Online Courses Handbook 2003

301302 (v.3) Electric Power Transmission and Distribution 404

Area:	School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact Hours:	4.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Overhead versus underground transmission, selection of voltage levels, conductor selection, routing, insulation design, sag and spacing calculations, design of towers and cross arms, corona and corona power loss, environmental impact of high voltage transmission, electrical performances and cost analysis. Types of distribution systems, load characteristics, diversity factors, distribution transformer sizing, substation design, selection of cables, cable ampacity, harmonics, voltage drop calculations fuses.