Aim: The overall aim of this course is to provide an understanding of an electric power system with main function to deliver electricity between generation, consumption and storage.

Goal:

After the course the student will be able to:

• Explain the main concepts in electric power systems.
• Describe the function of an electric power systems, both DC and 3 phase AC systems.
• Describe the function of the main components in an electric power system.
• Formulate and conduct basic electric circuit’s analysis for DC, AC and 3 phase systems.
• Formulate and solve power flow analysis problem with use of simulator tools.
• Perform and explain the result of reliability studies of electric power systems.
• Calculate the fault current in a smaller electric power system and describe its impact on the specific system.
• Explain the function of grid operation.
• Summarize and explain the demands of an electric power system for connection.
• Describe and give examples of central concepts in smart grids
• Describe and follow safety instructions in the electric power engineering lab in the course.

 Structure:  The course is divided into lectures, numerical exercises, design exercise, laboratory work, study visit and written exam that consists of three quizzes.   

Examiner,     

Course

responsible:    Jimmy Ehnberg, jimmy.ehnberg@chalmers.se 031-772 16 56

Lectures:         Jimmy Ehnberg, Tuan Le, Magnus Almgren

 Tutors:            Shoaib Inamdar (Numerical exercises, Design exercise, Laboratory Exercise)

                             Georgios Mademlis (Design exercise and Laboratory work)

                             Per Norberg (Study visit)

The course home page will be the primary media for communication during the course outside classes, and it also provides contact information for the involved personnel. The personnel have offices with the Electric Power Engineering Division at Hörsalsvägen 11, where everyone is welcome to visit and e-mail addresses are given by firstname.lastname@chalmers.se. Please write the course code (ENM125) in the subject because then it will be easier for us to answer you with the correct information.

Course

homepage:     Via Canvas (www.canvas.chalmers.se) and Time Edit

Please check the schedule frequently for changes.

 Language:      The course is given in English and all course material including the examination is in English.

 Literature:      Power System - Analysis & Design (6th edition, SI version), J. Duncan Glover, Thomas J. Overbye and Mulukutla S. Sarma, Cengage Learning, ISBN-13:987-1-305-63618-7.

Introduction to Electric Circuits (1995), Ray Powel, Elservier Ltd,
ISBN-13: 978-0-340-63198-0. (Available in full text as e-book at the library webpage)

Extra material incl. numerical exercises, safety instructions, instructions for the laboratory work and design exercise and questions for the study visit will be made available at course home page.

Additional

literature:        Power System Analysis Third Edition, (2010), by Hadi Saadat published by PSA Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9845438-0-9.

Chapter 2 in Reliability Evaluation of Power Systems (1996), by Billinton and Allan published by Plenum Publishing, ISBN-0-30645-259-6. (Available in full text as e-book at the library webpage)

Examination: Examination is based on passed laboratory work and design work incl. report, written exam and sustainable essay. The written exam consists of three parts (Quizzes) which all shall be passed individually. Each part of the exam gives maximum 6 points (18 in total) and at least 3 points are need for each part to pass the exam. To pass the Design exercise gives maximum 6 points and at least 3 points is need to pass the exercise. The sustainable essay gives maximum 14 points and at least 6 points needed to pass on the report part.

For grade 4 requires more than or equal to 30 but less than 34 total points and for grade 5 more than and equal to 34 points as long as all other requirements are fulfilled.

Points from each quiz will only be valid for one year, until the course again starts in study year 2019/2020 when you will have to retake all the quizzes               

Grade:             The grade of the course is (U), 3, 4 or 5. To get any grade all mandatory parts have to be passed.

Changes since the last year:        

New Tutor

A natural incentive to increase the attendance during the last reflections seminars.

Extra lecture for the basic electric circuits

To more topics to choose from for the sustainable essay.