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Power Quality (Rev. Feb 2018)

This course deals with power quality issues such as voltage sags, over voltages, and harmonics. Students will learn about the causes and mitigation of power quality problems, as well as monitoring techniques. Assessment includes mid-semester and final exams, assignments, and an industrial visit report. The course aims to help students understand power quality issues, suppression methods, and monitoring practices.

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Power Quality (Rev. Feb 2018)

This course deals with power quality issues such as voltage sags, over voltages, and harmonics. Students will learn about the causes and mitigation of power quality problems, as well as monitoring techniques. Assessment includes mid-semester and final exams, assignments, and an industrial visit report. The course aims to help students understand power quality issues, suppression methods, and monitoring practices.

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1.

Course Code and Title: EEEE6490339 Power Quality

2. Synopsis:
This course deals with various issues affecting power quality. The main issues of voltages sags, over
voltages and harmonics have been addressed. The course also embraces the production, monitoring and
suppression of the various power quality issues.
3. Name(s) of Academic Staff: Mr. Dhinakar

4. Year and Semester Offered: Year 4 Semester 1/2

5. Credit Value: 3

6. Prerequisite (if any): EEEC6450318 Generation & Transmission

7. Course Outcomes (CO):


Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
CO1: Deliberate the causes for the production of power quality issues.
CO2: Assert the various ways to suppress power quality issues.
CO3: Exercise the various methods of power quality monitoring.

8. Mapping of Course Outcomes to the Programme Outcomes, Teaching Methods and Assessment:

Assessment
Programme Outcomes (PO) Teaching Methods
Method
CO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Lecture, Tutorial and Mid-semester
1
Industrial Visit. Examination
 Industrial Visit
Report
Lecture, Tutorial and Final Examination
2
 Industrial Visit. Industrial Visit
Report
Lecture, Tutorial, and Final Examination,
3
 Industrial Visit. Industrial Visit
Report.

9. Transferable Skills:
Practical skills, scientific skills, and critical thinking and problem solving skills.

1
Teaching and Learning
10.
Activities
Distribution of SLT Guided Independent

TOTAL SLT
Learning Learning
CO (F2F) (NF2F)
Week

Course Content Outline L T P O L T P O

1 Terms and definitions: Overloading - under voltage - over


voltage. Concepts of transients – short duration variations such 1 2 2 4
as interruption
2
Long duration variation such as sustained interruption. Sags 1 3 1 2 3 1 10
and swells - voltage sag - voltage swell - voltage imbalance
3 Voltage fluctuation - power frequency variations. International
standards of power quality. Computer Business 2 2 1 2 2 1 8
Equipment Manufacturers Associations (CBEMA) curve.
4 Sources of sags and interruptions - estimating voltage sag
2 2 1 2 2 1 8
performance. Thevenin’s equivalent source
5 analysis and calculation of various faulted condition. Voltage
2 3 1 2 3 1 10
sag due to induction motor starting.
6 Estimation of the sag severity - mitigation of voltage sags,
active series compensators.Static transfer switches and fast 3 2 1 2 1 6
transfer switches
7 Sources of over voltages - Capacitor switching – lightning -
3 2 1 2 1 6
ferro resonance. Mitigation of voltageswells -
8 surge arresters - low pass filters - power conditioners. Lightning
3 4 1 4 1 10
protection – shielding – line arresters -
9 protection of transformers and cables. An introduction to
3 2 1 2 1 6
computer analysis tools for transients, PSCAD and EMTP.
10 Harmonic sources from commercial and industrial loads,
locating harmonic sources. Power system response 3 3 2 6 3 1 15
characteristics
11 Harmonics Vs transients. Effect of harmonics -
harmonic distortion -voltage and current distortion - harmonic 3 1 3 4
indices - inter harmonics – resonance
12 Harmonic distortion evaluation - devices for controlling
harmonic distortion - passive and active filters. IEEE and 3 1 1 1 1 4
IECstandards
13 Monitoring considerations - monitoring
3 1 1 2
and diagnostic techniques for various power quality problems
14 - modeling of power quality (harmonics and voltage sag)
problems by mathematical simulation tools - power line 3 1 1 2
disturbance analyzer .
TOTAL SLT

Continuous Assessment Percentage (%)

1 Mid-Semester Examination 15 3

2
2 PAssignments. 10 6
3 Industrial Visit Report 15 8

TOTAL SLT
Final Assessment Percentage (%)

1 Final Examination 60 8
GRAND TOTAL SLT 120
Special requirement to deliver the course:
11.
Mi Power Software.
Panel Board with all meters & switchgears.

12. Main References:


1. Roger. C. Dugan, Mark. F. McGranagham, Surya Santoso, H.Wayne Beaty, Electrical Power
Systems Quality McGraw Hill,2003.
2. G.T. Heydt, Electric Power Quality, 2nd Edition. (West Lafayette, IN, Stars in a
Circle Publications, 1994). (For Chapter 1, 2, 3 and 5)
3. M.H.J Bollen, Understanding Power Quality Problems: Voltage Sags and Interruptions, (New
York: IEEE Press, 1999). (For Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 5)

Additional References:
1. J. Arrillaga, N.R. Watson, S. Chen, Power System Quality Assessment, (New York: Wiley,
1999). (For Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
2. PSCAD User Manual

13. Others: Details of the Activities.


Activity
Assignment 1
Explanation about the panel board with power factor meter in detail.
Assignment 2
Explanation about voltage sags by means of inspection.
Assignment 3
Power quality issues through mipower software ( issue-1)
Assignment 4 Power quality issues through mipower software ( issue-2)

Industrial visit to a nearby power plant.


Industrial Visit

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