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Failures and Protection of Electrical Networks

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 410-2317/01
Abbreviation PCHS
Course title Failures and Protection of Electrical Networks
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Electrical Power Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Matouš Vrzala, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1. Definition and distribution of transient effects.
2. Calculation of short-circuit currents in complicated electric systems.
3. Characteristic values of short-circuit in general network. Parameters of elements of electric system in symmetrical systems.
4. Asymmetrical operating status of electric system. Dimensioning of electric equipment according to effects of short-circuit currents.
5. Ground connection in electric systems.
6. Basic terms of protections, operation of protections. Basic elements of protections, electromechanical and statical relays.
7. Line protections. Over-current protections, short-circuit protections, directional over-current protections.
8. Line protections. Distance (impedance) protections.
9. Line protections. Transverse and lengthwise differential protections.
10. Transformer protections. Differential protections. Frame-leakage protections, Buchholz protection.

Exercises:
1. Information about the requirements for passing the exercises. Safety considerations. The organization of the work in the labs. Instructions for elaboration of lab task.
2. Calculation of short-circuit currents according to ČSN EN 60909.
3. Calculation of symmetric and asymmetric short-circuit currents.
4. Dimensioning of electric equipment according to effects of short-circuit currents.
5. Calculation of ground connection in electric systems.
6. Setting of line over-current protections, Setting of transformer protections.
7. Laboratory electrical measurement of short-circuit currents at model.
8. Laboratory electrical measurement at digital protection.
9. Setting of line impedance protections.
10. Credit exercise.

Projects:
Calculation of symmetric short-circuit currents
Calculation of asymetric short-circuit currents

E-learning

Study guides are available in the LMS for students of the course.

Literature

1. Blackburn, J. Lewis: Protective relaying-principles and applications. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1998.
2. Horowitz, S. H., Phaddke, A. G.:Power system relaying. RSP Press Ltd. Tauton, 1992.

Advised literature

1. Machowski, J., Bialek, J.W., Bumby, J.R.: Power system dynamics and stability. Wiley, 1997.
2. 1. Anderson, P.M., Fouad, A.A.: Power system control and stability. Iowa, 1977.
3. Sleva, A. F.: Protective relay principles. CRC Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8247-5372-6 .