Power Systems Sector

The Power Systems Sector covers the following subjects: Electric Power Systems Elements, Analysis of the Steady -state and Transient Electric Power Systems Operation, Electric Power Systems Faults and Protection , Electric Power Systems Thermal, Dynamic and Dielectric Stresses , Electrical Installations, Permanent and Transient Operation Mode of Transformers and Rotating Machines, Electrical Machine Building, Movement using Electrical Machines, Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Generators, Cost Efficiency, Power Station Choice, Cost of Power and Economic Operation of Power Systems, Strength of Materials as Parts of Machinery, Motors of Power Stations, Nuclear Technology, Plasma, Thermonuclear Reactors, Renewable Energy Sources (solar, wind, geothermal, tidal), Power Electronics. Over the last years, the scientific subjects of the sector have been extended to include Small Hydroelectric Stations, Optimal Electric Power Systems Planning, Measurements and Technology of Catalytic Petrol-Εngines, Automatic Control of Industrial Systems, Measurements of Radioactivity in Food and Environment, Mechatronics, etc.

Mechatronics & Systems Automation Laboratory

Lab Subject

Machine elements. Design of simple metal structures. Lifting and transportation machinery. HVAC and electrical building design. Machining processes, Machine tools, CNC, Metrology, Diagnostics and Quality Control, Mechanical elements for power generation facilities (internal combustion machines, turbines, heaters), Hydrodynamic machines, Mechatronics, Building automation, CAD/CAM/CAE/CIM systems.

Lab Administration

Director:
S.G. Mouroutsos, Professor
Building B, Office 016, Tel. +30 25410 79517

Members:
S.G. Mouroutsos, Professor
A. Karkanis, Special Technical Laboratory Staff

Contact Details

Address: Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Panepistimioupoli Kimmeria, Building Β, Mechatronics & Systems Automation Laboratory, 67100 Xanthi, Greece

Tel.: +30 25410 79522, 79517 Fax: +30 25410 79518

Secretariat: Building B, Ground floor, Office 024

Lab website: http://mechatronics.mouroutsos.net/

Energy Economics Laboratory

Lab Subject

Economic operation and planning of electric power generation systems. Power generation characteristics. Thermal unit economic dispatch and methods of solution. Unit commitment. Hydrothermal coordination. Interchange of power and energy. Power pools. Conventional energy sources. Renewable energy sources. Alternative energy conversion systems. Energy saving.

Lab Administration

Director:
G. Bakos, Professor
Building B, Office 017, Tel. +30 25410 79725

Members:
G. Bakos, Professor
S. Papazis, Laboratory Teaching Staff

Contact Details

Address: Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Panepistimioupoli Kimmeria, Building Β, Energy Economy Laboratory, 67100 Xanthi, Greece Tel.: +30 25410 79725

Electrical Machines Laboratory

Lab Subject

Magnetic systems of simple and multiple stimuli. Transformers. Synchronous Machines. Asynchronous Machines. DC Machines. Other categories of machines. Steady-state and transient of electrical machines. Electrical motion. General principles of machine construction. Electrical machines systems control with applications to motion and electrical power generation. (ID 32, ΠΔ 96/77, 7-2-1977)

Lab Administration

Director:
A. Karlis, Associate Professor
Building B, Office 0.20, Tel. +30 25410 79722

Members:
A. Karlis, Associate Professor
I. Karnavas, Associate Professor
N. Papanikolaou, Associate Professor
A. Stilianidis, Special Technical Laboratory Staff
Ch. Tsipitsoudis, Special Technical Laboratory Staff

Contact Details

Address: Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Panepistimioupoli Kimmeria, Building Β, Electrical Machines Laboratory, 67100 Xanthi, Greece

Tel.: +30 25410 79722 Fax: +30 25410 79722

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Nuclear Technology Laboratory

Lab Subject

Physics and Technology of nuclear reactors. Power nuclear reactors. Nuclear fuel technology. Nuclear radiation source and measurements. Nuclear station for electrical power generation. Technical and financial problems of nuclear reactors. (ID 148, ΠΔ 658, 13-9-1978)

Lab Administration

Director:
G. Nikolaou, Associate Professor
Building B, Office 018, Tel. +30 25410 79736

Members:
G. Nikolaou, Associate Professor

Contact Details

Address: Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Panepistimioupoli Kimmeria, Building Β, Nuclear Technology Laboratory, 67100 Xanthi, Greece

Tel.: +30 25410 79736

Electric Power Systems Laboratory

Lab Subject

Electric power distribution systems. Transmission lines. Voltage and reactive power control. Load flow studies. Fault studies. System stability. Overvoltage protection and insulation requirements. Power and frequency control.

Lab Administration

Director:
M. Danikas, Professor
Building B, Office 0.25, Tel. +30 25410 79979

Members:
M. Danikas, Professor
V. Nikolaidis, Assistant Professor
Th. Papadopoulos, Assistant Professor

Contact Details

Address: Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Panepistimioupoli Kimmeria, Building Β, Electric Power Systems Laboratory, 67100 Xanthi, Greece

Tel.: +30 25410 79979

Lab website: http://she.ee.duth.gr/