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(In Mohan's text unless otherwise noted. )
STATCOM, economic dispatch
Read all of Ch 10 and Section 12.4.1 of Ch 12
Do 12.4, and use Power World to do 10.1, 10.8
For problems 10.1 and 10.8 the "example of
Chapter 5" is the one illustrated in Figure5.4,
on page 89. (This is the one that neglects the
line suseptances.)
Hint: on 10.8, adjust bus 1 via the generator's
desired set-point voltage, in the generator
information dialong.
Optional reading (but covered in lecture):
STATCOM and Beyond from ABB.
More optional reading: an excellent (but not
comprehensive) summary of transmission lines.
The next homework assignment will be on Ch. 10.
Addmittance and impedance matrices,
Power flow equations, N-R solution
Read Chapter 5
Use Power World to do 5.8, 5.2, 5.5
This assignment is the "computer project"
mentioned on the course syllabus. A short
report including printouts and illustrations
from your simulations is what will be graded.
stablity limit & pull-out, exciter,
Review Chapter 7 topics
Read Chapter 9
Do 9.5, 9.6, 9.7
(On Tuesday, 11/13, in class, problems 7.3, 7.4, 7.11,
and 7.14 were removed from this assignment, never to
be re-assigned to this class.)
Read Chapter 7
Do 7.1, 7.2
(Posted Saturday evening, 11/02 at 9:53.)
(On Thursday, 11/07, this assignment was shortened.
Four problems were moved to the next assignment.)
circuits, core loss, leakage impedance
autotransformers, phase shift transfmr
Read Mohan Ch. 6
Do in Mohan, 6.1, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.13
Optional videos on construction of power
transformers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Mutual inductance, Ideal transformers
Read Ch 13 in Alexander & Sadiku
Do in A&S on page 598 Review Questions
13.1, 13.2, 13.7, 13.8, 13.9, 13.10,
(The above are multiple choice questions, not
parts a, b, c, etc.)
Also, starting on page 599, do Problems 13.4,
13.8, 13.52, 13.70
Read Section 4.4.4 (p64) through the end of
the Chapter. Also read Appendix 4A, pp75-77.
Do 4-17 and 4-18 found only here. Also do
4.3, 4.4, 4.5 in Mohan's textbook.
Optional: Lightning stikes power lines
Galloping transmission lines
More galloping transmission lines
Anti-galloping patent
14 videos from Bonneville Power
updated
10/08
Energy and the environment
Read: Ch.3, Ch. 4 through 4.4.3 (p. 63) and
Granger & Stevenson's text p34-35 and
the Wikipedea articale on the circular mil
1 circular mil = (1.6129 x 10-10)
m2 (exactly)Do 3.18, 3.21, 3.23, 3.24, in Mohan's textbook
and 4.1, 4.2 in Saadat's textbook and
Re-draw Fig. 1.25 in Granger & Stevenson as a
conventional schematic.
Recommended: Virtual tour--coal fired plant
Optional: Fukushima Daiichi update Oct. 3, 2013
Hydroelectric plant virtual tour
Fort Calhoun nuclear=Fukushima?
per-unit quantities, Review E & M,
Electric energy and the environment
Read A&S Ch. 12 Sec. 10, 11, Mohan 2.5, 2.6
D in A&S 12.67, 12.69, 12.72, 12.81,
and in Mohan, 2.8.
Note: errata in 12.69, 12.72. These
were also discussed in class on 9/23.
Here is a link to the substation graphic
disucssed in class on Tuesday, 9/25.
Optional: Live transmission line repair (5:24).
Hot washing insulators (4:05).
Rock Island Clean Line Project (9:03)
namely Y-Y, Y-Δ, Δ-Y, Δ-Δ
Y-Δ transformation, per-phase analysis,
3-phase power calculations.
Read A&S Ch. 12 Sections 1 through 7.
Mohan Ch 2 Section 4.
Note numerous errata in A&S Ch 12 p506–551.
Also note errata on the answer to Problem 12.31.
Do in A&S 12.8, 12.9, 12.13, 12.16, 12.21,
12.31, 12.41, and in Mohan, 2.9, 2.11
Note errata on Problems 12.8 and 12.16.
Optional videos: Why 3-Phase Power? (4:47)
Stolen Copper (2:49)
RMS Voltage and Current, Complex Power,
Apparent Power, Power Factor
Read A&S Ch. 11 (all Sections)
Also read more about A&S Eq. 11.5 and
Eq 11.38a. Also note errata on page 471.
Also read Chapter 2 Sections 1 – 3 in Mohan.
Do in A&S 11.2, 11.5, 11.27, 11.73, 11.74
Also do in Mohan, 2.2, 2.3
Note errata on problems 11.5 and 11.73.
Also note a systematic error in Chapter 11.
(Note: errata on 11.73 posted on 9/15. No points were
taken off for answers matching the textbook.)
Optional videos: Kaplan turbine (5:02)
Fabrication and Assembly of a Francis Turbine
Pelton turbine (5:09)
Francis Turbine (4:14)
Sinusoidal Steady Analysis
Read A&S Ch. 9, Sections 4 through 7.
and A&S Ch. 10, Sections 1 through 4
and Mohan, Chapter 2 Section 2.1
Do in Alexander and Sadiku, 9.31, 9.34, 9.43,
9.45, 9.93, 10.27, 10.41
Hint on 9.45: What happens if the left-hand
2 Ω resistor is shorted out?
Read Alexander & Sadiku 4e (A&S) Ch 9, Sec. 1-3.
Do in Alexander and Sadkiku,
9.5, 9.6, 9.8, 9.16, 9.18
Read Ch. 1
Do 1.1, 1.2, 1.3