Haramaya University

Haramaya Institute of Technology

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Course Title: Power System Protection and Control Course Code: ECEg4232
ECTS:6(Lecture 2, Tutor 3, Lab 2 and Home study 3) Acadamic Year:2020
Class Year:IV Semester II Course Inst:Mandefro T.(M.Sc)

Course Description
Power system protection; Circuit breakers; Automatic generation and voltage control; Power system
reliability analysis
Course Objectives
The course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of power system protection and
control.
 The students will understand the principles and concepts of power system protection and
control.
 The students will comprehend the operating principles and design considerations of
protective devices and protection systems.
 The students will understand and learn protection of transmission lines, generators,
motors and transformers.
 The students will understand and gain knowledge of automatic generation and voltage
control of interconnected power systems.
 The students will be able to carry out reliability analysis of power systems.
Detailed Course Topic/Subtopic/Chapter
Chapter One Power system protection
 Protective zones;
 Relaying elements and quantities;
 Operating principles of relays;
 Relay types and characteristics;
 Protection of transmission lines,
 generators, motors and transformers
Chapter Two Circuit breakers
 Arc and arc extinction;
 Circuit breaker rating;
 Circuit breaker types;
 HVDC circuit breakers

Chapter Three Automatic generation and voltage control

 Load frequency control;
 Economic dispatch control;
 Single-area and two- area load frequency control;
 Interchange evaluation and power pool;
 Automatic voltage control;
 Load frequency control with generation rate constraints;
 Speed governor, dead-band and its effect on automatic generation
control (AGC)
Chapter Four Power system reliability analysis
 Definition of power system reliability and quality;
 Reliability assessment techniques;
 Reliability indices;
 Interconnected systems
Assessment Methods
Continuous assessment………………………………………………………………………...50%
Final Examination ……………………………………………………………………………..50%
Course Policies

 All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students Senate Legislation of
our University throughout this course.
 Academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated.
 Class activities will vary day to day, ranging from lectures to discussions. Students will be
active participants in the course.
 You are required to submit and present the assignments provided according to the time table
indicated.
 80 % of class & 100 % lab attendance is mandatory! Please try to be on time for class. I
 will not allow you enter if you are late more than five minutes.
 Active participation in class is essential and it will have its own value in your grade
 Cell phones MUST be turned off before entering the class.
References
1. Power System Protection and Switchgear By Badri Ram, D N Vishwakarma
2. Modern Power System Analysis By D. P. Kothari, I. J. Nagrath
3. Assessment of Power System Reliability: Methods and Applications By Marko Čepin
4. J. D. Glover and M. S. Sarma, Power System Analysis and Design, Brooks/Cole, Third
Edition.
5. Prabha Kumar, Power System Stability and Control, McGraw-Hill Education.
6. A. G. Phadke and J.S. Thorp, Computer Relaying for Power Systems, John Wiley &
Sons, New York, 1988
Approved By:

Mandefro Teshome
Name (Course instructor) Signature
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Name (Module Coordinator) Signature