Power System Engineering-I Syllabus
Power System Engineering-I Syllabus
Unit-II
Transmission Line Parameters: Transmission line constants, resistance of transmission line and
skin effect. Inductance of transmission line, magnetic field intensity inside and outside the
conductor, inductance of single phase two wire line, inductance of three phase lines with
equilateral and unsymmetrical spacing and transposition, Capacitance of transmission lines,
electric field of a long straight conductor, capacitance of single phase system, capacitance of three
phase symmetrically spaced and un-symmetrically spaced conductors, effect of earth on the
capacitance of transmission lines. (No derivation, concepts and problems only)
Insulators: Properties of materials used for insulators, types of insulators, voltage distribution
over a string of insulators, calculation of string efficiency, methods of improving string efficiency
- expression for line to pin capacitor with static shielding, numerical problems. Introduction to
composite insulators.
Unit III
Performance of power transmission lines: Classification of Transmission Lines, ABCD
constants for short, medium and long transmission lines, Ferranti effect.
Underground cables: Advantages of underground cables over overhead lines, cable construction,
Insulation resistance of single core sheathed cable, capacitance of single core cable, dielectric
stress in single core cable, most economical size of a cable, grading of cables - capacitance grading
and inter sheath grading, capacitance of 3 core cable, numerical problems (only concepts and
problems, no derivation).
Representation of Power System Components: Introduction, circuit models of power system
components, one - line diagram, Impedance and reactance diagrams, per-unit system, change in
base quantities, per-unit impedance and reactance diagrams.
Unit IV
Symmetrical Components: Resolution of unbalanced phasors, the ‘a’ operator, expression for
phase voltage in terms of symmetrical components, expression for symmetrical components in
terms of phase voltages relation between sequence components of phase and line voltages in star
of equivalent star connected systems, relation between sequence components of phase and line
currents in delta connected systems, symmetrical components in star-delta, transformer banks.
Sequence Impedances and Sequence Networks: Introduction, sequence impedances of a
symmetrical circuit, sequence networks of power systems elements, sequences impedances and
network of three-phase transformers, sequence impedance and networks of transmission lines,
construction of sequence networks of a power system.
Unit V
Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Faults: Introduction, analysis of three -phase symmetrical
faults, fault calculations of a synchronous generator, single line-to-ground fault on an unloaded
generator, line-to-line fault on an unloaded generator, double line-to-ground fault on an unloaded
generator. Unsymmetrical Faults on Power System, single line-to-ground fault, line-to line fault,
double line-to-ground fault, single line-to-ground fault on an unloaded generator through a fault
impedance, series types of faults
Text Books
1. J.B Gupta, ‘Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Power, Katson Books, 10th Edition.
2. W.D.Stevenson Jr., ‘Elements of Power System Analysis’, McGraw Hill, 4th Edition.
3. C.L.Wadhwa, ‘Electrical Power Systems’, Wiley Eastern Ltd., 3rd Edition.
Reference Books
1. Soni, Gupta & Bhatnagar, ‘A course in Electrical Power’, Dhanapat and Sons, 2001.
2. S.M.Singh, ‘Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution’, Prentice Hall of
India Private Ltd., 2003.