EE786 ELECTRICAL POWER QUALITY, MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENT
| Course Code: | 5670786 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MURAT GÖL |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course objective 1: Students will comprehend power quality problems and their sources.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1.1Learn definitions of power quality parameters
1.2Learn the reasons and the sources of the power quality problems
1.3Get familiar with the standards on power quality parameters
Course objective 2: Students will be able to apply power and power quality monitoring algorithms.
Student Learning Outcomes:
2.1Learn computational methods to calculate active and reactive power
2.2Learn how to calculate flicker
2.3Learn FFT for calculation of harmonic components
2.4Get familiar with the power quality monitoring systems
Course objective 3: Students will be able to propose solutions for power quality problems.
Student Learning Outcomes:
3.1Learn the shunt and series compensation methods
3.2Gain the knowledge on the types and the design of passive filters
3.3Get information on the active power filters
3.4Learn Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS)
Course Content
Definition of power quality and power quality parameters. Review and evaluation of the standards and grid codes on power quality. Sources and mitigation methods for voltage quality problems and harmonics. Signal processing methods for detection, identification and monitoring of voltage quality problems, harmonic and inter-harmonics and flicker and harmonic contributions of industrial plants. Advanced power factor correction methods. Introducing current technology on power quality monitoring.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- use signal processing methods to identify power quality problems
- detect sources power quality problems
- propose solutions for power quality problems
- track regulations on power quality
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Depth: Our graduates acquire in depth knowledge in one of the various specialization areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, they are informed about current scientific research topics and they implement innovative methods. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Breadth: Our graduates get familiarized in other subspecialty areas related to their specialization in Electrical and Electronics engineering and/or relevant areas in other disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Research: Our graduates acquire the skills to conduct and to complete scientific research by accessing contemporary knowledge in their specialty areas. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Life-long learning: Our graduates develop their life-long learning habits. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Communication skills: Our graduates concisely communicate their ideas and work related results in written and oral form. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ethics: Our graduates internalize rules of research and publication ethics as well as professional ethics. | ✔ | |||