Electric Power Quality

This course is no longer offered

(3-0-0-3)

CMPE Degree: This course is Elective for the CMPE degree.

EE Degree: This course is Elective for the EE degree.

Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.

Technical Interest Groups / Course Categories: Electrical Energy

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Prerequisites: ECE 3072

Catalog Description

Transients and harmonics in power systems, analysis methods and mitigation practices. Causes of power quality problems and relationship to equipment susceptibility.

Textbook(s)

Electric Power Quality: An Introduction, Electric Power Quality, Electrical Transients in Power Systems

Course Outcomes

  1. Identify all harmonic sources in a power grid
  2. Solve harmonic power flow problems in electric energy systems
  3. Identify and analyze harmonic resonances and assess their impact,
  4. Explain transients in electric power systems and their effect on power quality,
  5. Explain and analyze the impact of grounding design on power quality
  6. Explain the basics in filter design to improve power quality.

Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)

Not Applicable

Topic List

Power Quality Concepts Transients, Voltage Sags, Voltage swells Power Electronic Based End Use Devices Energy Resources with Conevrter-Based Interfaces Waveform Distortion, Harmonics Power concepts under waveform distortion Equipment Susceptibility Power Quality Problems - Classification Modeling for Power Quality Analysis Lumped Parameter Circuits Distributed Parameter Circuits Transmission lines, transformers, generators Distorting loads Grounding Analysis Methods Fourier Transforms Laplace Transforms Numerical Methods Special Transforms (Wavelets, Hartley) Voltage Sags and Swells Fault Induced Sags and Swells Transferred Voltages Impact of grounding Mitigation techniques (filters, active compensators, voltage restorers, etc.) Harmonics Generation mechanisms Effects of harmonics (resonance, derating, vibrations, etc.) Mitigation methods, Filters, UPS Standards Electrical Transients Switching Transients (Energization, Cap Switching, In-Rush, Motor Starting, etc.) Lightning Induced Transients (Lightning Characteristics, Surges, Shielding) Overvoltage Protection (Technology, Surge Protection Devices, Coordination) Distributed Generation and Power Quality Distributed Generation Technologies (Wind, Fuel Cells, Microturbines, etc.) Integration and MicroGrids Protection and Control of Microgrids