University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

Course Outline Report

Subject:EE-570 Power System Transients and Insulation Coordination

Department: Electrical Engineering Printed Date: 17/01/2023

Course Description

Course Detail

Faculty Farhan Mahmood

Contact fmahmood@uet.edu.pk

Credit Hrs 3.0

Pre-requisite

Domain
CLOs Description PLOs Domain Level

M easureable Student Learning Outcomes

CLO1 Develop physical understanding of the transient phenomena in a PLO01 Cognitive 3. Apply
power system.

CLO2 Analyze the the critical switching transient situations. PLO02 Cognitive 4.
Analyze

CLO3 Analyze surge propagation on the transmission lines. PLO02 Cognitive 4.

Analyze

CLO4 Coordinate the insulation level of high voltage equipment in power PLO03 Cognitive 5.
system. Evaluate

Text Books

1. Textbook: Current Interruption Transients Calculation, David F. Peelo, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2019.
2. Transients in Power Systems, Lou Van Der Sluis, 1st Edition, Wiley, 2001.
3. Electrical Transients in Power Systems, Allan Greenwood, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 1991.

Grading Policy

Quizzes 20.0%

Mid semester Examination 30.0%

Final Examinarion 40.0%

Project 10.0%

Tentative Weekly Lecture Plan

Week Topics CLOs

(Lec)

1 Fundamentals of Power System Transients CLO1

Sources and types of transients, circuit parameters and characteristics, frequency-
dependent modelling.

2 Switching Transients CLO2

Asymmetrical fault current, capacitor switching transients, back-to-back switching.

3 Switching Transients CLO2

Unloaded transformer switching, arc quenching in ac circuits.

4 Switching Transients CLO2

Current chopping, interruption of capacitive currents.

5 Switching Transients CLO2

Ferroresonance, short line fault.

6 Switching Transients CLO2

Mitigation of switching transients, generalised damping curves.

7 Switching Transients CLO2

Resistance switching and load switching.

8 Switching Transients CLO2

Modelling of switching arc.

9 Lightning Transients CLO3

Mechanism of lightning strike, lightning overvoltages, surge propagation on transmission
lines.

10 Lightning Transients CLO3

Wave equation, reflection and refraction of travelling waves, lattice diagram.

11 Lightning Transients CLO3

Behaviour of travelling waves at line terminations.

12 Lightning Transients CLO3

Protection of system insulation against transient overvoltages, dimensioning of surge
arresters in power systems.

13 Insulation Coordination CLO4

Insulation strength, characterization of insulation strength, statistical properties of
withstand voltage.

14 Insulation Coordination CLO4

Hierarchy of insulation coordination, test voltage waveforms and transient ratings,
deterministic and statistical approaches to insulation coordination