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Switchgear and Substation Engineering

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    This course studies the fundamentals of design and operation of Switchgear and Substations. Topics include power system protection relaying philosophy and protection of transmission lines, rotating machines, and power transformers. It studies circuit breakers: types, construction, performance and ratings, design features, operating characteristics. It also includes: Substation types, functions, Single line diagram, configurations, Layout, equipments and grounding.
  • Course Goals
  • Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Responsible Consumption and Production

Requirements

EPM341s

Description

  • English Description

    Switchgear equipment, Main switchgear schemes, Circuit Interrupters: Fuses: Types and Applications, Circuit breakers types : Air, Air-blast, minimum Oil circuit breaker, SF6 and Vacuum, Construction, Performance and ratings, Interruption of fault currents and arcs in circuit breakers. Switching transients and their control. Lightning arrestors. Functions of substation. Types and essential features of substations. H.V Substation equipment, single line diagram, and layout. H.V substation configurations and ratings. H.V substation structure. H.V substation control and protection. SCADA and SAS systems in H.V substations. Design of H.V substation grounding system.
  • Arabic Description

    Switchgear equipment, Main switchgear schemes, Circuit Interrupters: Fuses: Types and Applications, Circuit breakers types : Air, Air-blast, minimum Oil circuit breaker, SF6 and Vacuum, Construction, Performance and ratings, Interruption of fault currents and arcs in circuit breakers. Switching transients and their control. Lightning arrestors. Functions of substation. Types and essential features of substations. H.V Substation equipment, single line diagram, and layout. H.V substation configurations and ratings. H.V substation structure. H.V substation control and protection. SCADA and SAS systems in H.V substations. Design of H.V substation grounding system.
  • Department
    Electrical Power and Machines Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Student Activities (20 = tr.Industry 5% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 15% ) + tr.Oral/Practical (10) + Exam Grade (50)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 1
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
  • • Uday A. Bakshi, Dr. Mayuresh V. Bakshi, "Switchgear & Protection", Technical Publications, 2020
  • • Flurscheim, C. H., “Power Circuit Breaker: Theory and Design”, IEE Power Eng. Series, 1982
  • • Rao. S. S, “Switchgear & Protection”, Khann Publishers, 1983.
  • • Horwitz, S. H. and Phadke, A. G., “Power System Relaying”, John Wiley, 1992.
  • • Deshpande, M. V., “Switchgear & Protection”, Tata McGraw Hill Co., 1991. - Uday A. Bakshi, Dr. Mayuresh V. Bakshi, Switchgear & Protection, Technical Publications, 2020 - Uday A. Bakshi, Dr. Mayuresh V. Bakshi, Switchgear & Protection, Technical Publications, 2020.