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Analyzing electrical power systems

Course Description: Per-unit system. Matrices of electrical power systems, including: Nodal admittance matrix. Nodal impedance matrix. Power flow analysis, including: Gauss-Seidel method. Newton-Raphson method. Economic operation of thermal generators, with: Neglecting line losses. Considering line losses. Symmetrical faults using nodal impedance matrix method. Unsymmetrical faults, including: Symmetrical components. Nodal impedance matrix method. Stability analysis, including: Steady-state stability. Transient stability. Equal-area criterion.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: EE 340
Objectives of the course :

Identify the main components of an electric power system (generation, transmission, and distribution).

The ability to apply the per-unit system in the analysis of electrical power systems.

Using different methods to solve power flow problems.

The ability to apply economic dispatch methodology to electric power systems.

* Selecting the appropriate method for conducting a comprehensive fault analysis in electrical power systems.

The ability to assess the stability of a power system when subjected to a disturbance.

Course outputs :

* Describe the components of electrical power systems, their basic analysis methods, and their representation using single-line diagrams and per unit reactance diagrams.

* Defining the economic operational problems of thermal power plants and the different types of failures in electrical power systems, as well as explaining the concepts of transient stability analysis of electrical power systems.

* Application of mathematical techniques in the analysis of electrical power systems for drawing single-line diagrams and reactance diagrams in per-unit systems.

Formulating various electric power system analysis problems.

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  • Last updated: 2026-06-09

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