Learning objectives
The course provide the basic knowledge required for the usage of the most common electrical power systems
Course unit content
A) Fundamental of power systems: trend toward growing power output of new thermal, nuclear, alternative and water generating station, electrical distribution systems of great and low magnitude, single phase transmission and 3-phase transmission.<br />B) Engineering of electrical transmission lines: resistance, inductance, inductive reactance, capacitance, capacitive reactance. Transmission linear models: the short transmission line, the medium lenght line, the long transmission line. Power cables (low, medium, high and extremely high voltage). Low voltage cables ( good polymers and compoud workability, cost and competivity).<br />C) Fundamental of power flow solution: scope of power systems analysis, faults, protection and stability,<br />D) 2)Engineering of industrial ambient.<br />E) 2A) Plans and sitework: Electrical project of industrial ambient, construction plans, explanations of plan symbols and sitework.<br />F) 2 B ) the unit substation: high voltage section, the transformation section, the low voltage section, high voltage meetering equipment.<br />G) 2 C) feeder bus systems: feeder ducts, the circuit breaker cubicles, plug-in bus way, bus plugs, branch circuit.<br />H) 2 D) recent investigation of harmonic voltage suppressor for electrical industrial installation caused by non linear equipment.<br />I) 2 E) Installation of capacitor to reduce the reactive power. The protection against lightning.<br />J) Special equipment.<br />K) 3 A) Systems protection:system protection , circuit breaker, time current characteristic and charts, fuse time-current characteristics charts, ground-fault protected time current charateristic chart, coordination.<br />L) 3 B) Motors and controllers: soft starter, motor types single-speed squirrel ¿cage induction motor, DC power supplies.<br />M) 3 C) UPS and harmonic management<br />
Bibliography
Guarnieri- Stella: Principi di elettrotecnica. Volume 2 Progetto Padova, Padova<br />Pietro Vezzani. Elementi di Progettazione elettrica. TNE Torino<br />
Teaching methods
The exam is based on an oral discussion.design of simple power plant.
