MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Engineering Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
GEG4504
Power systems
K R Cale
6 points + 52 lecture hours, 26 tutorial hours + Full-year subject +
Gippsland/Distance + Prerequisites: GAS2641, GEG2513
Objectives The student is expected to gain an appreciation of the
factors involved in the transmission and distribution of electrical energy;
acquire knowledge of the modelling of power system components for performance
assessment; appreciate the philosophy and application of protection systems;
become proficient in the application of numerical techniques to analyse both
normal and abnormal conditions of operation.
Synopsis Transmission line parameters, modelling and performance
calculations, load flow analysis, system representation and symmetrical faults,
symmetrical components and asymmetrical faults, basic system protection,
transient stability studies.
Assessment Examination: 80% + Assignments: 20%
Prescribed text
- Grainger J J and Stevenson W D Power system analysis McGraw-Hill,
1994
Recommended texts
- Bergen A R Power systems analysis Prentice-Hall, 1986
- El-Hawary M E Electric power systems: Design and analysis Reston,
1982
- Gross C A Power system analysis 2nd edn, Wiley, 1986
- Gungor B R Power systems HBJ, 1988
- GEC Measurements Protective relays application guide 3rd edn,
1987
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