Undergraduate research experiences in power system fault analysis using Matlab Simulation tools

Author

Casey, Brian ; Liao, Yuan

Author_Institution

Dept. ECE, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

18-21 March 2010

Firstpage

193

Lastpage

197

Abstract

This paper presents research experiences of an undergraduate student in areas of power system fault analysis and fault location. The student obtains valuable skills by using Matlab and SimPowerSystems software, and an in-depth understanding of short-circuit analysis theories and procedures. It is shown that research involving formula derivation, system modeling, algorithm coding, and result visualization can greatly enhance the student´s interests in power system subject.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; mathematics computing; power engineering education; power system faults; power system simulation; Matlab simulation tools; SimPowerSystems software; algorithm coding; formula derivation; power system fault analysis; power system fault location; short-circuit analysis theories; system modeling; undergraduate student; Analytical models; Fault location; Mathematical model; Power system analysis computing; Power system faults; Power system modeling; Power system simulation; Power transmission lines; Transmission line theory; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon), Proceedings of the

Conference_Location

Concord, NC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5854-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.2010.5453891

Filename

5453891