منهج مادة Transient

Instructor:

Dr. Hussain Bassi, Assistant Professor

http://hmbassi.kau.edu.sa/

Office Room and Hours: 5-103, Monday and Wednesday 9:30-11:30 am

Textbook:      

Allan Greenwood, “Electrical Transients in Power Systems”, Wiley Interscience, 2nd edition, 1991, ISBN-13: 978-0-471-62058-7.

Supplementary references:

• Lou van der Sluis, "Transients in Power Systems", John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2011, ISBN 0-471-48639-6
• Andrew R. Hileman , “Insulation Coordination for Power Systems”, CRC Press, 1999, ISBN-13: 978-0824799571
• Mr. John Paserba supplies most of the course contents from (transient 1) course in the University of Pittsburgh.

Class Room and Time:

                        Room 5-102, Monday and Wednesday 11:30 pm - 12:50 pm

Objectives: 

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to:

1. Apply concepts do determine the transients in the power systems.
2. Derive the relationships between the voltage and current on a transmission line during transient.
3. Derive the model of the transmission line at junctions.
4. Understand the behavior of the traveling wave over transmission lines and cables.
5. Understand the phenomena of lighting and its effect on power system transients.

Contents:

1. Transient solutions by Laplace transform.
2. Switching transient.
3. Lattice diagram
4. Traveling waves on Transmission lines.
5. Transients and surge protection.

Course Outcomes:

A- Knowledge:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to:

1. Define the basic notations of the power system transients.
2. Define the thumbprints of the RL, RC and LC circuits.
3. Model the RL, RC and LC circuits using Laplace transform.
4. Define and understand the transient behavior in capacitor banks and transmission lines.
5. Define the traveling wave shape at the junctions.

B-Cognitive Skills:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to:

1. Assess electric circuit parameters under simple switching.
2. Assess lighting impact such as backflashover and shielding failures.
3. Suggest the insulation strength.
4. Assess the inrush and outrush currents in the capacitor banks switching.

C- Interpersonal skills and responsibilities:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to:

1. Identify the attenuation and distortion of travelling waves.
2. Deal with professional computer programs for power system transients.
3. Analyze the critical flashover voltage (CFO) to determine the shielding failure outage rate.

D- Analysis and communication:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to:

1. Present power system transients input/output data
2. Write technical reports and conduct presentation about power system transient problems in switching and lighting conditions.
3. Practice working in a team to develop simplified power system transients computer program modules.

Assessment methods for the above elements

1. Written exams (mid-term & final) to assess understanding and scientific knowledge.
2. Assignments and Quiz to assess ability to solve problems and analyze results independently.
3. Report to assess practical, and presentation skills.

Weighting of assessments

Quizzes                                                    20 %

Course Project or Reports                      15 %

Mid-term exam                                      25 %

Final exam                                              40 %

Total                                                        100 %

Course Policies:

1. Cheating means “ZERO” for everyone involved, fully or partially, in the cheating.
2. All participations are getting an alarm five minutes in advance.
3. Course Project or Reports to be determined later (TBD)
4. Bring your calculator every time you come to class.
5. Write CLEARLY in a pencil or you will lose some points.
6. Round your answers to two decimal points.

Class Schedule:

• Lectures: two 75 minutes sessions per week
• Tutorials: one hour session per week

   

  Course Contribution to professional Component:

• Engineering Science:               100 %
• Engineering Design:                0 %