Stepped Wave Inverters; Three Phase SPWM Inverters Output Filters; DC Side Current Converters for Static Compensation; Standard Modulation Strategies; Multi-Level Inverters; Space Vector Modulation; Current Regulated Inverter

Power System and Power System Protection Calculations; Symmetrical Component Methods; Use of Software Programs For Fault Calculations; Protection Technologies; Instrument Transformers; Circuit Breakers; Protection of Power Transformers; Protection of Power Systems with High Degree of Renewable Energy Sources; Directional relays; Distance relays; Differential Relay; Protection of HVDC Networks; Protection of Power Cables and Lines; Protection of Substations; Protection of Motors; Protection of Generators; Frequency and Voltage Protection; Special Protection Functions; Testing of Power System Protections; Trends in Power System Protection; Protective Relaying; Static and Digital Relays; Failure Investigations; Protection Issues for Micro-Grids; Digital Protection of Smart Grid Systems;