courses in electrical power


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	Choose course subject from specializations below ! Engineering Mathematics and Physics Structural Engineering Irrigation & Hydraulics Public Works Architecture Urban Planing Power & Electrical Machines Electronics & Communication Engineering Computers & Systems Engineering Design & Production Engineering Mechanical Power Engineering Automotive Engineering Humanity Courses Power & Electrical Machines EPM 111 Electrical & Mechanical _{1st Year: Civil Engineering. (2nd Term) Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (2+2)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (70+30+0)] = 100} Course Contents Fundamentals of electric circuit theory, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, Ac circuits, Polyphase systems. Electric motors: Dc motors, Induction motors, Fractional horsepower motors. Industrial and commercial applications: Construction engineering, Petroleum industry, Steel mills, Agriculture, Electric hoists, Electric elevators, Air conditioning, Refrigeration. References: Hancock, N.N., Electrical Power Utilization, Pitman Publishers, 1970. Hughes, E., Electrical Technology, Longmans Publishers, 1977. FLOYD, T.L., Principles of Electrical Circuits, Charles Merrill Publishers, 1990. EPM 112 Electrical & Electronic Engineering _{1st Year: Mechanical Engineering. (2nd Term)Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (4+2)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (90+30+30)] = 150} Course Contents Electrical engineering: Constants and variables of electrical circuits, Elements of electrical circuits, dc circuits, Network theorems, Sinusoidal alternating current circuits at steady state, Phasor diagram representation of sinusoidal quantities, Application of network theorems to alternating current circuits, Electric power in alternating current circuits, Power factor, Inductance. Electronic Engineering: Review on types of solids: Bohr’s model and its limitation, Energy bands (conduction, valence, energy gap), Fermi-Dirac distribution function, Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors (n-type, p-type), Electrons and holes, Concentration, Types of currents (drift, diffusion). PN-junction: I-V characteristics, Diffusion potential, Depletion layer capacitance. Diode circuits: Half and full-wave rectifiers, Smoothing, Clipping and clamping-circuits, Battery charger, Peak rectifier, Voltage doublers. References: Nilsson, J.W., Electric Circuits, Addison Wesley Publishers, 1995. Jacob Millman and Arvin Grabel, Microelectronics, McGraw Hill, Latest Ed. Sedra, Adel S. and Smith, Kenneth C., Microelectronic Circuits, Holt, Rinehart and Winstron (HRW), Latest Ed. EPM 113 Electrical Circuits _{1st Year: Electrical Engineering. (Cont.)Hrs/Week: [(3+2) + (3+2)] Marks:[(90+35+0) + (90+35+0)] = 250} Course Contents Electrical circuit variables and elements, Simple resistive circuits, Analysis of electrical circuits, Source transformation, Network theorems, Star-delta transformation, Sinusoidal steady state analysis, Phasor diagram representation, Application of network theorems on alternating current circuits, Electric power in alternating current circuits. Transients in electrical circuits, Polyphase circuits, Magnetically coupled circuits, Mutual inductance, Resonance in elctrical circuits, Electric filters, Two-port networks, Locus of phasor diagrams at variable frequency, Analysis of electrical circuits with non-sinusoidal alternating currents, Higher harmonics, Fourier series. References: Smith, R.J. and Dorf, R. C., Circuits, Devices and Systems, John Wiley and Sons, 1992. Nilsson, J.W., Electric Circuits, Addison Wesley Publishers, 1995. Laboratory: Electrical Engineering Fundamental Lab Electrical circuits experiments Measurement of resistance Fourier analysis and voltage signal Wave filters Three-phase circuits Instruments and C.R.O. Fundamentals of PLC's EPM 171 Electrical Measurements & Measuring Instruments _{1st Year: Electrical Engineering. (2nd Term)Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (3+2)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (90+35+0)] = 125} Course Contents Electrical measurements, Measurement errors, Accuracy, Statistical analysis. Static calibration, Resolution and precision, Dynamic response. Units, Systems, Dimensions and standards. Moving-coil instruments, Moving iron instruments, Electro-dynamic instruments, Induction-type instruments, Current and voltage measurements, Measurement of power, Measurement of energy and charge, Measurement of frequency and power factor, Measurement of non-electrical parameters. Cathode ray-oscilloscopes application. Dc bridges, Ac bridges, Resistance and capacitance measurement, Allocation of cable faults. Strain gauges, Temperature transducers, Displacement, Velocity and acceleration transducers, Force and pressure transducers, Light transducers, Data converters, Voltage-to-frequency converters. Digital devices : Digital voltmeters, References: Sawhny, J., An Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Measurements, McGraw Hill, 1975. Berlin, H.M. and Gillz, Merill F.C., Principles of Electronic Instrumentation and measurements, Publishers, 1988. Frank, An Introduction to Electrical Instrumentation and Measuring Systems, McGraw Hill, 1992. EPM 211 Electromagnetic Fields _{2nd Year: Electrical Engineering. (1st Term)Hrs/Week: [(4+2) + (0+0)] Marks:[(110+40+0) + (0+0+0)] = 150} Course Contents Vector analysis, Coulomb’s law, Electric field intensity, Electric flux, Gauss’s law, Divergence, Electric energy and potential, Electric conductors, Electrical resistance, Dielectric materials, Electrical capacitance, Electric field plotting, Poisson’s equation, Laplace’s equation. Steady magnetic fields, Ampere’s law, Magnetic forces, Magnetic materials, Magnetic circuits, Inductance. Time varying magnetic fields, Maxwell’s equations, Plane electromagnetic waves in free space, Propagation of electromagnetic waves in matter, Reflection and refraction. References: Carson, D.R. and Lorrain, P. L., Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Taraporevala Sons and Co., 1970. Hayt, William H., Engineering Electromagnetics, McGraw Hill Publishers, 1989. EPM 212 Electrical Engineering _{2nd Year: Mechanical Engineering. (1st Term)Hrs/Week: [(2+2) + (0+0)] Marks:[(70+30+0) + (0+0+0)] = 100} Course Contents Fundamentals of electrical measuring instruments, Oscilloscopes and their applications, Three-phase systems, Transformers, Electric generators and motors, Dc machines, Synchronous machines, Induction motors, Fractional horsepower motors, Electric traction, Electric transportation, Transmission lines. References: Gregory, B.A., An Introduction to Electric Instrumentation and Measurement Systems, McMillan Publishers, 1981. Ramshaw, R. and Van Heeswijk, R.G., Energy Conversion, Sanders College Publishers, 1990. Balton, W., Measurements and Instrumentation Systems, Newnes Publishers, 1996. EPM 221 Energy Conversion _{2nd Year: Electrical Engineering. (2nd Term)Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (4+2)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (110+40+0)] = 150} Course Contents Conventional methods of energy conversion : Introduction, Sources of energy, Electrical power systems. Electromechanical energy conversion, Electric motors and generators, Faraday’s law, Lorenz forces, The basic electric generator, The basic electric motor, Magnetically single excited systems, Magnetically multi- excited systems, Dynamic energy conversion equations, Conservative fields, Coupled magnetic fields, Torque and stored energy in magnetic fields, Co- energy and torque calculations, The reluctance machine, Multi-fed rotating systems, Electrostatic systems. Renewable methods of energy conversion : Solar energy, Solar cells, Batteries, Wind-energy generators. References: Brown, D. and Hamilton, E.P., Electromechanical Energy Conversion, McMillan, 1984. Fitzgerald, A.E.; Kingsley, C. and Umans, S.D., Electric Machinery - Fifth edition, McGraw Hill Co., 1990. Laboratory: Energy Conversion Lab DC separately excited generator DC shunt and compound excited generator Retardation test of d.c. machine EPM 271 Electrical Testing (1) _{2nd Year: Electrical Engineering. (Cont.)Hrs/Week: [(0+3) + (0+3)] Marks:[(0+25+0) + (75+25+25)] = 150} Course Contents A set of laboratory experiments applied to the courses studied by the students in the first and second year: Electrical circuits: Applications of network theorems, Magnetically coupled circuits, Electric filters, Transients in electrical circuits, Operation with variable frequency. Electrical measurements and measuring instruments: Definition of various types of electrical measuring instruments and their applications, Calibration of ammeters, Voltmeters and watt-meters, Oscilloscopes and their applications. Energy conversion: Appreciation of the construction of electrical machines, A set of experiments on dc machines, Elementary tests on transformers. Electronic and logic circuits: Tests on some integrated electronic circuits and chips. References: Laboratory Instructions, Manuals, Catalogues, Data books. EPM 321 Electrical Machines (1) _{3rd Year: Electrical Engineering - Power & Electrical Machines (1st Term)Hrs/Week: [(3+2) + (0+0)] Marks:[(90+35+0) + (0+0+0)] = 125} Course Contents D.C. machines : Theory and design: The generation of e.m.f., Work, Power, Force torque, The magnetic circuit of the dc machine, Armature windings, Armature reaction, Inductance, Energy in magnetic field, Commutation, Methods of excitation, Load characteristics of dc generators and motors, Efficiency, Testing of dc machines, Special dc machines, Construction of dc machines, Mechanical details, Design, Main dimensions, The armature, Design of poles and inter-poles, Design of commutator, Calculation of efficiency, Examples on the design of dc motors and generators. References: Clayton, A. E. and Hancock, N. N., The Performance and Design of dc Machines, Pitman Fitzgerald, A.E.; Kingsley, C. and Umans, S.D., Electric Machinery - Fifth edition, McGraw Hill Co., 1990. Chapman, S. J., Electric Machinery fundamentals, McGraw Hill Co., 1991. Laboratory: Electrical Machines Lab DC separately excited, shunt and compound motors DC traction motor Back-to-back test on dc machines EPM 322 Electrical Machines (2) _{3rd Year: Electrical Engineering - Power & Electrical Machines (2nd Term)Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (4+2)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (110+40+0)] = 150} Course Contents Transformers : Theory and design : Fundamental concepts, Mutual inductance, Electric and magnetic circuits, Power transformers, Phasor diagrams, Magnetizing current and core loss, Equivalent circuits, Transformers at load, Efficiency, Voltage regulation, Three phase transformers, Three phase transformer connections, Three phase to two phase connections, Auto transformer, Voltage regulation in auto transformers, Tap changers, On load tap changers, Harmonics, Transformers testing, Transformer design, Main dimensions, Magnetic cores, Transformer windings, Insulation, Cooling, Calculation of transformer characteristics, Examples on transformer design. References: Say, M.G., Theory and Performance of ac Machines- Third Edition, Pitman, 1967. Say, M.G., Alternating Current Machines- Fifth edition, Pitman, 1990. Fitzgerald, A.E.; Kingsley, C. and Umans, S.D., Electric Machinery - Fifth edition, McGraw Hill Co., 1990. Chapman, S. J., Electric Machinery fundamentals, McGraw Hill Co., 1991. Laboratory: Electrical Machines Lab Single-phase power transformer Three-phase power transformer: 4 tests EPM 331 Transmission & Distribution of Electrical Energy _{3rd Year: Electrical Engineering - Power & Electrical Machines (2nd Term)Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (4+2)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (110+40+0)] = 150} Course Contents Introduction, Representation of power systems, Parameters of transmission lines, Models of transmission lines, Series impedance, Electrical capacitance, Representation of capacitance in parallel with transmission lines, Voltage and current relationships in transmission lines, Operation characteristics, Symmetrical components, Unsymmetrical faults on transmission lines, Introduction to underground cables, Design of transmission lines, Mechanical design, High- voltage dc overhead transmission lines, Insulated electrical cables, Determination of faults in underground cables, Design of electrical distribution systems, Substations, Introduction to power system planning. References: Gross, C.A., Power System Analysis, John Wiley, 1980. Glover, J. and Sarma, M., Power System Analysis and Design, PWS Publishers, 1987. Stevenson, W. D., Elements of Power System Analysis- Third Edition, McGraw Hill, 1995. Laboratory: Electric Power Lab Transmission lines (1) & (2) EPM 332 Power System Analysis (1) _{3rd Year: Electrical Engineering - Power & Electrical Machines (2nd Term)Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (3+2)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (90+35+0)] = 125} Course Contents Symmetrical components: Synthesis of unsymmetrical phasor diagrams from their symmetrical components, The symmetrical components of unsymmetrical systems, Power in terms of symmetrical components, Positive, negative and zero phase sequence networks, Unsymmetrical faults : Shunt faults, Series faults, Network matrices: Network topology, System admittance and system impedance matrices, Load flow solutions and control: Load flow equations, The Gauss- Seidel method, Newton-Raphson method and approximations, De-coupled methods, Regulating transformers. References: Venikov, V.A., Transients in Electrical Power Systems, MIR Publisher, 1979. Gross, C.A., Power System Analysis, John Wiley, 1980. Elgerd, O., Electric Energy System Theory: An Introduction, McGraw Hill, 1991. EPM 333 Economics of Generation & Operation _{3rd Year: Electrical Engineering - Power & Electrical Machines (2nd Term)Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (3+2)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (90+35+0)] = 125} Course Contents Load curves, Variation in demand, Load diversity. Power plant layout: thermal power plants, Hydro electric plants, Diesel and gas turbine plants, Main equipment, Auxiliaries, Bus-bar arrangements. Power plant economics: Capital cost, Operating cost, Fixed charge rate, Selection of plant and size and unit size, Operation and economics of spinning reserve. Tariffs, Effect of low power factor, Power factor improvement, Most economic power factor. Optimal operation of power systems: Modeling of fuel cost for thermal generation, Optimal operation of thermal system, Accounting for system losses, Optimal operation of hydro- thermal system. New energy sources: Solar energy, Wind energy, Other energy sources: Tidal, Geothermal. References: Glover, J. and Sarma, M., Power System Analysis and Design, PWS Publishers, 1987. Elgerd, O., Electric Energy System Theory: An Introduction, McGraw Hill, 1991. Berrie, T. W., Power System Economics, Peregrinus Publishers, 1998. EPM 334 Electrical Power Engineering _{3rd Year: Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Power (2nd Term)Hrs/Week: [(0+0) + (4+2)] Marks:[(0+0+0) + (90+30+30)] = 150} Course Contents Introduction to electric power systems, Applications of high voltages in electric power systems, Overhead transmission lines, Underground cables. Generation of high voltage for test purposes, Methods of high voltage measurement, Electric insulation, Types, Corona. Earthing of electrical equipment, Safety, Resistance of earthing electrodes. Protection of power stations, Protection of sub-stations, Protection of transmission lines power stations, Types of circuit breakers. References: Wood, A.J. and Woolenberg, B. F., Power Generation, Operation and Control, John Wiley, 1984. Zaengl, W.S. and Kuffel, E., High Voltage Engineering, Pergamon Press, 1984. Stevenson, W.D., Elements of Power System Analysis - Third Edition, McGraw Hill, 1995. EPM 335 Utilization of Electrical Energy _{3rd Year: Electrical Engineering - Power & Electrical MachinesHrs/Week: [(0+0) + (3+2)] Marks: [(0+0+0) + (90+35+0)] = 125} Course Contents Electrical traction systems, Mechanical and electrical characteristics, Speed curves, Operations during electrical traction, Electrical traction motors, Modern control of traction motors. Illumination: Artificial illumination requirements and characteristics, Standard specifications, Types of lamps and luminaries, Illumination curves, Installation of lamps, Luminaries and connections- gas filled lamp ignition. Electric heating: Resistance wires, Electric furnaces, Induction heating. Electric welding of metals: Welding transformers and generators, Arc welding, Spot welding. Electrolytic processes: Metal coating. Electric transportation: Cranes and hoists, Elevators and conveyor belts, Paper and References: Hancock, N.N., Electric Power Utilization, Pitman Publishers, 1967. Laithwaite, E.R. and Freris, L. L., Electric Energy: Its Generation Transmission and User, McGraw Hill Co., 1984. Wood, A.J. and Woolenberg, B. F., Power Generation, Operation and Control, John Wiley, 1984. Laboratory: Electrical Machines Lab Illumination test EPM 341 High Voltage Engineering _{3rd Year: Electrical Engineering - Power & Electrical Machines (1st Term)Hrs/Week: [(3+2) + (0+0)] Marks:[(90+35+0) + (0+0+0)] = 125} Course Contents Advantages and limitations of using high voltages for transmission, Generation and measurement of high voltage for testing, Generation of impulse waves, The impulse generators, Specifications of high voltage laboratories, Lnsulators for transmission lines and substations, Insulator materials: Shapes and types, Factors affecting performance of insulators, Testing of insulators: Destructive and non-destructive insulation tests- electrical breakdown in gases, Ionization and attachment coefficients, Electro-negative gases, Electrical breakdown in liquids and solids. Corona discharge, Single and three-core cables, Electrical stresses in cables, High voltage equivalent circuits, High voltage cables, Thermal properties of cables, Earthing systems. References: Naidu, M.S., High Voltage Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill Co., 1982. Zaengl, W.S. and Kuffel, E., High Voltage Engineering, Pergamon Press, 1984. Abdel Salam, M.; Anis, H., El-Morshedy, A. and Radwan, R., High Voltage Engineering, Marcel Dekker Inc., 2000. Laboratory: Electric Power Lab High voltage tests (1), (2) & (3) EPM 351 Power Electronics (1) _{3rd Year: Electrical Engineering - Power & Electrical Machines (1st Term)Hrs/Week: [(3+2) + (0+0)] Marks:[(90+35+0) + (0+0+0)] = 125} Course Contents Introduction to power electronics, Power diodes, Thyristors: Construction, Characteristics -application in rectifier circuits (converters), Firing circuits, Power transistors as switches, Phase shift controls, Phase controlled rectifiers-static switches. References: Bose, B.K., Power Electronics and AC Drives, Prentice Hall, 1986. Mohan, N., Undeland, T.M. and Robbines, W.P., Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1990. Rashid, M.H., Power Electronics, Circuits, Devices And Applications, Prentice Hall, 1995. Laboratory: Power Electronics Lab Poly phase uncontrolled rectifier circuits Single phase half-wave controlled rectifier Thyristor firing circuits EPM 352 Industrial Electronics & Applications _{3rd Year: Mechanical Engineering - Mechatronics (1st Term)Hrs/Week: [(4+2) + (0+0)] Marks:[(110+40+0) + (0+0+0)] = 150} Course Contents Introduction to power electronics, Power diodes, Thyristors, Ac voltage controllers, Single phase converters, Three phase converters, Phase control of ac controllers, Integral cycle control, Thyristor commutation techniques, Natural commutation, Forced commutation, Circuits, dc choppers, The single thyristor chopper, Two thyristor choppers, Inverters, Single phase circuits, Bridge inverter circuits. Adjustable speed dc drives, Industrial examples, Electric traction examples, Operations during electrical traction, Criteria for selecting drive components, Equivalent circuit of dc motors, Permanent magnet dc motors, dc servomotors, Induction motor drives, Slip power recovery from an induction motor, Forced commutated, Variable frequency ac motor drives, Electric braking of induction motors, Synchronous motor drives, Stepper motor drives, Computer controlled drives. References: Starr, A. T., Generation, Transmission and Utilization of Electrical Power, Pitman, 1937. Bose, B.K., Power Electronics and AC Drives, Prentice Hall, 1986. Gupta, J.P., Utilization of Electrical Power and Electrical Traction, Kalson Publishers, 1989. Ramshaw, R. and Van Heeswijk, R.G., Energy Conversion, Sanders College Publishers, Mohan, N., Undeland, T.M. and Robbines, W.P., Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1990. Rashid, M.H., Power Electronics, Circuits, Devices And Applications, Prentice Hall, 1995. EPM 361 Power System Protection _{3rd Year: Electrical Engineering - Power & Electrical MachinesHrs/Week: [(0+0) + (3+2)] Marks: [(0+0+0) + (90+35+0)] = 125} Course Contents Protection engineering: Introduction, Effects of short-circuits on power systems, Basic elements of protective gear, Current and potential transformers, Protective relays, Electromechanical and static relays, Different types of electromechanical relays, Types of protection in electrical power systems, Differential protection of power systems, Protection of ring main systems, Protection of parallel feeders. eferences: Rao, S. S., Switchgear and Protection, Khann Publishers, 1983. Deshpande, M. V., Switchgear and Protection, Tata McGraw Hill Co., 1991. Horowitz, S.H. and Phadk, A. G., Power System Relaying, John Wiley, 1992. More Courses in Electrical Power Engineering

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