ECG 741 – Electric Power Distribution System Engineering
CATALOG DATA
Electric load characteristics, distribution transformers, design of sub-transmission lines and distribution substations, design of primary and secondary systems, voltage drop and power loss calculation, capacitor applications, voltage regulation, distribution system protection and reliability.
PREREQUISITE
EE 340 or consent of instructor
TEXTBOOK
T. Gonen, Electric Power Distribution System Engineering, 2nd Edition, CRC PRESS, 2008
References:
1. James J. Burke, Power Distribution Engineering: Fundamentals and Applications, Marcel Dekker Inc., 1994
2. A.J. Pansini, Electrical Distribution Engineering, Fairmont Press, 1992.
3. W.H. Hersting, Distribution System Modeling and Analysis, CRC Press, 2002.
4. H.L. Willis, Power Distribution Planning Reference Book, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1997
5. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
6. Conference record of IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting
COORDINATOR
Yahia Baghzouz
TOPICS
1) Distribution system planning and automation
2) Load characteristics
3) Distribution Transformers
4) Substation Design
5) Design of Primary and secondary systems
6) Voltage drop and power loss calculations
7) Voltage regulation and capacitor application
8) Distribution system protection
9) Distribution system reliability
10) Electric power quality
11) Distributed generation
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
· Characterize the electric load on a feeder or a substation
· Evaluate transformer performance in terms of voltage regulation and efficiency under various load conditions
· Design the layout of a substation under specified constraints
· Design primary and secondary distribution system
· Estimate the voltage profile and losses on a feeder
· Analyze the voltage regulation problem and present remedial methods
· Solve the capacitor placement problem
· Conduct simple reliability and protection studies of distribution systems
· Assess power quality problems and solutions in distribution systems
· Evaluate the impact of distributed renewable resources on distribution system operation.
COMPUTER USAGE
SPICE, EASYPOWER
GRADING
Homework assignments, midterm, and final exam.
COURSE PREPARER AND DATE OF PREPARATION
Yahia Baghzouz – 12/04/2012