AMITY UNIVERSITY RAJASTHAN

Name of School: Amity School of Engineering and

Technology

ODD SEMESTER
2015-2016

Course
Handout
Program

B. Tech- V Semester

Course Code

BEL-504

Course Title

Power Systems I

Faculty-in-charge

Nishant Saxena

Credits

03

Course Details
(a) Course Objectives:
a) Symmetrical components and falut analysis will be learned so
that they will be able to determine the type of fault and its
consequences and their analysis.
b) Fuses and Circuit breaker will gives the constructional features
and their working principle and characteristics and their types for
the analysis and applications in the power system.
c) Power system components analysis and their characteristics
(b)Learning Outcomes:
a) The aim of this course is to learn the basic of power system
representation.
b) Power system components analysis and their characteristics.
c) Symmetrical components and falut analysis will be learned so
that they will be able to determine the type of fault and its
consequences and their analysis.
d) Short circuit analysis will make students able to sequence
networks and reactances for short circuit analysis.
e) Fuses and Circuit breaker will gives the constructional features
and their working principle and characteristics and their types
for the analysis and applications in the power system.

(c) Pedagogy/ Instruction Methodology:

a.
b.
c.
d.

Lectures
Quiz
Home Assignments
Power Point Presentations

(d)Suggested Text and Reference Books

Text Books:
Text:

Electric Power System: By C.L.Wadhwa

Electric Power System: By - Asfaq Husain
Elements of Power System Analysis: By William D.Stevenson

References:

Power System Analysis & Design: By B.R.Gupta

HVDC Transmission: By K.R. Padiyar
Electric power by Soni, Gupta and Bhatnagar

(e) Tentative Delivery Schedule:

Topi
c no

Topic Name

Modul
e

Learning
Outcome

1.

Introduction, types of short circuits,

sources of fault current

2.

Percentage resistance and reactance,

Base KVA, Short circuit KVA

3.

The one line diagram, Impedance and

reactance diagram,Points to be noted for
drawing Impedance diagram

4.

Per Unit method and quantities, Selection

and Changing the base of per unit
quantities

5.

per unit impedance of three winding

transformers, Advantage of per unit
computation

6.

Reactor location- generator, feeder, busbar

Suggested
reading
from Text
Book
(Section/Ch
apter No.)

7.

Introduction, Meaning of sequence,

Definition of Sequence systems

8.

Operator h, Determination of sequence

components,

9.

per unit and percent quantities

10.

Line to ground fault

11.

Meaning of sequence impedance

12.

sequence networks, independence of

sequence components

13.

Introduction, causes and sources of short

circuits, Stability, Symmetrical and
asymmetrical short circuits

2,3

14.

Analysis of asymmetrical currents

2,3

15.

DC components of asymmetrical short

circuits

2,3

16.

Initial magnitude of DC Component,

2,3

17.

Sub transient reactance, Negative

sequence reactance, Zero sequence
reactance

2,3

18.

Introduction, Requirement of circuit

breakers, Basic operation, establishment
and properties of arc, Principles of arc
interruption

2,3

19.

Recovery and re-striking voltage,

Methods of arc extinction

20.

Mathematical expression for re-striking

voltage

3,4

21.

Resistance switching

4,3

22.

Types of Circuit breakers- oil circuit

breakers,

4,3

23.

Air circuit breakers, Vacuum Circuit

breakers, SF6 circuit breakers

4,3

24.

Rating of Circuit breakers- Braking

capacity, Making capacity, Short time
rating,Selection of circuit breakers.

4,3

25.

Introduction, Definition and types,

4,3

Construction, HRC Fuse link, Action of

HRC fuse
26.

Shapes of fuse element, Specifications of

a fuse link

27.

Characteristic of a fuse, Cut off,

Classification and categories

28.

protection of motor, discrimination,

protection of radial lines

29.

coordination of fuse and circuit breakers

30.

protection of meshed feeders with steady

load, tests on fuse

Evaluation Scheme:
S.
N.

Evaluation Component

Weightage %

Remarks

Mid Term/Class Test

15

Closed Book

Continuous
Evaluation
(Tests/Quizzes/Assignments/Projects/Semina
r/Industrial Visits/Case Studies)

10

Attendance

05

Final Examination

70

Total

100

Name of Faculty-in-charge

Nishant Saxena

Mobile

9001929821

Email

nsaxena@jpr.amity.edu

Chamber Consultation Hours :

1 Hrs Weekly

(Signature of the Faculty-in-charge)