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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
8EE453POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS3+0+03526.01.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Understanding the basic concepts in electric distribution system modeling.
Evaluating the line parameters of overhead and underground lines. Applying numerical methods to distribution feeder analysis. Understanding voltage regulation.
Course Content This course covers the comprehensive analysis and modeling of electric power distribution systems. Core topics include the derivation of line parameters for overhead and underground circuits, as well as the modeling of distribution lines, loads, and three-phase transformers. The curriculum addresses analytical techniques such as balanced system methods, distribution load flow studies, and voltage regulation. Additionally, the course examines load characteristics, distribution system planning strategies, and grid automation technologies.
Course Methods and Techniques Theoretical lectures, numerical analyses based on computer programming, and systems analysis based on the use of software packages, IOT- and microcontroller-based project
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) No

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.

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
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 1 % 30
Yarıl yılSonu Sınavı/Dönem Projesinin Başarı Notuna Katkısı 1 % 15
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 1 % 15
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
4
% 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:
NoLearning 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
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
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
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
C1 5 5 5 3 5 5 2 2 3 5 5 5
C2 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 3 5 5 5
C3 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 3 5 5 5
C4 5 5 5 3 5 5 2 2 3 5 5 5
C5 5 5 5 3 5 5 2 2 3 5 5 5

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

  
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