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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Power System Protection MEL448 Elective Bachelor's degree 4 Spring 4

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Nurettin ABUT
Associate Prof. Dr. Hasbi İSMAİLOĞLU
Assistant Prof. Dr. Esra KANDEMİR BEŞER

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Identify the structures of the networks.
2) Recognize the arrangement forms of the networks.
3) Adopt the concept of protection.
4) Review the selectivity concept in power system protection.
5) Adopt to apply the methods of protection.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Learning Outcomes
1 Middle Middle Low No relation Low No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
2 Low Low No relation No relation Low No relation No relation No relation No relation Low
3 Low Middle No relation No relation Low No relation No relation No relation Middle No relation
4 Low Low No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation Low No relation
5 Low Low No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation Low Low

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Power Transmission, Power Distribution

Course Contents

This lesson covers the concept of protection. Power supply arrangements, power system errors, causes of errors, Protection principles. Selectivity, time selectivity, selectivity depending on the current amplitude, selectivity based on distance measurement. Derivation of relaying quantities. Protection elements, relays, current measuring transformers, voltage measuring transformers. Feeder protection, distance protection and transformer protection.

Weekly Schedule

1) The concept of protection.
2) Power systems supply arrangements
3) Power system faults, causes of faults,
4) Protection principles
5) Selectivity, selectivity in time, selectivity depending on the current amplitude
6) Selectivity based on distance measurement, distance protection.
7) Derivation of relaying quantities
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Protection elements, relays,
10) Current measuring transformers
11) Voltage measuring transformers
12) Circuit breakers and disconnectors
13) Feeder protection
14) Distance protection applications
15) Transformer protection and applications
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods



Assessment Methods and Criteria

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required