ELK 419 - Unbalanced Operation in Power Systems

Course Objectives

I. Provide basic knowledge of structural changes in electric power industry.
II. Broad knowledge of problems in electric power system operation.
III. Introduce the identification, modelling, analysis and the solution for advanced studies dealing with
electric power system that operates under the unbalanced conditions.

Course Description

Basic principles of electric power systems. Per-unit systems. Fault analysis with symmetrical components.
Sequence impedances of power systems. Analysis of balanced faults. Analysis of unbalanced faults.
Simultaneous faults. Protection against unbalanced faults. Computer solution methods using the admittance
matrix. Computer solution methods using the impedance matrix.