PgDip Engineering – Smart Grid Technology
The Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering (Smart Grid Technology) at Stellenbosch University offers an introduction to the key concepts of the Smart Grid, including information and communication technologies and their application and integration.
Duration
1 year (Full-Time)
2 years (Part-Time)
Starting Date
February
Tuition Fee
79,375 – 113,750 ZAR
Location
Stellenbosch, South Africa
About the programme
The Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering (Smart Grid Technology) at Stellenbosch University covers an overview of electric power system (what is changing and accompanying opportunities and challenges) and introduction to the concept of the smart grid.
Topics covered include:
- Inverter technology (configurations, properties application consideration, grid influences)
- Introduction to generation, demand, storage and metering technologies and their integration on the future grid
- Application of distributed topologies (e.g. microgrids, virtual power plants, smart inverters)
- Extracting value from the smart grid
- Overview of information and communication technologies and topologies
- Active network management concepts / network visibility and wind / PV plant / DG control
- Substation automation and related IT technologies
- Fundamentals of cyber security within the electrical power system
Courses Included:
- Smart Grid Technology
- Electric Power System
- Information and Communication technologies
- Electrical Engineering