Program : Power Engineering (PE)

Degree : PhD

Course Code : ACE 724

Course Name : Advanced Power Grid Technology and Substation Design

Course Category : Elective Core Courses

Semester : Second Semester

Credit Hours : 3

Power transmission with high voltage alternating currents (HVAC) and high voltage direct currents (HVDC) The design of a power system, required components, their principle function and design Laws, regulations and standards behind a power system, substations and switchyards. Insulation and isolators: Free air, GIS, solids etc. Calculation models for transient conditions, connection/disconnection, lightning- and switching over voltages, fault currents, oscillations and resonances. Neutral grounding relay protection. Measurement equipment.