Dr. AbdulGhani A. Athamneh

System of units, Circuit variables (charge, current, voltage, power, energy). Circuit elements, and simple resistive circuits. Techniques of circuit analysis. The ideal Operational amplifier, Inductance and Capacitance. Natural and step responses of first order RL and RC circuits. Natural and step responses of RLC circuits.

Measurement Device (Ammeters, Voltmeters, Oscilloscope), DC Circuit analysis (Ohm`s Law, KCL, KvL, Current division, voltage division, Series/Parallel Combinations of Resistors, wheatstone Bridege, thevenin`s and Norton`s Equivalent Circuits, Maximum Power Trnafer), RLC components and their Frequency Dependence, Frequency Resoponse of RL and RC Circuits, Phase Measurments Using the Oscillscope, Series Sinusoidal Circuits, Parallel sinusoidal Circuits, Series-Parallel Sinusoidal circuits, Series-Parallel sinusoidal Circuits, Thevenin`sd Theorem and Maximum Power Transfer, Resonant Circuits, Frequency response of filters (low-pass, high-pass, Band-pass).

Time Invariant Systems (Transient and steady state analysis), Controller Element Properties, Design of Controllers using Root Locus Method, Design of controller using Ziegler-Nichols Method, Systems with dead time Element, Two Position controller, Sampled Data System, Speed Control.

Magnetic circuits, ideal and real transformers, equivalent circuit of a power transformer, single phase, three phase, auto transformers construction, regulation, connections, instrument transformers, transformer taps and Voltage Regulation, The voltage and induced torque equations in DC machines, The construction of DC machines, power flow and losses in DC machines, Motor equivalent circuit, Motor starters, Efficiency , DC generators, voltage control and regulation , construction of AC machines, principle of operation as motor and generator synchronous generators, construction, equivalent circuits, power and torque equations, parallel operation. Synchronous motors starting, equivalent circuit-synchronous condenser. Induction motors, construction, equivalent circuit, power and torque, speed control.

Moving coil meters. Galvanometers-DC and AC bridges. Energy meters. Power factor measurements. Current and voltage transformers. Digital Oscilloscope and XY-recorders. Transducers, Power analyzer. High Voltage Measurements.

Power (load) Flow analysis (bus admittance matrics, Gauss-Seidel method, Nweto-Raphson method, Decoupled and fast decoupled methods, dc load flow method, tap-changing transformers), Economic (Optimal) Dispatch of Generators, Faults (introduction to faults, the bus impedance matricx building algorithm, balanced faults, symmetrical components, unbalanced Faults).

Principles and components of power system protection, type and operating principles of protective relays, protection of trammision lines (over current, distance and pilot protection), apparatus protection (Bus bar, reactor, transformer, generator, motor), power fuses, circuit breakers, over voltage protection and mitigation techniques.

Basic relay types and characteristics (solid state units, logic circuits, integrated circuits, Microprocessor relay), instrument transformer (effect of dc component, estimation of CT performance), coupling capacitor voltage transformer, generator protection ( stator ground fault, over-speed, loss of excitation, generator motoring, inadvertent energization), motor protection (phase rotation, negative sequence, phase unbalance, load loss, out-of-step, loss of excitation), differential protection of generator-transformer units, reactor protection, shunt capacitor bank protection, station-bus protection, line protection, system stability and out-of-step relaying, reclosing and synchronizing, load shedding and frequency relaying.

This course is designed to introduce undergraduate engineering students to the concepts, theory and practice of engineering ethics. It will allow students to explore the relationship between ethics and engineering and apply classical moral theory and decision making to engineering issues encountered in academic and professional careers.

A course on optimal dispatch of generation, symmetrical components and unbalanced faults, transient stability, control of generation, state estimation in power systems, and power system simulation.

This course seeks to impart in students a sound understanding of renewable energy systems. The course includes: wind energy, solar energy, hydro power and geothermal energy systems

A course on short-term load forecasting, generation unit commitment, economic load dispatch, loss formula coefficients, nonlinear programming, optimal power flow, security assessment, security dispatch, spinning reserve evaluation, automatic generation control, reactive power and voltage control, and state estimation.

The concept of Smart-grid, with network, components, technologies and trends. Significance to participants throughout the value chain, opportunities, threats, business models and regulatory issues. Integration of distributed variable generation, planning, management, operation, voltage stability and protection Advanced metering systems and intelligent buildings with demand side management and energy efficiency

Residential and industrial distribution, types of distribution systems, connected loads, load factor, maximum demand, diversity factor, distribution transformer sizing, substation design, selection of cables, cable current carrying capacity, derating factors, effect of harmonics, voltage drop calculations, short circuit calculations, fuses and coordination of fuses.

Power (load) flow analysis (bus admittance matrix, Gauss-Seidel method, Newton-Raphson method, decoupled and fast decoupled methods, dc load flow method, tap-changing transformers), Economic (Optimal) Dispatch of Generators, Fault analysis (introduction to faults, the bus impedance matrix building algorithm, balanced faults, symmetrical components, unbalanced faults).