Module Descriptors
POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS 2
ELEC60184
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Muwafak Al-Tai
Email: M.Al-Tai@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 30%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 70%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures / laboratory experiments / tutoris (36 hours) will form the main teaching activities. (1:20)
Module Indicative Content
- Power system over voltages: calculation and computation of transient overvoltages, Bewley Lattice Diagram, Dommel?s Theory

- Unbalanced system analysis: Systemetrical components, calculation of system currents and voltages for line to ground, line to line, and line to line ground faults.

- Power system stability: Swing equation, equal area criterion, analysis of stability of either a single machine connected to a large system or a two-machine system.

- Protection: Circuit breaker failure, primary and back-up protection, SF6 circuit breakers, unit protection.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework 30% - Practical and numerical work and reports which 1000-1500 words will assess Learning Outcomes 3 and 4.
Exam 70% 2 hours which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00602-3 Power Systems Engineering and Analysis 1 or equivalent.
Module Texts
Power Systems Analysis, J J Grainger and W D Stevenson, McGraw Hill, 1994, ISBN 0070612935

Power System Analysis, C. A. Gross, John Wiley & Sons, 1984, ISBN: 0471837326

Computer Analysis of Power Systems, J. Arrillaga & C. P. Arnold, John Wiley & Sons, 1994, ISBN: 0471927600

Module Resources
Laboratory equipment in Power Engineering.