Who this course is for:

• Those interested in understanding electrical power systems.
• Individuals keen on exploring high voltage within electrical systems.
• Electrical engineering students, particularly those specializing in power systems, have a keen interest in studying high voltage.
• Anyone aspiring to gain knowledge about electrical power stations.

What you’ll learn: 

• Overview of electrical substations, covering their function, classification, and voltage specifications.
• Key components, including power transformers, conductors, insulators, switch gears, current transformers, capacitor voltage transformers, and voltage transformers.
• Various types of circuit breakers, relays, categorized by time, construction, and function.
• Differentiating between circuit breakers and fuses, along with their respective applications.
• Understanding the concept of IP (ingress protection).
• Exploration of grounding systems, addressing the impact of current on the human body and the components involved.
• Identification and classification of electric hazards, along with earthing system variations.
• Measuring earthing resistance using Megger and the three-point method.
• Designing an earthing system using the ETAP program.
• Significance of the ring main unit in electrical power systems.
• Types of switches employed in power systems and substations.
• Comparison between overhead transmission lines and underground cables.
• Understanding busbars in the power system, their significance, different schemes, and selection criteria.
• Introduction to lightning arresters and wave traps used in substations.
• Exploring air and gas-insulated substations.
• An overview of electrical substation design and the single-line diagram of a 66/11 kV substation.
• Identification of different high voltages in an electrical system.
• Methods for generating high voltage AC at power frequency.
• Generating high voltage AC at high frequency for simulating switching actions on electrical equipment.
• Definition of impulse waveform in the electrical system.
• Various methods for generating high voltage impulses for equipment testing.
• Different techniques for generating very high DC voltage in electrical systems, including voltage doubler and multiplier circuits.
• Explanation of Faraday’s law of induction and Lenz’s law.
• Working principle of synchronous generators and their types.
• Overview of wound rotor and squirrel cage induction machines.
• Introduction to the doubly-fed induction generator and self-excited induction generator.
• Types of wind turbines, considerations for rotor solidity, and selection of the number of rotor blades.
• Inclusion of gearboxes in wind turbines and power extraction from the wind.
• Discussion on Betz limit and maximum rotor efficiency in wind turbines.
• Factors influencing wind speed and density, applied force on wind turbines, torque coefficient, and the importance of TSR (tip speed ratio).
• Characteristics of wind turbine generators, impact of rotor diameter and generator size on power.
• Spacing considerations for wind turbines.
• Fundamentals of solar energy, components, and design of on-grid and off-grid solar systems.
• Types and selection of solar modules, charge controllers, and solar inverters.
• Choosing a suitable tilt angle and addressing shading effects in PV systems.
• Introduction to hydroelectric power plants and their types.
• Understanding hydraulic heads in hydroelectric power plants.
• Discussion on diesel generators, fossil fuel-conventional power plants, gas-fired power plants, nuclear power plants, and geothermal power plants.
• Exploration of capital, operating, and levelized costs for power plants.
• Understanding generator characteristics and distinctions between base and peak load power plants.

Requirements: 

• Just passion and patience for learning
• No requirement, only your PC or tablet or mobile for viewing lectures online

This is the only course bundle out there that has everything you need to know about electrical substations, electricity generation, and high voltage generation.

So what are you going to learn in these courses?

First Course, “Generation Course for Electrical Engineering”

• Faraday’s law of induction and Lenz’s law.
• Synchronous generator working principle and its types.
• Wound rotor and squirrel cage induction machines.
• Doubly-fed induction generator.
• Self-excited induction generator.
• Hydroelectric power plant and its types.
• Hydraulic head in hydroelectric power plants.
• Diesel generators
• Fossil fuel – conventional power plants
• Gas-fired power plant and its types
• Nuclear power plants
• Geothermal power plant and its types
• Capital, operating, and Levelized costs for power plants.
• Generator characteristics
• Base and peak load power plants
• Types of wind turbines
• Determining the solidity of the rotor and choosing the appropriate number of rotor blades
• Gearbox in wind turbines
• The power extracted by the turbine from the wind
• Betz limit and maximum rotor efficiency
• Factors affecting wind speed and density
• The force exerted on the wind turbine, torque coefficient, and the significance of the Tip Speed Ratio (TSR)
• Wind turbine generator characteristics
• • Impact of the rotor diameter and generator size on power
• Spacing considerations for wind turbines
• Basics of solar energy
• Components and configuration of on-grid and off-grid solar systems
• Varieties and choice of solar modules
• Categories of charge controllers
• Various types of solar inverters
• Choosing an appropriate tilt angle and addressing shading effects in PV systems

Second Course, “High Voltage Generation For Electrical Engineering”

• Various high voltage categories present in an electrical system.
• Approaches employed for producing high voltage AC at power frequency.
• Generating high voltage AC at high frequency to simulate switching actions on our electrical equipment.
• Defining the impulse waveform within the electrical system.
• Techniques for generating high voltage impulses for equipment testing.
• Diverse methods utilized to generate extremely high DC voltage in electrical systems, including voltage doubler circuits and multiplier circuits.

Third Course, “Electrical Substations for Electrical Power Engineering”

• Function, classification, and voltage of electrical substations
• Main components like power transformers, conductors, insulators, switch gears, current transformers, capacitor voltage transformers, and voltage transformer
• Different types of circuit breakers, relays, and their classification according to time, construction, and function
• Learn the difference between circuit breaker and fuse, in addition to their applications
• Understand the definition of IP or ingress protection
• Grounding system including the effect of current on the human body and components of the grounding system
• Types of electric hazards and classification of the earthing systems
• Measuring the earthing resistance by Megger and the three-point method
• Design of an earthing system using the ETAP program
• Ring main unit and its importance in the electrical power system
• Types of switches used in electrical power systems and substations
• Overhead transmission lines, underground cables, and the difference between them
• Busbars in the power system, their importance, their different schemes, and how to select them
• Lightning arresters and wave traps which are used in substations
• Air and gas-insulated substations
• Overview of the design of an electrical substation and single line diagram of 66/11 kV substation

Bonus Gift:

You will also find the slides for the Ultimate Electrical Substations, HV, and Generation Bundle for those who are interested in them or having them as a revision for themselves.

• 84 Pages of Electrical Substation Slides
• 32 Pages of Earthing System Slides
• 52 Pages of High Voltage Slides
• 105 Pages of Generation Course Slides
• 81 Pages of Wind Energy Slides
• 86 Pages of Solar Energy Course Slides

Thank you, and hope to see you in our course bundle 🙂

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