35413 - Energy Information Systems Modulübersicht

Module Number: 35413 - module is no longer offered from WS 2024/25
Module Title:Energy Information Systems
  Energie Informationssysteme
Department: Faculty 3 - Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Energy Systems
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Pohany, Johann
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:2 semesters
Frequency of Offer: Every winter semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:The students will get a detailed knowledge in the structure of information systems in the energy sector based on different geographical electrical grid layouts, different legislation, and different degree of deregulation. They will learn about the relevant processes in the different subsegments within the energy sector and they will be capable to reflect the relations between the various subtopics and will be able to make scientifically sound judgments within the scope of the discipline.

The students will be able to develop their own questions and work on them using appropriate methods. They will be able to lead a project team and are able to lead domain-specific and cross-disciplinary discussions using various methodologies and project management tools.
Contents:IT-Architectures, structures and processes in the energy distribution and supply, information requirements, (CIM-) data models, Utility wide integration, communication, automation, standard architectures of Online SCADA Systems and Offline-Systems, etc., functional moduls and workflow. Dependency of IT systems and physical power grid. EIS discusses also the topics of digitization / Industrie 4.0, smart grid, sensor / actor communication systems and the challenges of the deployment of IT-Systems.
Recommended Prerequisites:None
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 4 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:
  • Basics of information processing, relevant standards, “Information Technology for Energy Managers” by Barney Capehart/Uni Florida, The Fairmont Press Inc. 2004
Module Examination:Final Module Examination (MAP)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:
  • Written examination, 120 minutes
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • no assignment
Remarks:No more lectures take place. Inactivation in WiSe 24/25.
Module Components:
  • Energy Information Systems (lecture)
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment
Follow-up Module/s: Phase-out module since: 21.07.2023
  • without Follow-up Module/s