Hitecuniversity: Department of Electrical Engineering
Hitecuniversity: Department of Electrical Engineering
Course Objective:
The course presents basics of electrical power transmission along with electrical and mechanical design impacts on
power transmission in detail. Students are introduced to the basics of HVDC, AC power distribution systems and
effective utilization of power in heating and illumination applications
EE-404Power Transmission and Distribution 4(3+1)
Over view of power system in Pakistan, One-line diagram, choice of voltage and choice of AC/DC systems,
standard voltages in Pakistan and abroad for transmission and sub-transmission. Introduction to HV, EHV and
UHV system Conductor types; resistance, skin effect, line inductance based and flux considerations. Ferranti
effect, short, medium and long transmission lines, surge impedance loading, equivalent circuit, voltage
regulation and line surges. Line supports,
Mechanical Design: sag and tension calculation, total length of conductor supports at different levels,
mechanical degree of safety, effect of wind pressure and ice loading, conductor vibration and use of dampers,
Insulator material, types of insulators, voltage distribution over insulator string, string efficiency, methods of
improving the string efficiency, testing of insulators, corona effect, corona loss, radio interference due to
corona
Underground cables: types, calculation of inductance and capacitance, insulation resistance, insulation
breakdown of cables, thermal characteristics of cables, calculation of current rating of the cables, fault locating
techniques, cable jointing techniques
Power Factor: Disadvantages and causes of low power factor, methods for improvement, application of shunt
capacitors in distribution network, Batteries & Electrochemical Processes: Heating and Welding, Fundamentals
of Illumination Engineering
CLO1: State basics of power transmission and distribution system. (Cognitive C1)
CLO2: To understand and analyze power transmission and distribution system. (Cognitive C2 and C4)
CLO3: To understand and design basic power distribution system. (Cognitive C3)
CLO4: To perform experiments relevant to power transmission and distribution system.
(Psychomotor P2)
Recommended Books:
1. Principles of Power System by V.K Mehta. (Text Book) (Chapter 7 onwards)
2. Sivanagaraju, S. and Satyanarayana, S., 2008. Electric power transmission and distribution. Pearson Education
India.
3. Transmission & Distribution by U.A Bakshi, M.V Bakshi
Office Hours:
Monday-Wednesday12:30M to16:30PM
1st Week Introduction to the course, course objectives, teaching and assessing methods, Power
system in Pakistan, Energy crisis and possible solutions. Supply system, Comparison of
AC&DC systems, standard voltages in Pakistan and abroad for transmission and
distribution. GENCOs, NTDC, DISCOs
nd Systems of DC and AC Transmission; Transmission and sub-transmission
2 Week
System of power transmission, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation and line surges. ,
5th Week Comparison of volume of conductor material.
Power factor, Active, reactive and apparent power, Power factor calculation, power
8th Week factor improvement,
Insulator material, types of insulators, voltage distribution over insulator string, string
9th Week efficiency, methods of improving the string efficiency, testing of insulators.
Mechanical design: Line supports, sag and tension calculation, total length of conductor
10th Week supports at different levels, mechanical degree of safety.
Effect of wind pressure and ice loading, conductor vibration and use of dampers, Corona
11th Week effect, corona loss, radio interference due to corona.