ECE 445 Course Syllabus

POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM


 

Professor: Dr. Luis Youn.

Office: Engineering Building, Room  EB 2034.

Phone: (618) 650-2524
            (618) 650-2809

E-mail:  lyoun@siue.edu

TEXTBOOK: Power Distribution Engineering by James Burke, 1994, Dekker.

REFERENCE: Electrical Power Distribution & Transmission by L.M. Faulkenberry and W. Coffer, 1996, Prentice-Hall.

Grading Policy:             Test I :  23%

                                       Test II:  23%

                                       Final Exam: 25%

                                       Project: 10%

                                       Presentation: 15%

                                       Homework: 4% ( No Late Homework Accepted )

ECE 445 TOPICS

CHAPTER

TOPIC

CONCEPTS

1

Review.

Steady-state circuit analysis, Phasor, Load and load factor, Three phase circuits, Powers

2

Utility Distribution System.

Utility industry, Utility distribution system, Useful definitions.

3

Transformers and Regulators.

Equivalent circuit, Types, System analysis with per unit system, Regulators.

4

Application of Capacitors for Distribution Systems.

Voltage drop, Voltage regulation, Power factor correction, Voltage improvement.

5

Faults and Protection in Power System.

Types, Fault calculations, Protection.

6

Cogeneration.

Definition, Types, Examples.