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Power Systems Design

From generation planning to power flow. Learn, explore, and calculate, one lecture at a time.

LEARN → EXPLORE → COMPUTE

One lecture. One learning workspace.

Explore the full course in the original slide sequence. Completed lectures provide diagrams, interactive experiments, Python, and practice feedback.

18 lectures available

Completed material follows the original lecture sequence: finalized slides, diagrams, experiments, Python, and practice are together on each lecture page. Upcoming content is marked to be released.

Explore the lectures

34 lectures

Course & power-system overview

2 lectures
L01Available

Course Orientation & Logistics

People, course expectations, tools, assessments, and the power-system design workflow.

L02Available

Power-System Evolution and Symbolic Representation

Trace the physical power system, construct a one-line diagram, and reconcile real and reactive power.

Generation mix planning

2 lectures
L03Available

Optimal Fuel Mix Analysis I

Demand, energy, capacity factor, planning reserve margin, and load-duration curves.

L04Available

Generation Mix Planning II

Build screening curves, find cost crossovers, form net load, and check a generation portfolio.

Single-phase AC circuits

3 lectures
L05Available

Single-Phase AC Circuits I

Map sinusoidal waveforms to RMS phasors; convert and add polar and rectangular representations.

L06Available

Single-Phase AC Circuits II

Calculate real, reactive, complex, and apparent power with consistent load and generator signs.

L07Available

Single-Phase AC Circuits III

Determine target reactive power, shunt compensation, and capacitance for power-factor correction.

Three-phase AC circuits

3 lectures
L08Available

Three-Phase AC Circuits I

Balanced sets, phase sequence, symmetrical components, and wye/delta voltage and current relations.

L09Available

Three-Phase AC Circuits II

Use per-phase equivalents to calculate three-phase power and reconcile source, line, and load.

L09bAvailable

Three-Phase AC Circuits

Worked examples on phase sequence, wye/delta conversion, branch currents, and feeder power balance.

Transformer modeling

3 lectures
L10Available

Transformer Modeling I

Derive ideal voltage and current ratios, power conservation, and impedance referral.

L11Available

Transformer Modeling II

Add winding resistance, leakage reactance, excitation, and checked equivalent-circuit approximations.

L12Available

Transformer Modeling III

Infer transformer parameters from open- and short-circuit tests; calculate regulation and efficiency.

Per-unit systems

3 lectures
L13Available

Per Unit System I

Choose coherent bases and normalize voltage, current, impedance, admittance, and power.

L14Available

Per Unit System II

Propagate bases through transformers and apply change of base across a multi-voltage network.

L15Available

Per Unit System III

Complete single-phase transformer and three-phase wye/delta normalization examples.

Exam 1 practice & review

2 lectures
L16Available

Exam 1 Practice

Practice the first-exam topics with the current lecture's worked problem sequence.

L17Available

Exam 1 Review

Review the first course block and connect circuit calculations with design checks.

Three-phase transformers

2 lectures
L20to be released

Three-Phase Transformers I

Build three-phase banks and distinguish winding, line, and bank relationships.

L21to be released

Three-Phase Transformers II

Apply phase conventions and delta–wye terminal relationships to transformer phasors.

Transmission-line parameters

4 lectures
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Transmission-Line Parameters I

Relate conductor geometry and series-line physics to per-length resistance and inductance.

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Transmission-Line Parameters II

Use conductor GMR, tower geometry, and phase spacing to calculate line inductance.

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Transmission-Line Parameters III

Derive line capacitance from electric fields, potential difference, and conductor geometry.

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Transmission-Line Parameters IV

Calculate bundled-conductor parameters using bundle geometry and consistent line notation.

Transmission-line models

3 lectures
L26to be released

Transmission-Line Models I

Construct the short-line model with declared terminal-current reference directions.

L27to be released

Transmission-Line Models II

Build the nominal-π circuit from series impedance and split shunt admittance.

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Transmission-Line Models III

Derive distributed long-line equations, propagation constants, and terminal relationships.

Exam 2 review

1 lectures
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Exam 2 Review

Review transformer models, per-unit bases, three-phase banks, and transmission-line topics.

Power-flow analysis

5 lectures
L32to be released

Power Flow I

Identify power-flow inputs, bus types, unknowns, net injections, topology, and operating limits.

L33to be released

Power Flow II

Assemble Y-bus from series branches, line charging, fixed shunts, and transformer taps.

L34to be released

Power Flow III

Form polar power equations, choose the state, calculate mismatches, and apply a stopping tolerance.

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Power Flow IV

Run Gauss–Seidel PQ and PV updates, restore PV magnitude, and check reactive-power capability.

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Power Flow V

Use Newton's Jacobian and corrections, then validate convergence, branch flows, and operating limits.

Comprehensive final review

1 lectures
L41to be released

Comprehensive Final Review

Connect generation planning, AC circuits, transformers, line models, and power flow in a complete review.

Outline source:ECE685_Course_Package_v2/01_lectures