Elements and Operation of Electrical Power Systems

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Department of Electrical Power Engineering

Synopsis:

The course introduces basic technical principles of electricity transmission and distribution. There are explained parameters of power systems key elements, steady states, transient and failure phenomena, main principles of dimensioning and protecting, power quality and its control and electrical machines characteristics and utilization.

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Condition for obtaining assessment is participation in seminars and semester thesis elaboration. Passing the exam is given by the Study and Examination Code for Students of the Czech Technical University in Prague.

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Electrical power systems key elements models in time domain and harmonic steady state

2.Power and energy in single-phase and three-phase systems, power factor compensation

3.Distribution and transmission lines parameters

4.Coils and capacitors parameters used in electricity transmission and distribution

5.Basic network calculations ? system steady states

6.Basic network calculations ? basic failure states

7.Dimensioning of power system elements

8.Protection and securing, selectivity

9.Voltage and frequency control in ES

10.Power quality

11.Basic types, characteristics and utilization of DC machines

12.Basic types, characteristics and utilization of induction machines

13.Basic types, characteristics and utilization of synchronous machines

14.Summary, reserve

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Study materials:

Blume, Steven Warren. Electric power system basics: for the nonelectrical professional [online]. Hoboken: Wiley, 2007 [cit. 2013-02-08]. Dostupné z: <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470185810>. ISBN 978-0-470-18581-0.

H. Saadat: Power system analysis. USA, McGraw-Hill, 1999

Hase, Yoshihide. Handbook of power system engineering. Chichester: Wiley, ?2007. xxvi, 548 s. ISBN 9780470033678.

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Further information:

http://www.powerwiki.cz/wiki/Vyuka

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