Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
1	ECE553	ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ENGINEERING	3+0+0	3	7,5	12.05.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Master's Degree
Department / Program	ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	This course aims to gain experience in the industrial environment or research laboratories. Students are obliged to do an internship for at least 4 weeks. During the internship; students will be able to practically apply the theoretical knowledge learned in the courses. They will experience the work environment and business relationships and culture in industry. They will have an idea to discover their interests and to clarify their job areas after graduation.
Course Content	(1) Understanding the work environment in the industry. (2) Explaining practical applications with theoretical concepts. (3) Learning business relationships and culture in industry. (4) Describing job areas related to Electrical – Electronics Engineering.
Course Methods and Techniques	These are activities and assignment places in business environments in terms of method and technique.
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Instructor Dr. Alper SAVAŞCI https://avesis.agu.edu.tr/alper.savasci alper.savasci@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers	Instructor Dr. Alper SAVAŞCI https://avesis.agu.edu.tr/alper.savasci alper.savasci@agu.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	Yes

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Power System Analysis and Design, Fifth Edition, SI, J. Duncan Glover, Mulukutla S. Sarma, and Thomas J. Overbye, Cengage Learning, 2021 Distribution System Modeling and Analysis with MATLAB and WindMil, 5th edition, CRC Press, Inc., 2022 Electric Power Distribution Engineering, 4th edition, CRC Press, Inc., 2024
Course Notes	No available lecture notes.
Documents	Elektrik-Elektronik Müh Bölüm Staj Yönergesi
Assignments	Staj Sunumu ve Staj Raporu
Exams	Staj Sunumu ve Staj Raporu

Course Category

Engineering	%50
Engineering Design	%50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Sunum/Seminer	1	% 100
Total	1	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Sunum	1	2	2
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 0 2

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Analyze and perform three phase and per phase circuit calculations.
2	Implement load flow algorithms and validate with available software packages.
3	Analyze short circuits and identify basic protection principles.
4	Perform unit commitment and economic dispatch for optimal power generation.
5	Identify design considerations of power transmission and distribution systems.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	-Brief Intro to EE453 -Historical Perspective to Electric Power Systems -Structure of Electric Power Systems -Basic Phasor Analysis
2	-Power in Single-Phase AC Circuits -Complex Power -Network Equations -Three-Phase Circuits and Network Analysis -Power in Balanced Three-Phase Circuits -The Nature of Loads
3	Balanced System Method of Analysis
4	Series Impedance of Overhead and Underground Lines
5	Distribution System Line Models
6	Voltage Regulation
7	Three-Phase Transformer Models
8	Load models
9	Application of Capacitors in Distribution Systems
10	Design Considerations of Primary and Secondary Systems
11	Distribution System Automation
12	Use of OpenDSS in distribution sytem analysis
13	Distribution Feeder Analysis - I
14	Distribution Feeder Analysis - II

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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