South Valley University (SVU)

“Energy Education & Research at the University of South Valley”

NSF-Sponsored WorkshopElectrical Energy Education & Research

Dr. Mohamed Orabi

APEARC DirectorSouth Valley University, Egypt

Agenda

• World and Energy

• Renewable Energy situation in Egypt

• South Valley University

• Undergraduate Energy Education at SVU

• Energy Research at SVU ---APEARC

• APEARC Activities

• Conclusion

World and Energy

Growth in World Electric Power

Generation and Total Energy

Consumption

Source:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/electricity.html

World Net Electric Power Generation by

Fuel Type

Middle East Net Electric Power Generation by Fuel Type

Source: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/electricity.html

Egypt plans to expand electricity capacity to

32,000 megawatts (MW) over the next five

years. In 2005, nearly 75 percent of Egypt's

electric generating capacity was powered by

natural gas, some 14 percent by petroleum

products, and the remaining 12 percent by

hydroelectric, mostly from the Aswan High

Dam according to the IEA.

• Therefore, renewable energy sources have positive environmental and energy security properties.

• However, most renewable technologies other than hydroelectricity are not able to compete economically with fossil fuels during the projection period outside a few regions.

• Solar power, for instance, is currently a “niche” source of renewable energy but can be economical where electricity prices are especially high or government incentives are available

• In fact, government policies or incentives often provide the primary motivation for construction of renewable generation facilities.

-Energy is important in everyone’s life, whether we notice it or not.

-Egypt is a north African/Mediterranean country extending between latitudes 22

- 33 north and longitude of 25 - 35 east with long coasted areas on the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The total area is about one million Km2 with more than 94% desert.

-The 2009 population is about 80 million persons. Increasing at 2.08% rate of growth.

Renewable Energy situation in Egypt

Potential of Renewable Energies in Egypt:

Hydro Power Energy

El Lahoun Station

High dam

Expected output power (KWh/year/m2) at selected sites in Egypt

Wind power

Hurghada Wind Station

First try

El-Zahfarana Wind Station

The nest and biggest

Photovoltaic

Monthly calculated PV output power of the selected Egyptian cities

Kureimat solar power station

- will be completed by the end of the year 2010-total power is 140 MW

It consists of:

-One Gas Turbine (79 MW)-One Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG)-One steam turbine (63 MW). -Cooling system

South Valley University

• Teaching in South Valley University (SVU), a former branch of AssiutUniversity, began in October 1970. SVU was separated from AssiutUniversity on January 2, 1995. Its main campus is located in Qena, a citywhich is 600 km south Cairo, SVU is unrivaled in the fact that it servesthe largest geographic area in Egypt, south of the Valley (340km. inlength and 200km in width to the coast of the Red Sea ). SVU has threebranches, Aswan, Luxor, and Red Sea.

• South Valley University is a vibrant, nationally recognized student-centered, research institution with an enrollment of 46,958 in theAcademic Year 2009/2010. SVU is focused on delivering high-qualityundergraduate instruction, advancing its growing graduate division andfostering significant research activities. The University attracts studentsfrom every governorate of Egypt and some other countries. Its 1,445faculty members have been trained at some of the world's finestinstitutions and they bring to the University a global perspective thatenhances the learning environment

Undergraduate Programs

• SVU has three faculties of Engineering

– Faculty of Engineering in Aswan

– Faculty of Engineering in Qena

– High Energy Institute

Faculty of Engineering in Aswan has three departments (electrical, civil, Architecture)

Electrical Department has three divisions (Power & Machine, Electronics & Communications, Computer & Systems)

Curriculum Structure and Contents of Power & Machine Program• a- Program duration: 10 semesters• b- Program structure:296

– i- No. of total hours:• Lectures: 173 • Lab./Exercise:123

– ii- No. of hours: • Compulsory: 278 • Elective: 18• Optional : 0

– iii- No. of hours of basic sciences courses: No. 73 24.7 %– iv- No. of hours of courses of social sciences and humanities: No. 14 4.7 % – v- No. of hours of specialized courses: No. 189 63.8% – vi- No. of hours of other courses: No.20 6.8% – vii - Practical/Field Training: 4 weeks in summer vacation every year

Code Course Title No. of hours /week

Lect. Lab. Total

MPHE001 Mathematics (1) A 4 2 6

MPHE002 Physics (A) 3 2 5

MECE001 Engineering Mechanics (A) 2 2 4

PRDE001 Drawing and Engineering Projection

(A)

1 4 5

COME001 Computers and Programming (A) 2 2 4

CHEM001 Chemistry 2 2 4

LANG001 Writing technical reports - 2 2

Year of Program…1……. Semester…1…..

Code Course Title No. of hours /week

Lect. Lab. Total

MPHE001 Mathematics (1) B 4 2 6

MPHE002 Physics (B) 3 2 5

MECE001 Engineering Mechanics (B) 2 2 4

PRDE001 Drawing and Engineering Projection (B) 1 4 5

COME001 Computers and Programming (B) 2 2 4

PRDE002 Basics of Workshop Technology 2 2 4

HUMN002 Introduction to Engineering+ 2 - 2

Year of Program…1……. Semester…2…..

Year of Program…2……. Semester…1…..

Code Course Title No. of hours/week

Lect. Lab. Total

ELCE121 Electric circuit theory (1) 4 2 6

PEME121 Electromagnetic field theory(1-A) 2 2 4

COME121 Computer language (A) 2 2 4

ELCE122 Properties of electric materials 4 2 6

MPHE101 Mathematics (2) 4 2 6

LANG101 English language (A)+ 2 - 2

Year of Program…2……. Semester…2…..

Code Course Title No. of hours /week

Lect. Lab. Total

PEME121 Electromagnetic field theory (1-B) 3 2 5

ECOE121 Electronics (1) 4 2 6

MPHE102 Mathematics (3) 3 2 5

ELCE123 Electrical testing - 3 3

CIVE101 Theory of structures and principals of machine 4 2 6

COME121 Computer language (B) 2 2 4

LANG101 English language (B)+ 2 - 2

Year of Program…3……. Semester…1…..

Code Course Title No. of hours /week

Lect. Lab. Total

ECOE221 Electromagnetic field theory (2) 4 2 6

ELCE221 Electric circuit theory (2) 4 2 6

COME221 Design of logic circuits 4 2 6

ECOE222 Electronics (2) 4 2 6

ELCE222 Electrical testing (2-A) - 3 3

HUMN201 Profession and society+ 2 - 2

Year of Program…3……. Semester…2…..

Code Course Title No. of hours /week

Lect. Lab. Total

ELCE223 Electric and electronic measurements 4 2 6

PEME221 Electric machines (1) 4 2 6

MPHE201 Mathematics (4) 4 2 6

ELCE222 Electrical testing (2-B) - 3 3

MEPE201 Hydraulics and thermal machines 4 2 6

ECOE202 Engineering economic+ 2 - 2

Year of Program…4……. Semester…1…..

Code Course Title No. of hours /week

Lect. Lab. Total

COME303 Principles of Microprocessor 4 2 6

PEME321 High Voltage Engineering 4 2 6

PEME322 Electric Machines (2) 4 2 6

PEME323 Electrical Testing (A)* - 4 4

PEME324 Electric Power 4 2 6

HUMN301 Cost and Feasibility Study+ 2 - 2

Year of Program…4……. Semester…2…..

Code Course Title No. of hours /week

Lect. Lab. Total

PEME325 Power Electronics 4 2 6

COME304 Automatic Control 4 2 6

ECOE302 Digital Signal Processing 4 2 6

PEME323 Electric Testing (B)* - 4 4

PEME326 Energy Conversion 4 2 6

HUMN302 Statistics and Marketing+ 2 - 2

Year of Program…5……. Semester…1…..

Code Course Title No. of hours /week

Lect. Lab. Total

EP 441 Electric Machines (3) 3 2 5

EP 442 Power System Analysis 4 2 6

EP 443 Energy Utilization 3 2 5

EP 444 Project 2 1 3

EP 445 Electric Testing (A)* - 4 4

EP446 - EP453 Elective Course (3) 4 2 6

O420-O422 Cultural and human course (A)+ 3 - 3

Year of Program…5……. Semester…2…..

Code Course Title No. of hours /week

Lect. Lab. Total

EP 458 Electrical Power system Protection 4 2 6

EP 459 Control of Electric Power System 4 2 6

EP 444 Project 2 1 3

EP 445 Electric Testing (B)* - 4 4

EP446 - EP453 Electric Drives 4 2 6

O423-O424 Cultural and human course (B)+ 3 - 3

The main Power Electronics Courses are:

1- Power Electronics

2- Electric Drives

The No of Students for Power & Machine Program about 80-100

Students of 400 Students

The No of Staff in Power & Machine is 7 in addition to 10 Assistants.

Power Electronics

• Introduction to Power Processing, Several Applications of Power Electronics and Elements of Power Electronics

• Converters in Equilibrium• Principles of Steady State Converter Analysis (Inductor Volt-Second Balance, Capacitor Charge

Balance, and the Small-Ripple Approximation, Boost Converter, Estimating the Output Voltage Ripple in Converters Containing Two-Pole Low-Pass Filters)

• Steady-State Equivalent Circuit Modeling, Losses, and Efficiency (The DC Transformer Model , Inclusion of Inductor Copper Loss, Construction of Equivalent Circuit Model)

• Switch Realization• A Brief Survey of Power Semiconductor Devices ( Power Diodes, Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor

Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET), Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) , Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) , Thyristors (SCR, GTO, MCT))

• Switching Loss • The Discontinuous Conduction Mode• Converter Circuits• Transformer Isolation Circuits• Converter Evaluation and Design • AC Equivalent Circuit Modeling• Modeling the Pulse-Width Modulator • Converter Transfer Functions• Analysis of Converter Transfer Functions • Graphical Construction of Impedances and Transfer Functions • 9. Controller Design

Electric Drives

• Power Semiconductor for variable Frequency Drives• Electrical Machine for Drivespart1-DC machine• Electrical Machine for Drivespart1-DC machine• Power Electronics for Drives• DC Drives• Open/Closed Loop Transfer Function• Induction Motor Drives• Closed Loop Control of Induction Motors• Vector Controls• Synchronous Motor Drives• Stepper Motor Control• Gate Drive Circuits

Applying Computer Based (CAD) Tools

CAD tools related to PE courses used in SVU:

• PSIM

• OrCAD

• MathCAD

• Matlab

Aswan Power Electronics Applications Research Center

(APEARC)a step towards Innovations in the Egyptian

Universities

Graduate Programs

Moving into Industry- Real Application:

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About APEARC

• Has been lunched at the end of 2007 as apioneer R&D unit working inside the university and targeting industrial scarcities and companies

• A special unit devoted to lead R&D activities in the area of Power Electronics Applications

• Located at Aswan Faculty of Engineering, South Valley University

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Mission

Creating a distinctive, global center specialized in industrial electronics

applications and electrical engineering research

to provide

creative and innovative solutions to the problems which face the industry.

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Strategic Objectives

• Creating an excellent center in the power electronic applications research.

• Proposing scientific solutions for industrial problems.

• Creating and supporting research community activities.

• Publishing of scientific articles in international journals and conferences.

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Strategic Objectives -----------------------continue

• Establishing scientific cooperation with national & international societies and industrials companies.

• Applying collaborated project with international universities and centers around the world.

• Developing partnerships between academia, industry, and government to strengthen the competitiveness of industry and the Nation.

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APEARC’s Partners Universities and Institutions

• Collaborative International Universities – Rovira i Virgili University (Spain)

– Cologne University of Applied Science (Germany)

– Exter University (UK)

– Alabama University (USA)

• Local Universities – Tanta University

– Assiut University

– KafrElshiek University

– Fisher institutie

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APEARC’s Partners Industries

• International – Enpirion Company (USA)

– Laackman Industrievertretungen e. K. (Germany)

• Local– Etasoft (Tanta city)

– Elesraa company (Qena)

– Qualified System Assembly (Aswan)

– Balm for wood Manufacturing (Gamsa)

– Elsharkay Farms (Ismailia)

– Elnemr Farms (Tanta)

– Tanta Motors (Tanta)

– Projects and Human Resources Development Centre (Cairo)

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APEARC’s Partners Social and community

• Community Capability Development and Environmental Protection Association (Qena)

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APEARC’s Structure Human Recourses

• Administrative Staff – Centre Council

– Secretary

– Accountant

• Technical Staff– Ph. D holders (4)

– Research Assistants • 2 Ph. D. students

• 9 M. Sc. students

• 6 RA

• APEARC Research Divisions:

– Power Management Group

– Renewable Energy Applications Group

– Power Factor Correction (PFC) Group

– Power System Computation Group

– Material Group

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Current Activities

No. Project Title Funding Agency Date

1 High Frequency Integrated DC-DC

converter

Enpirion, USA 2007-2010

2 Design and Development of High

Efficiency PV System

Egypt-Spain Joint

Fund

2008-2009

3 Design and Development of High

Efficiency Hybrid System for

Distributed Energy (HSDE)

STDF, Egypt 2009-2011

4 Interactive Web-Based Power

System Simulation Application

(ePSS)

RDI Scheme II, EU 2009-2010

5 Small wind turbine in the rural and

urban environment

Egypt-Germany Joint

Fund

2009-2011

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1- APEARC-ENPIRION Collaboration Project

• Started in September 2007 for three years. The wider objective is designing a "High Power Integrated Power Supply on a Chip".

• APEARC will be responsible to produce the complete chip design including:– The electronic circuit design– Physical layout design– Testing the chip after manufacturing.

• APEARC has a group specialized on Analog/mixed-signal (AMS) integrated circuits design.

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APEARC-ENPIRION Collaboration Project

(Cont..)

• The main research topics are:– Power management integrated circuits.

– Non-linear Integrated Control for DC-DC Converters.

– Zero-Voltage Switching Integrated Controllers for DC-DC Converters.

– Op-Amps, Linear Regulators, Oscillators,... Etc.

– Advanced layout techniques.

– Parasitic Elements Extraction (Chips – Packaging).

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2- Design and Development of High Efficiency

PV System

This project aims to explore the design challenges for PV system

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Grid Connected PV

Fuel

Cells

Energy Storage

Wind

HTS Cable

Net Metering

D-SMES

3- Design and Development of High Efficiency

Hybrid System for Distributed Energy (HSDE)

Distributed energy resources can contain many

components and systems, and therefore can be quite

complex.

Distributed

Energy

Resources

Dynamic System

Management

Software

Facility Interface

and Energy

Management

System

Command &

Control

Systems)

Energy

Storage Utility Grid

Interconnection

& Power

Conditioner

Fuel Supply

System

Distributed

Generator (prime

mover) Take a look

at what’s in

the box.

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The wider objectives of this research are to:

• Establish a pioneer research group in the field of renewable energy applications.

• improve one of the major bottlenecks for building a local renewable industry: the lack of qualified staff on all levels.

• Propose a creative and pioneer solution for the Egyptian energy system through using of HSDE.

• Develop a prototype power electronics interface for renewable energy

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4- Interactive Web-Based Power System Simulation Application

(ePSS): Version 1

• The target software is a platform independent power system simulator

• Local product and reduce foreign dependency

• Version 1 is educational version suitable for engineering education

• Later versions are for Professionals

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5- Small wind turbine in the rural and urban

environment

• In this project, a small wind turbine will be designed and established to prove the concept for domestic use.

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Output of the New Culture

• Develop a change in the culture of research through team-based research

• Develop a new generation of leaders who are more effective in industry in a global economy

• Attract young graduates to conduct R&D through selected outreach/connectivity with other institutions