Electric Power Networks I

Scholar Year: 2019/2020 - 1S

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Paulo Jorge da Costa Santos Head

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL L TC THE EL OT OT/PL TPL S Type of classes 3 2 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theorethical and Practical classes Totals 1 3,00 Paulo Santos   3,00 Prática Laboratorial Totals 1 2,00 Paulo Santos   2,00

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

The students should be able to: Understand and describe the main aspects of electrical systems, generation, transmission and distribution. Understand the schematic organization of the Portuguese Electrical System. Understand and made, all the electrical calculations associated with the transmission lines (long and short transmission lines). Understand and made all the electrical calculations of the low voltage feeders. Understand and deal with the load diagram in different voltage levels. Understand the classical systems of power generation namely: Thermal and Hydro generation. Understand the different types of turbines: Steam and Hydroturbines.

Syllabus

1- Introduction.

1.1- Historical Development of the Electric Power Energy Systems (the Portuguese case).
1.2- Structure of the Portuguese Electrical Industry.
1.3- Voltage structure of the Electrical Energy System. The transmission, subtransmission and distribution.
The Portuguese transmission Network.

2 - The evolution of the Portuguese Transmission and distribution Networks (PTN).

3- Load Shape Development

3.1- Active and reactive power
3.2- Load Hapes Residential, Commercial and Industrial forms.
3.3- Load Shape terminology.
3.4- Substation load management

4. Low voltage feeders.

5 - The Power Transmission Line

5.1 - Introduction.
5.2 - Design considerations
5.3 - Line resistance and shunt condutance.
5.4 - Line inductance.
5.5 - Line capacitance
5.6 - Long and short Line Theory.


6- Power Generation
6.1 -Introduction to electricity generation.
History of the electricity generation industry.
The evolution of electricity generation technologies.
6.2 -Traditional coal-burning power plant technology.
6.3 - Gas turbines and combined cycle power plants .
6.4 - The hydropower resource. Hydro sites.
6.5 - Turbines.
6.6 - Fundamentals of nuclear power

7. Works in the Power HV line simulator.

Software

MATLAB

Keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Electrical engineering

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

Theoretical exposition classes, with occasional support on transparencies. Practical classes to solve applications. Technical visits to power plants and electrical substations.

Teaching methodologies

Avaliação apenas com exame final

Assessment methodologies and evidences

Primary Bibliography

Observations

Knowledge of electromagnetism.
Some knowledge with simulation software tools (Matlab)
Knowledge on 3-phase circuit required.
knowledge differential equations.