Introduction to Power Systems.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: EGRE 207 or equivalent, with a minimum grade of C. The course will provide students with a comprehensive introductory overview of electrical power system operation and analysis. After completing the course, the student should be able to do the following: Analyze balanced three phase circuits in steady-state; Use the per unit system in power circuit analysis; Explain the basic electromagnetic and electromechanical principles underlying the operation of transformers and rotating electric machines; Develop the equivalent circuits for transformers (single phase and three phase) and AC machines (synchronous and induction); Use these equivalent circuits to analyze transformer and machine performance; Perform tests to determine the equivalent circuit parameters for transformers and rotating machines; Explain the electrical characteristics of transmission lines, develop equivalent circuit models of transmission lines, and use the models for analyzing line performance; Represent power systems by one-line diagrams and by per-phase equivalent circuit models for steady state power flow analysis.