EEE 479 - Power System Reliability

EEE 479 - Power System Reliability

Section A: General Infromation

  • Course Title: Power System Reliability

  • Type of Course: Optional, Theory

  • Offered to: EEE

  • Pre-requisite Course(s): None

Section B: Course Details

Course Content (As approved by the Academic Council)

Review of probability concepts. Probability distribution: Binomial, Poisson, and Normal. Reliability concepts: Failure rate, outage, mean time to failure, series and parallel systems and redundancy. Markov process. Probabilistic generation and load models. Reliability indices: Loss of load probability and loss of energy probability. Frequency and duration. Reliability evaluation techniques of single area system. Interconnected system: tie line and evaluation of reliability indices.

Course Objectives

  1. To introduce the fundamentals of power system reliability.

  2. To familiarize and understand reliability concepts, reliability modelling of generator, load and power system equipment, reliability indices, and reliability evaluation techniques for such systems.

  3. To build the theoretical foundation required for reliability modelling and evaluation of power system.

Knowledge required

Basic probability and statistics, power systems.

Course Outcomes

COs CO Statements Corresponding POs Learning Domain and Taxonomy Levels Delivery Methods and Activities Assessment Tools
CO1 Understand the fundamentals of engineering system reliability PO(a), PO(b) C1, C2 Lectures, Tutorials, Homework Assignment, Class test, Final exam
CO2 Formulate reliability indices for engineering systems, Model and analyze generator, load and power system equipment for reliability evaluation PO(a), PO(b) C1, C2, C3 Lectures, Tutorials, Homework Assignment, Class test, Final exam
CO3 Evaluate power generation capacity reliability for planning purposes, and transmission line and substation reliability PO(a), PO(b), PO(c), PO(d) C3, C4, C6 Lectures, Tutorials, Homework Assignment, Class test, Final exam
CO4 Evaluate interconnected system reliability, determine tie line capacities and formulate strategies for power exchanges between interconnected power systems PO(a), PO(b), PO(c), PO(d) C3, C4, C5, C6 Lectures, Tutorials, Homework Assignment, Class test, Final exam

Cognitive Domain Taxonomy Levels: C1 – Knowledge, C2 – Comprehension, C3 – Application, C4 – Analysis, C5 – Synthesis, C6 – Evaluation, Affective Domain Taxonomy Levels: A1: Receive; A2: Respond; A3: Value (demonstrate); A4: Organize; A5: Characterize; Psychomotor Domain Taxonomy Levels: P1: Perception; P2: Set; P3: Guided Response; P4: Mechanism; P5: Complex Overt Response; P6: Adaptation; P7: Organization

Program Outcomes (PO): PO(a) Engineering Knowledge, PO(b) Problem Analysis, PO(c) Design/development Solution, PO(d) Investigation,
PO(e) Modern tool usage, PO(f) The Engineer and Society, PO(g) Environment and sustainability, PO(h) Ethics, PO(i) Individual work and team work,
PO(j). Communication, PO(k) Project management and finance, PO(l) Life-long Learning

* For details of program outcome (PO) statements, please see the departmental website or course curriculum

Mapping of Knowledge Profile, Complex Engineering Problem Solving and Complex Engineering Activities

K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 K8 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5

Lecture Plan

Lectures Weeks Topics (According to syllabus) Mapping with COs
1-6 1-2 Review of probability concepts, probability distribution CO1
7-12 3-4 Reliability concepts: Failure rate, outage, mean time to failure, series and parallel systems and redundancy CO1
13-15 5 Markov process CO1, CO2
16-21 6-7 Probabilistic generation and load models CO1, CO2
22-27 8-9 Reliability indices: Loss of load probability and loss of energy probability CO2, CO3
28-30 10 Frequency and duration CO2, CO3
31-33 11 Reliability evaluation techniques of single area system CO3, CO4
34-39 12-13 Interconnected system: tie line and evaluation of reliability indices CO3, CO4
40-42 14 Review CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4

Assessment Strategy

Four nos. of tests (Quiz, Assignment, Viva and Presentation) will be taken and best 3 nos. will be counted.

A comprehensive term final examination will be held at the end of the Term following the guideline of academic Council.

Distribution of Marks

  • Class Participation 10%

  • Continuous Assessment 20%

  • Final Examination 70%

  • Total 100%

Textbook/References

  1. Roy Billinton, Ronald N Allan, “Reliability Evaluation of Engineering Systems: Concepts and Techniques,” 2nd ed., Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 1992

  2. Roy Billinton, Ronald N Allan, “Reliability Evaluation of Power Systems,” 2nd ed., Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 1996

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