recognize the common causes of faults in power systems
understand the models for generators during a fault and be able to use the models to calculate the fault current at any point in time for a fault applied to the terminal of a generator
solve for the voltages and current in a network experiencing a balanced three phase fault at any location
recognize the advantage of using symmetrical components to analyze unbalanced system operation
differentiate between phase values and symmetrical component values
evaluate 3-phase power in terms of symmetrical components
develop and solve the positive, negative and zero sequence networks for systems consisting of machines, transmission lines and transformers
solve for the fault voltages and currents for single line to ground faults, line to line faults, and double line to ground faults
realize the key needs for system grounding; and be able to determine grounding impedance
know how to treat unbalanced faults with fault and grounding impedances
understand the load flow problem in power system networks and be able to appreciate the need for load flow analysis
calculate the bus admittance matrix for a three phase system consisting of transmission lines, transformers and capacitors
solve linear and non-linear simultaneous equations
formulate the power flow problem and be able to develop a solution algorithm using both the Gauss-Seidel and the Newton-Raphson methods
develop a simple power flow program implementing the Gauss-Seidel method
develop a power flow program implementing the Newton-Raphson method
recognize the approximations used in the fast decoupled power flow, and be able to solve small systems by hand using this algorithm
apply a standard power flow program to model a small power system to solve simple design problems, such as sizing of capacitors needed to correct low bus voltages or generation re-dispatch to remove transmission line constraints
develop a computer program for a comprehensive plan to design a suitable power system network to meet the increasing energy requirements of regional consumers over a 5-year plan period
recognize the basic principles of power system stability of power networks
derive power balance equations of synchronous generators and motors
analyze and obtain the steady-state stability limits of a synchronous generator feeding inductive, synchronous motor and infinite bus networks
understand the steady-state stability problem of a point-to-point transmission system and the importance of system transfer reactance
understand how steady-state stability limits of power system networks may be improved
understand the principles of transient stability of power systems
analyze the principle of the equal area criterion for assessing the transient stability of an alternator feeding a large power system network