Course detail

Electrical Power Distribution

FEKT-CDEEAcad. year: 2010/2011

Essential problems of power distribution. Methods of solution of the stable states of distribution networks. Identification of characteristic values of short circuits for both symetrical failure.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Petr Toman, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Electrical Power Engineering (UEEN)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students get the basic facts about power distribution.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school education level is requested and the successful completion of subjects BFY1and2,BMA1,2and3 and BEL1and2.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To let the students make familiar with basic problems of power distribution.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

SAADAT, Haidi. Power system analysis. 3rd ed. United States of America: PSA Publishing, 2010, xix, 752 s. ISBN 978-0-9845438-0-9.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's

    branch BC-SEE , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Petr Toman, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Basic terms.
Equivalent networks replacing the power system (PS) elements and their parameters.
Mathematical modelling of the PS operation in stabilized operation state.
Selected methods of stabilized state solution in confined parts of the PS.
Power energy losses.
Parallel and serial compensation.
Factors of power supply quality.
Operational and momentary temperature rise of outdoor overhead and cable power lines.
Basic economical considerations related to the operation and the selection of power line parameters and the transformers.
Short circuit currents and their impact on the PS elements.
Mathematical modelling of PS when calculating the characteristic values of short circuit currents for symmetrical failures.

Fundamentals seminar

6 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Paar, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Basic requirements on power distribution.
Conductor cross-section dimensioning in simple-type power lines by using the voltage drops and power losses.
Power transformer loading aimed at their cost-effective operation.
Parallel and series compensation.
Calculation of symmetrical short circuits.

Exercise in computer lab

4 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Paar, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Design of the cross-section of a meshed network based on voltage drops, by using personal computer.
Solution of short circuit relations in power distribution network, by using personal computer.

Laboratory exercise

16 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Paar, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Measurements of modell of low-voltage power line.
Measurements of modell of high-voltage power line for no-load state.
Measurements of modell of high-voltage power line for short-circuit state.
Parallel compensation.
Serial compensation