Subject Code: EE6L017 Subject Name: Distribution System Engineering L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Power Systems
Introduction to power distribution system, Distribution transformer, Substation Bus Schemes, Substation Location, The Rating of a Distribution Substation , Substation Service Area with n Primary Feeders , Comparison of the Four-and Six-Feeder Patterns, Derivation of the K Constant, Substation Application Curves, Interpretation of the Percent Voltage Drop Formula, Advanced SCADA Concepts and  Substation Automation, substation grounding, Radial and Loop Type Primary Feeder, Primary Network, Primary-Feeder Voltage Levels and Loading, Radial Feeders with Uniformly and Nonuniformly Distributed Load, A,B,C,D General Circuit Constants to Radial Feeders, Design of Radial Primary and Secondary Distribution Systems, Secondary Voltage Levels and Networks, Economic Design, Three-Phase Balanced Primary Lines, Non three-Phase Primary Lines, Four-Wire Multigrounded Common Neutral Distribution System, Distribution Costs, Economic Analysis of Equipment Losses, Capacitors in Distribution Systems and Optimum allocation, Dynamic Behavior of Distribution Systems, Quality of Service and Voltage Standards, Voltage Control, Feeder Voltage Regulators, Line-Drop Compensation, Distribution Capacitor Automation, Voltage Fluctuations.
Text Books:
  1. J. J. Burke “Power Distribution Engineering: Fundamentals and Applications”, CRC Press, 1994.
  2. T. Gönen “Electric power distribution system engineering”, McGraw-Hill, 1986
Reference Book:
  1. Pabla, “Electric Power Distribution”, McGraw-Hill Education, 2005