Power System Plan
Power System Plan
Module: Electrical Power Engineering I Lecture & Tutor days: based on schedule
Target Group:4nd Year BSc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, UG, Regular Prerequisites: Introduction to power systems
Course Description
Fault analysis, Power system transients, Power system stability, Load flow studies, HVDC
transmission.
Course objectives and competences to be acquired
To learn and understand the analytical techniques of fault analysis and stability
analysis.
To understand and analyze power system transients.
To provide comprehensive coverage of load flow studies
To learn and analyze HVDC transmission.
Course Content and Schedule of Activities
Lecture Contents Activities
Weeks
Chapter One Reading text,
Fault analysis: reference books and
[1,2] Symmetrical 3-phase faults; respective notes
Assign#1(30%)
Symmetrical components;
Unsymmetrical faults
Chapter Two:
Power System transients:
Surge phenomenon;
Reading reference books
Propagation of surges(travelling waves); and respective notes
[3,4,5] Reflection and refraction of waves; Tes #1(20%)
Attenuation of traveling waves;
Determination of system voltage produced by traveling waves;
Generation of switching over-voltages on transmission lines
Chapter Three
Power system stability:
Reading reference ,text
Stability & stability limit Swing equation; books and respective
[6,7,8] Power angle equation; notes
Steady-state stability analysis;
Transient stability analysis;
Numerical solution of swing equation.
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Chapter Four
Load flow studies:
Network model formulation; Reading reference ,text
[9,10] Formation of Ybus matrix; books and respective
notes
Load flow problem;
Load flow solutions
Chapter Five
HVDC transmission:
Principle of AC/DC conversion, Reading reference ,text
[11,12] reactive power demand; books and respective
notes
Economic considerations;
Applications of HVDC;
Advantages and disadvantages of HVDC systems.
Teaching
Methodolo Lectures, tutorials, and Laboratory exercises.
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All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students throughout
this course.
Academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be
tolerated.
Course Class activities will vary day to day, ranging from lectures to discussions. Students
Policies will be active participants in the course.
Students are according to the time table indicated.
80% of class attendance is mandatory!
Active participation in class is essential.
Cell phones MUST be turned off before entering the class.
1. J. D. Glover and M. S. Sarma, Power System Analysis and Design, Brooks/Cole, Third
Edition, 2002
2. Allen J. Wood and B.F. Wollenberg, Power Generation, Operation and Control, 2nd Edn,
John Wiley, 1997.
3. P. Kundur, Power system Operation and Control, Tata Mc-grah Hill Edition, 2006.
References 4. Syed Nasar, Electrical Power Systems (Schaum’s Outline Series), McGraw-hill Publishing
Company, 2004.
5. Modern Power System Analysis By D. P. Kothari, I. J. Nagrath.McGraw-hill Publishing
Company.
6. Power System Dynamics and Stability By Jan Machowski, JanuszBialek