Program : Control and Instrumentation Engineering (CIE)

Degree : MSc/MEng

Course Code : ACE 676

Course Name : Power Grid Technology and Subsystem Design

Course Category : Elective Core Courses

Semester : Second Semester

Credit Hours : 3

The electric power system: from producer to consumer – an historical overview and technical progress, power transmission with high voltage alternating currents (HVAC) and high voltage direct currents (HVDC). The design of power system, required components, their principle function and design laws, regulations and standards behind 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.