Course Details - Power Systems

Course Title and Code

Power Systems (EE3040A)

Target Programme

UG

Target Discipline

EE

Course Credit

3-0-2-4 (Lecture-Tutorial-Practical-Total Credits)

Course Category

Core

Prerequisites

Electrical & Magnetic Circuits, Electrical Machine

Course Content

Topic Lecture Hours
Review concepts of complex power, phasors 3
Evolution of Power Systems, Energy Sources Structure of Bulk Power Systems, Power System Components: Generators, Loads, Transformers, Transmission Lines, etc. Modeling, Performance, and Constraints of these components, Formulation/Solution of steady-state equations for interconnected systems, Per Unit System 6
Ybus formation, Simple example of a load-flow solution (only Gauss-Seidel) 6
A brief introduction to sequence components and their application to fault analysis 6
Introduction to generator swing equations and stability issues 6
Interconnected System Operation and Control: Operational Objectives, Frequency Control, Voltage Control 8
A brief introduction to power system protection: Relaying basics, over current relay 4
Introduction to Smart Grid: Architecture of Smart Grid Systems 3

Lab Sessions

Lab Topic Lab Hours
Introduction to Power System Modeling using MATLAB/PSCAD/DSA Tools/PSSE 6
Experiment on Transmission line modeling 3
Power flow study using MATLAB/ DSA Tools/ PSSE 3
Transient Stability Study using MATLAB/ DSA Tools 3
Fault studies using MATLAB/PSCAD 3
Experiment on Automatic Generation Control 3

Learning Outcomes

  1. Get an overview of the power systems and its changing landscape.
  2. Learn about control of interconnected power system.
  3. Learn how to calculate power flow in a power systems network.
  4. Learn about rotor-angle transient stability.
  5. Learn about currents in a faulted power system and protection using relays and circuit breakers.

Text Books

  • Power System Analysis and Design, Sixth Edition, Duncan Glover, Mulukutla Sarma, and Thomas Overbye, Cengage Learning India, ISBN-10 : 935350208X, ISBN-13: 978-9353502089
  • Power System Analysis (1st edition ©1994), John J Grainger and W D Stevenson Jr, McGraw Hill, ISBN10: 0070612935, ISBN13: 9780070612938

Reference Books

  • Electric Energy Systems Theory: An Introduction, Second Edition, Duncan Glover, Mulukutla Sarma, and Thomas Overbye, McGraw Hill, ISBN-10 : 007099286X, ISBN-13 : 978-0070992863