Day_1
Introduction:
- General Background.
- Power factor concept.
- Reactive power regulating devices.
- Generator exciter– capacitors – reactors – static VAR compensators.
- Shunt capacitors and their location and size to reduce losses in distribution.
Representation of Individual power System Components:
- The Overhead Transmission Line.
- Evaluation of Transmission Line Parameters.
- Underground and Cables.
- Shunt Elements.
- Series Elements.
- On load tap changing transformers.
- Power factor improvement of resistance welders.
- Power factor improvement of arc welding transformers.
- Power factor improvement for induction furnaces.
Day_2
Power factor test:
- The meaning of reactive power and active power.
- The meaning of compensation of reactive power, why is it necessary?
- The difference between shunt compensation and series compensation.
- The application of shunt capacitors and series capacitors.
- Shunt capacitors and shunt reactors.
- The optimum location and size used in power system.
- At what voltage levels are the shunt capacitors installed.
- Standard rating of capacitor units and capacitor banks.
- The methods of voltage-control in power systems.
- Economic of power capacitors.
- Synchronous condenser and static shunt compensator.
- Effect of reactive power flow on voltages.
Harmonics and source of harmonics:
- Diodes – Thyristors – Transformers.
- Elimination of harmonics.
- Filters, harmonic suppression.
- Star – Delta transformers.
- Problem caused by harmonics.
- Individual compensation.
Day_3
Power factor correction calculation example.
- Measurement of power factor.
- The effect of shunt capacitors in distribution systems.
- Computer Results for sample networks.
- Selection of capacitor size and location to reduce distribution losses.
- Selection of standard capacitor units and capacitor bank.
- Rating of power capacitors.
- Saving in electrical energy and economic aspects in using shunt capacitors.
Design of an automatic power factor improvement unit.
Protective Relays and Protective Schemes:
- Introduction
- Protective Schemes.
- Low-voltage protection.
- Performance Check of Protective Relays and Measuring Equipment.
- Capacitor Protection.
- Protection against resonance.
Day_4
Earthing and bonding:
- Disadvantages of ungrounded systems.
- Types of grounding.
- Earthing transformers, current transformers, and voltage transformers.
- Safety Grounding.
Case Study-Discussion-Evaluation.
Power factor test:
- The meaning of reactive power and active power.
- The meaning of compensation of reactive power, why is it necessary?
- The difference between shunt compensation and series compensation.
- The application of shunt capacitors and series capacitors.
- Shunt capacitors and shunt reactors.
- The optimum location and size used in power system.
- At what voltage levels are the shunt capacitors installed.
- Standard rating of capacitor units and capacitor banks.
- The methods of voltage-control in power systems
Day_5
Modern Methods of Planning Power Distribution Systems and minimizing their Cost:
- Examine the operation and costs of power distribution systems.
- Reduce Costs and Maximize Reliability.
Modern Planning Methods and Computerized techniques
Examined for Practicality, data needs applicability, and accuracy.
Distribution System Design and Improvement.
Power factor correction calculation example.
- Measurement of power factor.
- Direct method.
- Indirect method.