Welcome to the Electric Power Systems course at the University of Minnesota! This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of electric power systems. The course learning objectives are structured to give students an overview of the changing landscape of power systems, including the sources of energy and the environmental consequences. Additionally, the course covers the fundamental principles in electric circuit theory and magnetic theory that are essential in learning about power system networks and apparatus.
Students will also learn about transformers and synchronous generators and the role they play in power systems. The course covers AC transmission lines and cable systems as well as HVDC systems. Students will learn about the characteristics of various power system loads and power quality issues. Moreover, they will learn how to calculate power flow in a power systems network and about voltage stability and reactive power control in power systems.
The course also covers rotor-angle transient stability and the control of interconnected power systems and economic dispatch. Students will learn about currents in a faulted power system and protection using relays and circuit breakers. Finally, the course covers over-voltages due to lightning and switching surges and protection using surge arresters and the insulation coordination.
In conclusion, this course is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in electric power systems. The course’s learning objectives are structured to ensure that students have an in-depth understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles necessary to excel in the field of electric power systems.
Course Learning Objectives
- Get an overview of the power systems and its changing landscape.
- Learn about the sources of energy and the environmental consequences.
- Learn and review the fundamental principles in electric circuit theory that are essential in learning about power system networks.
- Learn and review the fundamental principals in magnetic theory that are essential in learning about power system apparatus.
- Learn about transformers and the role they play in power systems.
- Learn about synchronous generators and the role they play in power systems.
- Learn about ac transmission lines and cable systems.
- Learn about HVDC systems.
- Learn about the characteristics of various power system loads and the power quality issues.
- Learn how to calculate power flow in a power systems network.
- Learn about voltage stability and reactive power control in power systems.
- Learn about rotor-angle transient stability.
- Learn about control of interconnected power system and economic dispatch.
- Learn about currents in a faulted power system and protection using relays and circuit breakers.
- Learn about over-voltages due to lightening and switching surges, protection using surge arresters and the insulation coordination
Textbook
Electric Power Systems: A First Course
Author: Mohan
ISBN: 1118074793 9781118074794
Publisher: Wiley
Complete Solution Manual for the “Electric Power Systems: A First Course” To receive a copy of the entire solutions manual, contact John Wiley & Sons and register as a faculty member.
Course Slides
Lab
Power Systems Lab Manual (PDF)
Curriculum
- 12 Sections
- 23 Lessons
- Lifetime
- Module 1 - Overview and Review2
- Module 2 - Electric Energy and the Environment2
- Module 3 - Transmission Lines and Cables2
- Module 4 - Power Flow in Power System Networks2
- Module 5 - Transformers in Power Systems2
- Module 6 - HVDC Transmission Systems2
- Module 7 - Distribution System, Loads and Power Quality1
- Module 8 - Synchronous Generators2
- Module 9 - Voltage Regulation and Voltage Stability2
- Module 11 - Control of Interconnected Power System and Economic Dispatch2
- Module 12 - Transmission Line Faults2
- Module 13 - Protection of Power Systems2
