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Module

EEE3014 : Power System Operation (Inactive)

  • Inactive for Year: 2024/25
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Haris Patsios
  • Owning School: Engineering
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 2 Credit Value: 10
ECTS Credits: 5.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

To provide students with a systematic understanding of the operation of a modern electricity network, operating under balanced steady-state and fault conditions.

The course is designed to be of value to students who are considering a career in the electricity supply industry or any large industrial user with their own network.

Outline Of Syllabus

1. The Electricity supply system

Requirements of the electricity supply system. Generation, transmission and distribution. Distribution network configurations. Auxiliary systems.

2. AC power & reactive power

Power and reactive power. Complex power, voltamperes. Power factor.

3. Three-phase systems

Revision of three-phase systems, star and delta connections, line and phase variables. Single line representation of a balanced system.

4. Transmission lines and cables

Physical basis of the distributed parameter model, relationship between the physical layout and equivalent circuit parameters of transmission lines and underground cables. Line models (T and pi), short line model, selection of appropriate line model according to line length and load. Line real and reactive power calculations. Maximum line power. Power losses. Calculation of line sending end and receiving end voltages.

5. Power system calculations

The per-unit system, choice of base values. Fault level calculations. Simple load flow calculations.

6. Steady-state stability

Steady-state operation of synchronous machines. Phasor diagram representation of the synchronous generator connected to the infinite busbar. Power / load angle relationships. Steady-state stability limit. Transfer reactance.

7. Transient stability

Generator short circuit transients. Transient stability from the power/ load angle characteristic, the Equal Area Criterion, critical fault clearing angle, line switching, line faults.

8. Control of system voltage and frequency

Control of system frequency; Matching of supply and demand. Advantages of an interconnected system. Control of line voltage, VAr compensation.

9. Protection

Protection requirements for transmission and distribution networks. Components of a protection system. Types of protection relay. Principles of protection, unit protection schemes, non-unit protection schemes.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion240:3012:00Revision for final exam
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion11:301:30Final exam.
Structured Guided LearningLecture materials241:0024:00Mix of synchronous, non-synchronous pre-recorded material, and PiP delivery
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion115:0015:00Coursework.
Guided Independent StudyDirected research and reading135:3035:30Reviewing lecture notes; general reading
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study121:0012:00Reviewing lecture notes; general reading
Total100:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Outcomes are achieved through a mix of PiP, synchronous and non-synchronous pre-recorded material, reviewing of lecture notes, scientific articles, and other general material on the area.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Exams
Description Length Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Written Examination902A100Closed book exam.
Formative Assessments

Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.

Description Semester When Set Comment
Written exercise2MTeaching week 3. A suitable piece of academic work intended to monitor student learning and provide feedback
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Material and learning outcomes are assessed by a written exercise which will evaluate the students' ability to tackle problems in Power Systems. A coursework element will monitor student learning and provide feedback throughout the semester

Reading Lists

Timetable