EE 362 — Substation & Transmission Lines Design
BSc BSc Electrical/Electronic Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Overhead Line: Mechanical design: determination of right of way, tower/pole spotting, wood pole steel-tower configuration. Sag, tension, equivalent span, vibrations due to wind loading. Electrical Design: Voltage selection, line power ratings, selection and arrangement of ground wires. Determination of line clearances, spacing and tower footing resistance, use of arching rings. Size, number and spacing of insulators, Performance characteristic. Insulators: types of insulators, flashover characteristics of insulators, electric stress, Corona and Corona loss. Cables: Types and construction, Electrical stress, thermal characteristics, charging currents, sheath currents, cost factors compared to over-head lines. Cable fault localization. System Earthing: Principles of system earthing, component earthing, substation earthing, earthing schemes, sizing and time rating of rating of neutral devices, determination of earth resistance. Substations: Elements of a substation, substation layout and operation, busbar and switching arrangements, location, appearance and surroundings, voltage regulation equipment, determination of ratings and use of application curves, area load density and load diversity. Economic view point.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Year Three
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