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Transmission and Distribution
Contents
--------------->>> Principles of Power Generation <<<---------------
Thermal or steam power station
Thermal or Gas turbine
Hydraulic power station
Nuclear station
Wind and Solar energy
--------------->>> Transmission Lines <<<---------------
Line parameters
Complex power and balanced load
Per unit system
Voltage/current relation in short, medium and long lines
Parallel network and circle diagrams
Wave propagation
Traveling wave interpretation, reflections and over voltage transient analysis
--------------->>> Substations <<<---------------
Planning and layout of substation
Distributed system transformers
Three-phase distribution transformer
Receiving end cantilever
Single and three phase load connections
--------------->>> Capacitors in Distribution System <<<---------------
Types of power capacitor bank
Power factor correction
Capacitor in voltage regulation
Economic justification
Optimum location of capacitor bank and harmonics in distribution systems
--------------->>> Protection <<<---------------
Protection devices for generator, transformer and lines
Types of relays and circuit breakers
Importance of protection system
Coordination of protection devices
Determination of fault currents in power system
Bush fire protection
--------------->>> Under Ground Cables <<<---------------
Types of cables
Insulation parameters
Power losses
Effect of temperature
Grading and intersheet grading
--------------->>> Distributors <<<---------------
DC system
Distributor fed at one end and at both ends
Uniformly loaded distributor
Stepped or tapered distributors
AC system
Single and three phase three and four wire systems
Ring distributors
--------------->>> Towers <<<---------------
Mechanical design
Tower and line parameters and dimensions
Formulas
Effect of ice and wind pressure
Reliability
Compensated inductive line
Method of increasing the power capacity
--------------->>> Insulations <<<---------------
Types and materials of insulators
Importance of insulators
String unit, rings and static shielding
High Voltage Power
Contents
--------------->>> High Tension and Substance <<<---------------
System voltages
HV phenomena
Ionization and breakdown of gases
Photo ionization, electron and thermoionic emission
Ionization coefficients
Spark phenomena
--------------->>> Electric Fields in Power System <<<---------------
Underground cables and transmission line phenomena
Corona discharge and loss
Environmental effects of overhead HV lines
Surge performance
Breakdown voltage of insulators
Breakdown in solid and liquid dielectric
Lightning phenomena
Insulation coordination
Earthen principles
--------------->>> Relays and Feeder Protection <<<---------------
Characteristics of static relays
Classification and basic components
Comparators and apparatus of protection
Auto-reclosing (single and three phases)
Testing and maintenance of switchgear
Electric arc and arc column
--------------->>> Circuit Breakers <<<---------------
Theory of circuit interruption
Interruption of DC arcs
Circuit contents, theory and practice of conventional circuit breakers
Advances and tests
Computer Application in Power
Contents
--------------->>> Network Calculations <<<---------------
Node equations and node elimination
Bus admittance and impedance matrices
--------------->>> Faults in Power System <<<---------------
Symmetrical components
Three phase and unbalanced faults
Symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults (line to line, line to ground & double line)
Computer program for bus voltage, current flow and power at fault
--------------->>> Load-Flow Studies <<<---------------
Model of power network
Concept of power system steady-state operation, load and power flow
Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson algorithms
Computation and power network design
--------------->>> Power System Stability <<<---------------
Stability problem and swing equation
Equal area criteria and step-by-step method
Multi-system stability and computer program for transient stability
Direct and simplified method of Lyapunov stability
Time clearing fault and energy characteristics
Lyapunov gradient method
Catastroph theory and application
--------------->>> Power System Control <<<---------------
Control centres and SCADA
Computer system and on-line control
Security, voltage and frequency control