MSc Electrical Power Systems Engineering / Course details

Year of entry: 2024

Course unit details:
Power System Dynamics & Quality of Supply

Course unit fact file
Unit code EEEN60342
Credit rating 15
Unit level FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT

This unit aims to introduce students to basics of power system dynamics and  reliability, including  quality of electricity supply,  issues and to discuss most widely used and recommended methodologies for enhancement of power system stability and  quality of electricity supply in general. The unit involved lectures, tutorials, one 6-hour laboratory, several tutorial sessions lead by PDRAs.   Lectures were supported with Power Point presentations. All relevant material, including solved examples, timetable, detailed reading list with instructions, exam feedback from the past year  and laboratory instructions was available on the balckboard in electronic format. Additional paper copies of the material were distributed during the first lecture.

 

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
Power System Operation and Economics EEEN60321 Pre-Requisite Compulsory
Analysis of Electrical Power and Energy Conversion Systems EEEN60631 Pre-Requisite Compulsory

Aims

This course unit detail provides the framework for delivery in 2020/21 and may be subject to change due to any additional Covid-19 impact.  Please see Blackboard / course unit related emails for any further updates.

This unit aims to:

Introduce students to basics of power system dynamics and reliability, including  quality of electricity supply,  issues and to discuss most widely used and recommended methodologies for enhancement of power system stability and  quality of electricity supply in general.

 

Learning outcomes

On completion of this MSc unit, the student is expected to be able to:

ILO1: Explain the basic principles of power system dynamics and causes of it. Assessed and Developed.

ILO2: Model power system components such as synchronous machines, exciters and governors, transformers, transmission lines and loads. Developed.

ILO3: Evaluate the small-disturbance stability and large-disturbance (transient) stability of a power system. Assessed.

ILO4: Use software tools to analyse the large-disturbance behaviour of a power system. Assessed.

ILO5: Apply appropriate measures to improve or insure power system small and large disturbance stability and tune power system damping controllers. Developed.

ILO6: Explain fundamental concepts of non-repairable and reparable components/systems, and solve basic theoretical problems. Assessed and Developed.

ILO7: Explain and evaluate reliability of generation and distribution systems for system planning, as well as operational reliability of generation systems. Assessed.

ILO8: Explain reliability of transmission networks for system planning, and reproduce different calculation methodologies. Developed.

ILO9: Explain voltage variations and voltage sags, name mitigation measures to improve QoS, and solve relatively simple problems related to voltage sages. Assessed.

ILO10: Explain network resonances, harmonics, harmonic study and filter design, and solve relatively simple problems related to harmonics and filter design. Assessed.

Teaching and learning methods

The unit involved lectures, tutorials, one 6-hour laboratory, several tutorial sessions lead by PDRAs. Lectures were supported with Power Point presentations. All relevant material, including solved examples, timetable, detailed reading list with instructions, exam feedback from the past year  and laboratory instructions was available on the balckboard in electronic format. Additional paper copies of the material were distributed during the first lecture.

 

 

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Other 20%
Written exam 80%

Assessment task

Length

How and when feedback is provided

Weighting within unit (if relevant)

 

4 equal length compulsory questions 

 

 

 

Laboratory Report of a maximum of 12 pages

 

3 hours

 

 

 

 

6 hours

after the exam

 

 

 

 

two weeks after the report submission

80%

 

 

 

 

20%

 

Feedback methods

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Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 30
Practical classes & workshops 6
Tutorials 6
Independent study hours
Independent study 108

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Victor Levi Unit coordinator

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