Module Descriptors
POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS 1
ELEC60185
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Derek Pinches
Email: D.S.Pinches@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 Additional Assessment Details
Coursework 30% - Practical work and reports equivalent to 1000-1500 words which will assess Learning Outcomes 3 and 4.
Exam 2 hours 70% which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Module Indicative Content
- Power system over voltages: Insulation co-ordination, origin and characteristics of power system over voltages, transient over voltages generation and protection.

- Transmission lines, 3-phase transformers supplying unbalanced loads through transmission lines, voltage distribution of insulator sting, string efficiency.

- Load flow studies: Gauss Seidel method of power flow studies, modelling of power system loads, voltage calculations, computer methods, transformer tap changing.

- Medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems: Typical MV and LV systems, system voltages, conductor dimension, overhead networks, underground networks, load transfer.
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures / laboratory experiments / tutorials (36 hours) will form the main teaching activities (1:20)
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00132-2 Electrical Power and Machines or equivalent.
Module Resources
Laboratory equipment in Power Engineering.
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

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