Course detail

Distribution Equipment

FEKT-BRZBAcad. year: 2010/2011

Power station switchgear - scheme, construction, operating manipulation. Project switchgear conception and its current capacity calculation. Cable and overhead lines - construction, design, protection.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Principles of MV and HV substation design

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Projects, written and oral parts of exam.

Course curriculum

Substations in power system, nominal voltage and a operation mode of electrical networks
Scheme of basic substation circuit - their features and use, operation manipulation in substation, apparatus blocking
HV MV LV switchgear - outdoor, gas-insulated, auxiliary control panel and control center substation - version and operating features
Cable line - construction and marking, electric features of cables, conductors designing and protection
Overhead line - mechanical features of hanging wires, overhead line parameter calculation, wires for overhead line, poles, insulators and armatures, safety zone

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Make students familiar with equipment and technologies used for electric power distribution as well as the basic methods of the designing of the equipment.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ORSÁGOVÁ, J. Rozvodná zařízení. 2004. s. 106 ( s.) (CS)
VERNER, J. Elektrické stanice a vedení, VUT Brno 1989 (CS)

Recommended reading

MERTLOVÁ, J., KOCMICH, M. Elektrické stanice a vedení , Západočeská univerzita 1997 (CS)
DOHNÁLEK, P. Ochrany pro průmysl a energetiku. STNL 1991 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-B Bachelor's

    branch B-SEE , 2. year of study, summer semester, optional specialized

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, optional specialized

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction - substations in power system, nominal voltage and a operation mode of electrical.
2. Scheme of basic substation circuit - scheme alternative, dividing scheme according to the number and sort of busbar.
3. Scheme of basic and auxiliary branch - their features and use, group structure of branch operation.
4. Operation manipulation in substation - apparatus blocking.
5. HV substation - outdoor substation, gas-insulated, auxiliary control panel and control center.
6. MV substation - version and operating features.
7. Installed capacity of switchgears and transformer station - examples of calculation
8. Power station operation control - control system, its providing and abilities.
9. Overhead line - wires for overhead line, poles, insulators and armatures, safety zone.
10. Mechanic calculation of overhead line, climatic condition of calculation.
11. State equation - solution methods of state equation.
12. Cable line - construction and marking, electric features of cables, cable sets and accessories.
13. Power conductor protections - electrical protection against overload and short circuit current.

Fundamentals seminar

15 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Conductors designing in respect to maximum operating temperature of cable core.
2. Conductors designing in respect to short-circuit current thermal effect.
3. Conductors designing in respect to short-circuit current mechanical effect.
3. Conductors protection in electric power distribution - overloading and short-circuit protection, assigning of protective elements.

Exercise in computer lab

9 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Project of solid flat conductors according to dynamic influence of short-circuit current.
2. Solid flat conductor parameters influence on mechanic stress conductor - phase distance, support insulators distance, wire dimension.
3. Project of overhead line - various solution of state equation.

Laboratory exercise

15 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Feeder terminal - protection, monitoring and control function.
2. Cable protection against overloading - time inverse overcurent protection
3. Cable protection against overloading - thermal model of cable
4. Excursion - MV switchgers Siemens
5. Excursion - insulated overhead lines - E.ON