Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of the course, the students will comprehend the basic structure of a power system, and they will be able to use the basic mathematical tools for the modelling of its operation.
At the same time, the students will comprehend the operational principles of a synchronous generator, a power transformer, and an induction motor, and they will be able to model their operation.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Basic concepts, ac circuits, power in ac circuits, three phase circuits, symmetrical components, per-unit system.
Electric power system development and basic structure, electric power stations, electric power transmission and distribution systems, the Greek power grid.
Synchronous generators, operation principle, technical description, turbogenerator equivalent circuits, active and reactive power in generators at steady state, operational limits, synchronization.
Power transformers, equivalent circuits, 3 phase windings, steady state operation, power losses.
Induction motors, operation principle, technical description, equivalent circuits, speed – torque and power relations. Steady state motor, generator, brake operation. Motor starting, speed regulation.
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Συστήματα Ηλεκτρικής Ενέργειας Τόμος Α, Λαμπρίδης Δ., Ντοκόπουλος Π., Παπαγιάννης Γ., Εκδόσεις ΠΕΛΑΓΙΑ ΖΗΤΗ & ΣΙΑ Ο.Ε., 2006, ISBN: 960-456-020-4
Εισαγωγή στα Συστήματα Ηλεκτρικής Ενέργειας, Γιαννακόπουλος Γ., Βοβός Ν., Εκδόσεις ΠΕΛΑΓΙΑ ΖΗΤΗ & ΣΙΑ Ο.Ε., 2008, ISBN: 960-456-105-7