EEE6005 Power Quality and Reliability
About This Course
Concept of Power Quality and Reliability (PQR)
Causes of PQR problems; power quality versus reliability; PQR terms and definitions, power quality standards.
Voltage Fluctuations and Variations
Overvoltages, voltage sag caused by starting of induction motor, switching of reactive compensation devices in power systems, fault induced voltage sags, power system reliability indicators including SAIFI, SAIDI, SARFI.
Harmonic Distortions
Significance of harmonic distortions, Fourier series and analysis, harmonic indices, harmonic sources, effects of harmonics, system voltage harmonics, harmonic currents, interharmonics, modelling of harmonic voltage and current sources in ETAP, harmonic load flow study in ETAP.
Power Quality and Reliability Improvement Techniques
Power conditioning equipment such as UPS, DVRs, SVCs and STATCOMS, grounding, power quality surveys, power quality monitoring, power quality measuring tools, motor starting methods, harmonic filter selection in ETAP.
What You'll Learn
Entry Requirements
Bachelor degree in Engineering
At least one year of relevant working experience