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Energy economy (5 cr)

Code: ST00BI00-3005

General information


Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

04.08.2022 - 28.11.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Electrical Engineering, Building Services and Material Technology

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Electrical and Automation Engineering

Teachers

  • Juha Korpijärvi

Teacher in charge

Juha Korpijärvi

Groups

  • STMI19SPA
    Electrical and Automation Engineering, full-time studies
  • STMI19SPB
    Electrical and Automation Engineering, full-time studies

Objective

You show familiarity with the investment calculation methods, in particular, by applying the methods of technical energy investments.

Content

How do the methods of net present value, annual cost, internal rate of return and payback period work?
What are different options for power production?
How to find transmission and transformation losses?
What benefits does compensation provide?

Materials

Study material is published on the Learn platform

Teaching methods

Completion is possible as an individual implementation so that the specified assignments are returned individually to the course teacher

Employer connections

No

Exam schedules

No examination

Student workload

16 exercises, each lasting about four hours, for a total of 64 hours, in addition to which there will be about 76 hours of independent familiarization with the topic.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

Electricity plant technology