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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Power Systems Analysis and Protection
Reference EN4563 Version 3
Created January 2024 SCQF Level SCQF 10
Approved June 2022 SCQF Points 15
Amended April 2024 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To provide students with the ability to assess the operation of electrical power systems, analyse their performance under steady state and transient conditions, devise methods for their protection, and evaluate their economic operation.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Conceptualise how electrical energy is produced, transmitted, distributed and traded within the electrical power system.
2 Devise solutions for the analysis and stability problems of power systems under both steady-state and short-circuit operating conditions.
3 Devise strategies for the power systems' protection.
4 Execute mathematical knowledge and principles of economics on the economic operation of electrical power systems.
5 Operate advanced analytical techniques for the analysis of complex power systems' load flow problems using case studies.

Indicative Module Content
Fundamentals of Electricity production using Conventional and Renewable Energy Technologies. Components of the electrical power system and how electricity is transmitted, distributed and traded. Power systems representation using single-line diagram and the per-unit system. Power systems short-circuit analysis. Analytical techniques for the load-flow and stability analysis of power systems. Power Systems Protection strategies and characteristics of protection systems. Economic Power Systems operation.

Module Delivery
This module is a lecture-based module supplemented by tutorials and student centred learning.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 40 40
Non-Contact Hours 110 110
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 150 150
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Examination Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Description: Closed Book Examination

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
Component 1 comprises of 100% of the module grade. To pass the module, a D grade is required.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module EN2560 Electrical Power or Equivalent
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 WEEDY, B.M. and CORY, B.J., 2012. 5th ed. Electric Power Systems. Chichester: Wiley
2 J. Duncan Glover, Mulukutla S. Sarma, Thomas Overbye, Adam Birchfield, 2022, 7th Edition. Power System Analysis and Design. Publisher: Cengage, Place of publication: USA
3 Wood, A. J., Wollenberg, B. F., & Sheble, G. B., 2013. 3rd ed. Power Generation, Operation, and Control. IEEE and Wiley. Hoboken, New Jersey
4 GEC ALSTHOM Ltd, 1987. Protective Relays - Application Guide. 4th ed. Stafford: EEC
5 CONEJO, A. J. and BARINGO, L., 2018. Power System Operations, Springer. Cham, Switzerland.
6 BIGGAR, D.R. and HESAMZADEH, M.R., 2014. The Economics of Electricity Markets. IEEE and Wiley. Chichester.
7 BAYLISS, C. R. and HARDY, B. J., 2012. 4th ed. Transmission and Distribution Electrical Engineering. Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
8 TWIDELL, J. and WEIR, T., 2022, 4th Edition. Renewable Energy Resources. Routledge. Published Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.

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