Electricity Distribution and Markets

Learning outcomes

You will understand the role, context and contemporary challenges of electricity distribution networks.
You will be able to plan urban and rural electricity distribution networks.
You will gain a critical overview of electricity markets and regulation. 

Content

Technical and economic aspects of electricity distribution network planning, functioning of electricity markets and regulation of the distribution business. 

Teacher

Robert Millar, Matti Lehtonen 

Study material

1) Lecture slides
2) Concise Panopto recordings of lectures and exercise session
3) pdf documents, links to websites
4) Lakervi & Holmes: Electricity Distribution Network Design, 2nd Edition, IEE

Online learning environment for the course & Activating Aalto ID

MyCourses online learning environment is a tool for both students and teachers for communication and managing everyday course work. You need an Aalto User ID to log in to the course's MyCourses workspace and participate in teaching. You can activate your Aalto User ID the day after the registration and you should activate it no later than the day before the start of the course. Instructions for activating your Aalto User IDDigital workspace of the course:
MyCourses

More details on completing the course will be available at MyCourses closer to the start of the course.

Workload

Contact teaching 50 h, Assignments 30 h, independent studies and work-based learning 20 h, revision 22 h, exam 3 h. 

Prerequisites

ELEC-E8413 Power Systems or comparable knowledge.

Evaluation

Exam, group assignments. 

Teaching time and location

The teaching time and the location of the course can be found at Sisu information system

1. The link leads to Completion methods tab of the course page  
2. From the top of the page (Version drop-down menu), check that academic year 2023-2024 is selected  

3. From the blue bar, click Lecture and open the Groups and teaching times tabto see the teaching time and the location of the course. Exam times can be seen by clicking Exam.
    

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Registration and course fee

Registration for Open University courses is done in Sisu-service. 

Course registration

Registration for this course starts on 11.12.2023 at 9.00  
Registration for this course ends on 15.1.2024 at 23.59

The number of participants is limited to 2.

This course is organized by the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering

The course fee is paid upon registration for each course at a time and it is binding. Familiarize yourself with registration and payment rules as well as other guidelines for students:
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Individual study arrangements

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