HITEC UNIVERSITY

Heavy Industries Taxila Education City, Taxila Cantt-Pakistan

Department of Electrical Engineering

BS Electrical Engineering Program
Course Title Faculty Designation Contact Informartion Course Objectives: This course will cover major topics of power engineering and intended to deliver basic knowledge of fundamentals of power systems including generation, transmission, and distribution. This course deals with different sources of power generation. The course covers transmission and distribution provides brief description of overhead an underground transmission system. The course also covers corona problem and protection systems. Different types of distribution system. Electric Tariff Basics of Power System Analysis Basics of Load Flow Studies Stability of Power Systems Switchgear and Protection : EE-410 Electrical Power Systems : Mr. Masood Arain : Assistant Professor : masoodarain48@gmail.com (051-4542746-50 Ext. 348)

EE-410 Electrical Power Systems 3(3+0) Introduction, elements of power systems, energy crisis, different sources of generation, hydropower potential in Pakistan, electric tariff, different factors of power systems, electric power transmission (overhead and underground), electrical and mechanical design, insulators, distribution systems (types), load flow studies, stability of power systems, switchgear and protection, substations, corona, importance of power factor and earthing.

Recommended Books:

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Electrical Power Systems Theory and Practice by M.N. Bandyopadhyay.

Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Class Attendance: Minimum 75% is mandatory to appear in the examinations. Distribution of Marks: Quizzes Assignments Final Examination 10% 10% 50%

Two Sessional Examinations 30% (15% each)

Weekly Lecture Plan

Week Topics

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Introduction: Elements of Power Systems Energy Crisis: Power Potential in Pakistan Different Sources of Power Generation: Hydroelectric Power Plant: Introduction, Measurement of Run-Off, Merits and Demerits of Hydropower, Components of Hydropower, Water Power Calculations Thermal Power Plant: Introduction, Components of Thermal Power Nuclear Power Plant: Merits and Demerits, Selection of Site of Nuclear Power Plants and Diesel Power Stations 1st Sessional Exam Wind Power Stations Solar Power Stations Different Factors of Power Systems: Per Unit Systems, Load Factor, Plant Factor, Diversity Factor Electric Tariff and Transmission and Distribution: Transmission System, DC System, Single Phase System, Three Phase System Overhead Transmission Line: Electrical Design, Mechanical Design, Sag and Tension, Effect of Temperature Change Line Insulators: Ideal Insulators, Testing of Insulators 2nd Sessional Exam Distribution: Different types of Distribution and Underground Cables Load Flow Studies and Stability of the Power System: Different Types of Power System Switchgear and Protection: Introduction, Fuse and Circuit Breakers, Busbars, Protective Relays, Neutral Earthing Corona and Parameters of Corona: Introduction, Advantages and Disadvantages Corona Formation, Visual Critical Voltage, Factors affecting of Corona, Importance of Power Factor: Disadvantages of Low Power Factor, Various Causes of Low Power Factor Final Exam

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