ECTS - Power Transmission Line Engineering
Power Transmission Line Engineering (EE551) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Transmission Line Engineering | EE551 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to teach how to plan, design and construct power transmission lines |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Transmission line planning, overhead lines as system components, lightning protection, earthing, mechanical design, selection of conductors, insulators, overhead line fittings, conductor vibrations, foundations, sag and tension calculations, route selection, construction. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transmission line planning: Methods, criteria, selection of voltage levels, conductors, line configuration | Review lecture notes |
| 2 | Overhead lines as system components: Stability, loss, reliability, effects of magnetic | Review lecture notes |
| 3 | Lightning protection: Lightning mechanism, frequency and intensity of lightning strokes, shielding by earth wires, surge arresters | Review lecture notes |
| 4 | Earthing: Safety earthing, operational earthing, lightning protection earthing, earthing resistance calculation, practical rules | Review lecture notes |
| 5 | Mechanical design of the overhead line system, wind and ice loads, relevant standards, loads at construction, operation and maintenance | Review lecture notes |
| 6 | Insulators: Ceramic insulators, composite insulators, insulators sets, pollution behavior, insulator tests | Review lecture notes |
| 7 | Overhead line fittings, Conductor vibrations | Review lecture notes |
| 8 | Foundations: Types of foundations, soil characteristics and investigation | Review lecture notes |
| 9 | Sag and tension calculations: Catenary curve, different levels, concentrated loads, forces and sags in a tensioning section, clearances | Review lecture notes |
| 10 | Route selection: Environmental impact, visual impact, land use, survey on site, detailed line design | Review lecture notes |
| 11 | Construction: Foundations, earthing, supports, insulators, conductor stringing Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture | Review lecture notes |
| 12 | Construction: Practical aspects | Review lecture notes |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 60 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Ability to apply knowledge on Mathematics, Science and Engineering to advanced systems. | X | ||||
| 2 | Implementing long-term research and development studies in major areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. | X | ||||
| 3 | Ability to use modern engineering tools, techniques and facilities in design and other engineering applications. | X | ||||
| 4 | Graduating researchers active on innovation and entrepreneurship. | |||||
| 5 | Ability to report and present research results effectively. | |||||
| 6 | Increasing the performance on accessing information resources and on following recent developments in science and technology. | |||||
| 7 | An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. | |||||
| 8 | Increasing the performance on effective communications in both Turkish and English. | |||||
| 9 | Increasing the performance on project management. | |||||
| 10 | Ability to work successfully at project teams in interdisciplinary fields. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 112 | ||