Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- Describe the general outline of the Turkish electrical power system and identify the generation, transmission and distribution systems and principles involved,
- Identify the existing loads, methods of addition of loads, load factor, diversity and simultaneity factors for an existing plant,
- Describe the characteristics of various distributed loads, load growth and future system considerations,
- Prepare tables necessary for the planning of the design of the system with distribution boards,
- Describe the switch-gear used in distribution systems and differentiate between disconnect switch, load-break switch and circuit breaker in application,
- Describe and apply the factors involved in the selection of power cables and protection of cable by switch-gears and fuse-gear, and provide examples of voltage drop and low voltage system design,
- Describe the characteristics of power and distribution transformers, losses involved, protection gear used for distribution transformers as well as the characteristics of voltage and current transformers.
- Describe the low voltage distribution systems as TN, TT and IT systems,
- Explain the difference between low and medium voltage (MV) distribution systems, distribution voltage levels,
- Design MV distribution systems with cables and overhead lines
- Describe the medium voltage feeder protection and application of overcurrent relays,
- Discriminate between indoor and outdoor and pole-top substations with the choice of the equipment characteristics
- Learn the switching requirements for the usage of circuit-breakers and load-break switches
- Describe the grounding principles, touch and step voltage and means of protection against electrical shocks
- Describe the internal equipment placement of metal clad and metal enclosed medium voltage panel-boards,
Learn the difference between parallel resonance circuits and power factor compensated systems
- Describe the advantages gained by power factor compensation and the levels required by the Turkish Electricity Authority
- Apply different methods of reactive power compensation and general, group and individual compensation
- Apply compensation to special loads which are motors and transformers.