Module Descriptors
ELECTRICAL POWER 1
ELEC50165
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Christopher Gould
Email: C.A.Gould@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework (50%) comprising one investigative assignment and an essay which will assess learning outcomes 1 and 4
End exam (50%) 2 hours which will assess learning outcomes 2 and 3
End exam (50%) 2 hours which will assess learning outcomes 2 and 3
Module Indicative Content
1) Evolution of the Modern Power System. DC Systems, AC systems, DC vs AC, battle, Electricity Supply Industry, Privatisation, National Grid and the Interconnection, system components, types of generation, renewable energy sources, energy storage, environmental aspects of electrical energy, energy utilisation, basic structure of the power system.
2) Basic Concepts. Concepts of active and reactive power, three phase systems, current and voltage relations, power system representation, single line diagrams, introduction to the per unit system.
3) Power Generation and the Synchronous Machine. Round rotor and salient pole machines, simple equivalent circuit, principal steady state characteristics, power angle characteristics and the infinite bus concept, parallel operation.
4) Transmission Lines and Cables. Structure and parameters of lines and cables, inductance, capacitance, calculation of inductance and capacitance, insulators, bundled conductors, DC cables, size of cables.
5) Basic Understanding of the IEE regulations.
2) Basic Concepts. Concepts of active and reactive power, three phase systems, current and voltage relations, power system representation, single line diagrams, introduction to the per unit system.
3) Power Generation and the Synchronous Machine. Round rotor and salient pole machines, simple equivalent circuit, principal steady state characteristics, power angle characteristics and the infinite bus concept, parallel operation.
4) Transmission Lines and Cables. Structure and parameters of lines and cables, inductance, capacitance, calculation of inductance and capacitance, insulators, bundled conductors, DC cables, size of cables.
5) Basic Understanding of the IEE regulations.
Module Learning Strategies
Classroom lectures and tutorials (27 hours) will form the main teaching activity. Laboratory sessions and simulations (9 hours) will be used as learning exercises leading to one extended assignment. Two industrial visits; one to a generating station and the other to the centre for alternative energy.
Module Resources
Electrical power laboratory equipment and simulation facilities.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
1. Electrical Power Systems, B M Weedy & B J Cory, 4th Edition, Wiley, 1998, ISBN: 0471976776
2. Electrical Energy Systems, M H El-Hawaray, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, 2000, ISBN: 0849321913
3. Power System Analysis, J J Grainger and W D Stevenson, McGraw Hill, 1994, ISBN: 0070612935
2. Electrical Energy Systems, M H El-Hawaray, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, 2000, ISBN: 0849321913
3. Power System Analysis, J J Grainger and W D Stevenson, McGraw Hill, 1994, ISBN: 0070612935