Course
| code | EE740 |
| credit_hours | 3 |
| title | Transients in Power Systems |
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| prequisites | None |
| credit hours | 3 |
| Description/Outcomes | Nature and characteristics of switching and lightning over voltages. Abnormal transient phenomena: Re-strike, arcing faults, Current chopping, Ferro-resonance, etc. lightening phenomena in the atmosphere. Methods of computation of transients: frequency domain and time domain analysis techniques. Basis of EMTP and its application. Shielding. Surge protection devices. Insulation coordination. Transient measuring techniques. |
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| objectives | The student should be able to: Know transient phenomena in power system. Understand the sources of transients in power systems. Design the methods for computing and analyzing transients. Understand Surge Protection devices and Insulation Coordination. |
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| ref. books | A. Greenwood, "Electrical Transients in Power Systems", Wiley, N.Y., 1991. P.Chowdhuri, "Electromagnetic Transients in Power Systems", Research studies publisher, Taunton, 1996. |
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Course Content
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| 1 |
Forced response of RL circuits short circuits and CB ratings.
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| 2 |
RLC natural response switching of shunt capacitor banks.
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| 3 |
Switching of shunt capacitor banks – secondary effects and problems.
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| 4 |
Parameter considerations for capacitor bank switching simulations.
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| 5 |
Abnormal switching transients.
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| 6 |
Circuit breaker interruption issues for shunt capacitors, reactors.
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| 7 |
Traveling waves and other transients on transmission lines.
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| 8 |
Weather effects on line parameters, approximate line models.
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| 9 |
Transposition of double circuit lines, frequency scans, reflection and refraction of traveling waves.
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| 10 |
Steady state excitation, transformer behaviors, De-energization and residual flux.
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| 11 |
Transformer modeling, duality transforms, magnetic materials.
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| 12 |
Single pole tripping and reclosing.
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| 13 |
Lightning:flashover , spark over.
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| 14 |
Protection of systems and equipment against transient over voltages.
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| 15 |
Measuring techniques and surge testing.
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| 16 |
Final Exam.
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