| CODE | EPC3102 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Electrical Power 2 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Electrical Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | - Symmetrical Components and Unbalanced Faults: Definition of Symmetrical Components; Derivation of Sequence Circuits for Plant Components; Unbalanced faults. - Power System Stability: Synchronous Generator Control Loops; Steady State Stability; Transient Stability. - Current and Voltage Transformers: Construction; Applications; Equivalent Circuit; Operation; Errors; Operation under Fault currents; Effect of core saturation on behaviour; Terminology and specifications. - Circuit Breakers: Theory of Circuit Breaking; Ratings; Effect of Network Parameters on CB Operation; Practical Circuit Breakers. - Power System Voltage Surges: Over-voltages experienced by the power system; Over-voltage tests; Protection against over-voltages; Insulation Coordination; Propagation of surges; Bewley Lattice Diagram. Study-unit Aims: To further enhance the understanding of Electric Power Systems: Analysis of plant, transmission and distribution Systems under unbalanced and transient conditions. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the principles of transient operation of synchronous generators. - Understand how to use the symmetrical component method in power systems. - Understand current transformers and voltage transformers used for protection. - Explain the operation of circuit breakers used for protection in power systems. - Explain voltage surges in power systems. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Perform calculations related to unsymmetrical three phase faults in power systems. - Perform calculations and analysis related to transient stability of synchronous generators in power systems. - Calculate voltage surges in power systems. - Calculate the ratings of CTs and VTs used for protection systems. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Power System Analysis, John Grainger, Jr., William Stevenson. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: EPC2102 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Laboratory Session and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Cedric Caruana Mifsud |
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