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HEC Outlines (Power Transmission) - 2017

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ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION

Contact Hours: Credit Hours:


Theory =48 Theory = 3.0
Practical = 48 Practical = 1.0
Total = 96 Total = 4.0
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PREREQUISITE:
Electrical Network Analysis

SUGGESTED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:


Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Ser CLO Domain Taxonomy level PLO
1. To develop the necessary theoretical knowledge for Cognitive 2 1
basic and advanced concepts in Electrical Power
Transmission
2. To analyze and develop the electrical models for short, Psychomotor 4 2
medium and long transmission lines.
3. Analysis of the mechanical parameters and design of Psychomotor 4 2
transmission lines and towers.

RELEVANT PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs):


The course is designed so that students will achieve the following PLOs:

1 Engineering Knowledge:  7 Environment and Sustainability: ☐


2 Problem Analysis:  8 Ethics: ☐
3 Design/Development of Solutions: ☐ 9 Individual and Team Work: ☐
4 Investigation: ☐ 10 Communication: ☐
5 Modern Tool Usage: ☐ 11 Project Management: ☐
6 The Engineer and Society: ☐ 12 Lifelong Learning: ☐

COURSE OUTLINE:
Power Systems Overview:
 Power system infrastructure,
 transmission and sub-transmission system,
 AC/DC system,
 standard voltages for transmission and sub transmission
 Conductor types & Power Cables.

Primary Parameters of Transmission Line:


 Resistance, Skin effect,
 Line inductance based on flux considerations.
 Inductance of single phase 2-wire line,
 Inductance of composite conductor line, use of tables.
 Inductance of 3-phase line with equilateral and un-symmetrical spacings,
 Transposition, inductance of bundled conductors.
 Capacitance of two-wire and 3-phase line,
 Effect of earth on capacitance; capacitance of bundled conductors, parallel circuit lines.

Steady State Analysis of Transmission Lines:


 Representation of lines in terms of ABCD parameters for short,
 Medium and long transmission lines,
 Voltage and current waves,
 SIL loading, power flow through the line, power transmission capability,
 Voltage regulation, Ferranti effect,
 Series and shunt compensation for long transmission line.

Insulators for Overhead Transmission lines:


 Insulator material, types of insulators,
 voltage distribution over insulator string,
 string efficiency, methods of improving the string efficiency, testing of insulators.

Corona:
 The phenomenon of corona, disruptive critical voltage and visual critical voltage,
 conditions effecting corona loss,
 power loss due to corona, radio interference due to corona.

Transient Analysis of Transmission Line:


 Sources of internal and external over voltages,
 Lightening mechanism, switching surges,
 Travelling waves on Transmission lines, open end & short circuited line, line terminated
through resistance, line connected to a cable,
 reflection & refraction at T-Junction,
 attenuation of travelling waves.
 Arcing horns, expulsion tube surge arrestors, MOA surge arrestors.

Mechanical Design of Overhead Lines:


 Line supports, sag and tension calculations,
 total length of conductor,
 supports at different levels,
 mechanical degree of safety,
 effect of wind pressure & ice loading,
 conductor vibration & use of dampers.

HVDC Transmission:
 Scope, advantages & disadvantages,
 current technologies and future trends for HVDC

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
1. Turan Gonen, “Electrical Power Transmission System Engineering --- Analysis &
Design”, John Wiely& Sons.
2. Electrical Transmission and Distribution Reference Book by Central
Station Engineers, Westinghouse

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