1.

Introduction
2. Attendance and email address (Name/ Roll number/ Email
Address)
3. Total 9 topics and related tutorials
4. Evaluation Techniques: [40+60=100>60 credits]
a. Class attendance (80%)
b. Tutorial + assignment submission
c. Assessment
d. Final Exam
5. Exam starts from Bhadra-1
6. One class representative
7. Course Introduction

Two classes per week (Wednesday and Thursday)

 Course Outline
1. Distribution System Layout [50]
2. Load Characteristics [34]
3. Load Forecasting [31]
4. Electrical design Overhead line [42]
5. Distribution Transformer Selection [27]
6. Distribution Load Flow [36]
7. Distribution loss reduction and voltage profile
improvement [45]
8. Protection Co-ordination [54]
9. Distribution Automation [35]
Will send the notes after the class is taken
 Reference Book:
Electric Power Distribution Engineering
by
Turan Gonen
Distribution
Substation
 Distribution System Planning and Management
• Primary purpose of Electric Distribution System
to meet the customer’s demands for energy
Good quality of electricity
Secure electricity
Reliable electricity
• Electric Distribution System Planning
Long term planning: Demand forecast, meeting future demand,
expansion of grid
Short term planning: re-configuration, re-enforcement,
compensation devices, equipment upgradation
• Electric Distribution System Management
Efficiency improvement
Demand Side Management
Scheduling
Optimization
 Distribution System Planning and Management
(According to NEA)
• Data collection and Identification of Issues
detection of regularization and collection of billing records,
recovery of any dues from consumers,
ensuring that particular exercises result in reduction of non-technical losses in selected
systems/groups to accepted levels.
• Distribution System Capabilities (Hosting Capacity), Needs, and Constraints
• Load Growth Forecasts, DER Forecasts and Scenario Analysis.
• Integration of DERs
• Developing a Framework to Properly Value and Source Services from DERs
• Technical Loss Reduction
Re-conductoring and load balancing
Use of Capacitor bank
Transformer management
New feeder
Data base development
Meter calibration and smart meters
• Non-Technical Loss Reduction
The activities include meter quality management,
billing procedure management,
Customer side management.
 Significance of this course
• Electric power distribution system is a broad topic
Change in load nature
Increase in load
Infrastructural changes
Changes in the policies, market
• Distribution Transformer Selection
• Distribution Load Flow (Backward-forward sweep)
• Power loss, voltage drops and minimization techniques
• DERs integration, issues
• Protection co-ordination (fuse, circuit breaker, auto-recloser)
• Automation (rescheduling, load shedding, automatic tripping)