The purpose of this lab workout is to develop a practical understanding of Electrical Power Transmission System, that holds a position of the backbone of Electrical System. Experiments are performed on Transmission trainer, that represents Short, Medium and long transmission line models.
Prerequisite: NIL
Catalog Data: Course Code: EE-422
Course Title: Electrical Power Transmission (Lab)
Credit Hours: 01
No of Sessions per week: 01 (Total 16 sessions)
Session Duration: 180 min
Time of Class Meeting: Section A: 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Section B: 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM (Every Wednesday)
Program Learning Outcome: This course is designed in conjunction with the following PLOs.
PLO-01: Engineering Knowledge
PLO-02: Problem Analysis
PLO-04: Investigation
PLO-09: Individual and Team Work
PLO-10: Communication
Course Learning Outcome (CLO):
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
CLO No. |
Domain |
Description |
PLO's |
CLO-1 |
Cognitive C-2 |
To Describe basic components of Electrical Power Transmission Network. |
1, 9 |
CLO-2 |
Cognitive C-4 |
To analyze electrical models for short, medium and long transmission lines. |
2, 9 |
CLO-3 |
Psychomotor P-4 |
Execute procedure for calculations of Transmission line factors. |
4, 9 |
CLO-4 |
Valuing A-3 |
Write lab notes, effective communication, design & analysis of a given problem, to perform in the laboratory environment. |
9, 10 |
LAB Manual:
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Weekly Lab Report/Performance 60%
2. Mid Term Evaluation 20%
3. Final Term Evaluation 20%
Weekly Lab Plan:
Week NO. | Experiment Name |
1 | (a). Familiarization with Energy Analyzer (b). Introduction to the transmission line trainer |
2 | Familiarization and calculation of transmission line parameters |
3 | To understand the construction, characteristics and applications of different types of insulators. |
4 | To Analyze the effect of Resistance on the transmission line |
5 | To Analyze the effect of inductance on the transmission line |
6 | To Analyze the effect of capacitance on the transmission line |
7 | To Calculate the flow of active and reactive power in 3-Phase transmission line at known load |
8 | To Calculate “Line WATTs” and “Line VARs” absorbed by 3 Phase Transmission line at know load |
9 | Mid Term Lab Evaluation |
10 | Theory Mid Term Exams |
11 | To Calculate Voltage regulation of transmission line as a function of the type of Load |
12 | To understand the construction and technical specifications of different types of OHL conductors |
13 | To understand main supporting units of OHTL (Transmission Towers) |
14 | To understand the construction, characteristics, selection and application of Lightning arrestors |
15 | To Analyze the connection of transmission line with 3 phase feeder |
16 | To Understand vibration damper and its types used in transmission line |
17 | To learn about different types of underground cables |
18 | Final Term Lab Evaluation |