Distribution system planning: Short term planning, Long term planning, Dynamic planning, Sub-transmission and substation design, Sub-transmission networks configurations, Substation bus schemes, Distribution substations ratings, Service areas calculations, Substation application curves.
Distributed Generation: Standards, DG potential, Definitions and terminologies; current status and future trends, Technical and economic impacts, Definitions and terminologies; current status and future trends, Technical and economic impacts. DG Technologies, DG from renewable energy sources, DG from non-renewable energy sources, Distributed generation applications, Operating Modes, Base load; peaking; peak shaving and emergency power, Isolated, momentary parallel and grid connection
Primary and secondary system design considerations, Primary circuit configurations, Primary feeder loading, secondary networks design, Economic design of secondaries, Unbalance loads and voltage considerations, Distribution system performance and operation, Distribution automation and control, Voltage drop calculation for distribution networks, Power loss Calculation, Application of capacitors to distribution systems, Application of voltage regulators to distribution systems.
Texts/References books:
- Anthony J. Pansini “Electrical Distribution Engineering”, CRC Press.
- H Lee Willis, “Distributed Power Generation Planning and Evaluation”, CRC Press.
- James A Momoh, “Electric Power Distribution Automation Protection And Control” CRC Press
- James J. Burke “Power distribution engineering: fundamentals and applications”, CRC Press.
- T. Gonen, “Electric Power Distribution System Engineering”, McGraw-Hill, 1986.
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