Description
Electric energy generation and power transmission and distribution networks are systems of unquestionable importance to our society. Enhancing the role of power system analysis provides students with a broader and up-to-date preparation that increases their chances of obtaining a challenging job in power engineering. This course presents an introduction to the energy and power systems analysis and design. Topics include: Energy resources and electric power generation with particular emphasis on renewable energy systems such as solar, wind, and biomass; review of balanced and unbalanced 3-phase systems; review of per-unit systems; real and reactive power, sequence networks and unsymmetrical analysis; transmission line parameters; basic system models; steady state performance; network calculations; power flow solutions; symmetrical components; fault studies; short circuit analysis; economic dispatch; introduction to power system stability, operating strategies and control; modern power systems and power converters; DC/AC and AC/DC conversion; and introduction to DC transmission.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
- Acquire basic knowledge about energy resources and distributed energy conversion.
- Gain knowledge to analyze balanced and unbalanced three-phase systems.
- Understand the rationale behind per unit analysis, and learn how to perform per-unit calculations.
- Be able to analyze single- and three-phase transformers.
- Learn how to control the real and reactive power flows.
- Acquire basic knowledge about power systems modeling, network matrices, and various matrix manipulations related to power systems.
- Learn how to perform load flow analysis.
- Learn how to perform symmetrical component calculation.
- Can analyze fault conditions including both balanced and unbalanced faults.
- Get familiar with optimization methods in power system operations: economic dispatch, optimal power flow.
- Get familiar with typical commercial software packages used in power industry.
- Be able to carry out the preliminary design and analysis of the different aspects in the power systems.
- Learn about modern power systems and power electronics converters, DC/AC , AC/DC converters, and DC transmission. .
Credit Breakdown
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
Tutorial: 0.5
Academic Unit Breakdown
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 0
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 24
Engineering Design 18
Outline:
Week 1: Introduction, brief history of power systems, energy resources, energy and power, electric power generation, elements of power systems, renewable energy sources
Week 2: Analysis of balanced and unbalanced three-phase systems, active and reactive power, power factor, reactive power compensation, examples and solutions
Week 3: Single-phase and three-phase transformers, electric circuit models of transformers, three-phase transformer connections, per unit systems
Weeks 4-5: Overview of power system operation, system models, mechanical and structural characteristics of transmission lines, Relation among ABCD-, Y- and Z-parameter models of pi-equivalent two port circuits, transmission line parameters, transmission line modeling, network matrices
Weeks 6-7: Power flow formulations, solution techniques, programming aspects
Weeks 8-9: Symmetrical components, sequence networks, symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault studies, Economic dispatch, an introduction to the stability of power systems
Weeks 9-12: Modern power systems, power converters, AC/DC and DC/AC converters, benefits of DC transmission and DC transmission systems
Laboratory Studies:
The lectures are complemented with simulation projects every 3 weeks.
Tutorials:
Sample problems and/or projects will be discussed weekly to help with the understanding of the course material on the theoretical and practical side.
Outline:
Week 1: Introduction, brief history of power systems, energy resources, energy and power, electric power generation, elements of power systems, renewable energy sources
Week 2: Analysis of balanced and unbalanced three-phase systems, active and reactive power, power factor, reactive power compensation, examples and solutions
Week 3: Single-phase and three-phase transformers, electric circuit models of transformers, three-phase transformer connections, per unit systems
Weeks 4-5: Overview of power system operation, system models, mechanical and structural characteristics of transmission lines, Relation among ABCD-, Y- and Z-parameter models of pi-equivalent two port circuits, transmission line parameters, transmission line modeling, network matrices
Weeks 6-7: Power flow formulations, solution techniques, programming aspects
Weeks 8-9: Symmetrical components, sequence networks, symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault studies, Economic dispatch, an introduction to the stability of power systems
Weeks 9-12: Modern power systems, power converters, AC/DC and DC/AC converters, benefits of DC transmission and DC transmission systems
Laboratory Studies:
The lectures are complemented with simulation projects every 3 weeks.
Tutorials:
Sample problems and/or projects will be discussed weekly to help with the understanding of the course material on the theoretical and practical side.
