autumn 2025
ELE-3601 Renewable Energy - Generation and Conversion - 5 ECTS
Admission requirements
A relevant undergraduate Bachelor degree in Engineering program in power electronics and electrical machines. Basic knowledge in power systems is also an advantage.
In addition, the following requirements must be met:
- minimum 25 credits in mathematics (equivalent to Mathematical Methods 1, 2 og 3), 5 credits in statistics and 7,5 ects i physics on a higher level is required.
Application Code: 9371
Suggested Prerequisite(s) General qualification of electrical engineering expertise at bachelor level
Course content
Wind power and turbine technology, general wind turbine construction, characteristics and components, grid integration of wind energy, wind speed measurements and resource mapping, power system stability with large-scale wind power penetration, interaction between wind power and other energy resources, offshore wind power, physical basis of solar cells and solar energy, solar energy applications in the power system, hydro power and hydro power technologies, small-scale hydro power, physical basis and application of salinity power, tidal power and wave energy, energy systems design with different forms of energy. Overview of different energy storage technologies. Technology, economy and environment, system design, system integration, combination of different forms of energy.Objectives of the course
After completion of the course, the candidate should have the following learning outcome:
Knowledge:
- How to plan, design and construct renewable energy plants.
- Understanding the different energy carriers technical and economic characteristics.
- Understand how the interaction between different energy carriers can be utilized to obtain an optimal energy system.
- Understand grid integration issues.
Skills:
- Explain the characteristics of renewable energy sources.
- Know the consenting process.
- Be able to make simple calculations, and analyses.
- Do system assessments for integration of renewable energy sources.
General competence:
- Understand the similarities and differences between renewable energy sources.
- Understand the planning and design processes.
- Understand grid integration issues and grid code requirements.
- Understand how to assess the technical, economic and environmental issues.
Information to incoming exchange students
This course is open for inbound exchange student who meets the admission requirements. Please see the Admission requirements "section".
Master Level
Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: https://en.uit.no/education/art?p_document_id=510412.
Schedule
Examination
| Examination: | Duration: | Grade scale: |
|---|---|---|
| School exam | 3 Hours | A–E, fail F |
Coursework requirements:To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements: |
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| Exercises | Approved – not approved | |
- About the course
- Campus: Narvik |
- ECTS: 5
- Course code: ELE-3601
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for elektroteknologi
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