Terminated in academic year 2023/2024

Designing Electrical Distribution Networks

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	English
Code	410-4114/02
Abbreviation	PEDS
Course title	Designing Electrical Distribution Networks
Credits	6
Coordinating department	Department of Electrical Power Engineering
Course coordinator	Ing. Petr Moldřík, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:

- Introduction to design of electric distribution networks.
- Network sketching, rules, instructions.
- Functions of power engineering systems.
- Types of networks, balance of electric energy supply.
- Alternatives of design of the network.
- Methods of decision-making analysis.
- Multicriterion analysis, selection of optimal variant.
- Design of distribution point.
- Switchboards.
- Design of transmission lines.
- Cable line design.
- Computer-aided design.
- Project electric energy supply for cities and urban units.

Exercises:

- Rules of dimensioning of electric equipment.
- Instruction for design.
- Solving the project of concrete distribution network.
- Selection of optimal variant.
- The final evaluation of the project.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en.

Literature

- Burke J. J.: Power Distribution Engineering: Fundamentals and Applications, New York, 1994.
- Machowski, J., Bialek, J., Bumby, J.: Power System Dynamics and Stability, Chichester, 1997.
- Horowitz, S., Phadke, A.: Power System Relaying, Tanton, 1995.
- Blackburn, J.L.: Applied Protective Relaying, Newark, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1976..
- Warrington, A.R. van C.: Protective Relays: Their Theory and Practice, London, 1971.
- Whitaker, J. C.: AC Power Systems, CRC Press 1991.

Advised literature

Syllabi for the distance part of the combined study

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