Power System Plant and Asset Management

EEEN60371 Power System Plant and Asset Management 15 Semester 1 Postgraduate Taught Level 6 KONSTANTINOS Kopsidas Unit coordinator Qiang Liu Unit coordinator Paul Jarman Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 <div>(1) Basic principles: Key issues underpinning the design of power system equipment, high voltage failure mechanisms and fundamentals of heat transfer in power system equipment<div>(2) Design of major power system plant components:(i) Transformers (Transformer design and structure, volts per turn calculation, non-linear transient overvoltage distribution along a winding, thermal diagram, leakage reactance, tap changers, oil/cellulose insulation materials).(ii) Overhead Lines (Basic overhead line design and top-tower geometry based on voltage level, conductors and sag-tension calculations, lightning protection, EM field environment, insulator design, thermal and current rating).(iii) Cables (Basic design, single core / three phase construction, XLPE & paper materials, electrical parameters, electric field / minimisation of electric field, thermal calculations including variation with voltage level, sheath bonding techniques).(iv) Switchgear (Types of switchgear, characteristics of an electric arc, high resistance interruption, low resistance interruption, TRV – single & double frequency, chopping overvoltages).(3) Asset management and condition monitoring:(i) The practical nature of managing asset of a large network in the context of testing/diagnostic methods, data collection and interpretation.(ii) Asset management in the context of a full life cycle expectancy and linking asset management with risk/impact of failure of the components on system performance.(4) Substation & system design: Earthing systems and insulation coordination</div></div> <p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.4285em;margin:0px 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(1) Basic principles: Key issues underpinning the design of power system equipment, high voltage failure mechanisms and fundamentals of heat transfer in power system equipment<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.4285em;margin:0px 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(2) Design of major power system plant components:<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.4285em;margin:0px 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(i) Transformers (Transformer design and structure, volts per turn calculation, non-linear transient overvoltage distribution along a winding, thermal diagram, leakage reactance, tap changers, oil/cellulose insulation materials).<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.4285em;margin:0px 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(ii) Overhead Lines (Basic overhead line design and top-tower geometry based on voltage level, conductors and sag-tension calculations, lightning protection, EM field environment, insulator design, thermal and current rating).<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.4285em;margin:0px 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(iii) Cables (Basic design, single core / three phase construction, XLPE & paper materials, electrical parameters, electric field / minimisation of electric field, thermal calculations including variation with voltage level, sheath bonding techniques).<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.4285em;margin:0px 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(iv) Switchgear (Types of switchgear, characteristics of an electric arc, high resistance interruption, low resistance interruption, TRV – single & double frequency, chopping overvoltages).<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.4285em;margin:0px 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(3) Asset management and condition monitoring:<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.4285em;margin:0px 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(i) The practical nature of managing asset of a large network in the context of testing/diagnostic methods, data collection and interpretation.<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.4285em;margin:0px 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(ii) Asset management in the context of a full life cycle expectancy and linking asset management with risk/impact of failure of the components on system performance.<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;box-sizing:inherit;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.4285em;margin:0px 0px 1em;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(4) Substation & system design: Substation components & topology, earthing systems and insulation coordination The unit aims to: <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(1) Provide students with a clear understanding of the principles underpinning the design of the major items of power system plant. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(2) Allow students to evaluate the design of the major items of power system plant through calculations that are either paper-based, within spreadsheets and/or based on the use of commercial software packages. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(3) Provide students with knowledge of the way asset management techniques can be employed on a power system. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"Segoe UI", Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">(4) Introduce the electrical measurement techniques and condition diagnostic methods that are used in the type testing process and/or during production / commissioning / inspection. On successful completion of the course, a student will be able to:ILO 1: Describe the drivers for effective asset management and explain the way asset management programmes are deployed in power systems.ILO 2: Analyse the suitability of a specific design of power system equipment for a defined task using a range of paper based calculations, Excel spreadsheets and/or commercial software.ILO 3: Describe the ways in which power system plant can fail while in service and the measures that can be taken to mitigate these failures and minimise their impact to network operation.ILO 4: Explain how future changes in power system design and the need to integrate increasing percentages of low carbon generation will change the design of power system plant / how it is used.ILO 5: Describe the main components of power system plant and the scientific / engineering principles that underpin the design of these components.ILO 6: Describe the scientific / engineering principles of high voltage substations and typical substation topologies. <div> Powerpoint presentation;“Chalk” and talk;Tutorial;High voltage laboratory session,Turning Point (e-learning). </div>  0 Other 20% 1 Written exam 80% Written examination4 questionsDuration: 3 hoursThis examination forms 80% of the overall unit assessmentCourseworkStudents will submit a report on transmission line design.Coursework forms 20% of the overall unit assessment. . EEEN60302 Pre-Requisite Compulsory EEEN60631 Power System Analysis and Control Pre-Requisite Compulsory MSc Electrical Power Sys Eng MSc Electrical Power Sys Eng PGDT Taught Component Mandatory MSc Adv Elec Pow Sys Eng (2yr) MSc Adv Elec Pow Sys Eng (2yr) PGDT Taught Component Mandatory N Lectures 30 Practical classes & workshops 6 0 114