ELECTRIC CIRCUITS THEORY
These lecture slides have been compiled by Mohammed SalahUdDin Ayubi. LECTURE 0
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ELECTRIC CIRCUIT IS AN INTERCONNECTION OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
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EE Subdisciplines • • • • • •
Power Electromagnetics Communication/Signal Processing Digital Controls Solid State
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Power • • • •
Generation of electrical energy Storage of electrical energy Distribution of electrical energy Rotating machinery-generators, motors
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Electromagnetics • • • •
Propagation of electromagnetic energy Antennas Very high frequency signals ~ 108 Hz Fiber optics ~ 1G b/s
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Communications/Signal Proc. • Transmission of information electrically and optically • Modification of signals – enhancement – compression – noise reduction – filtering 05 August 2005
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Digital • Digital (ones and zeros) signals and hardware • Computer architectures • Embedded computer systems – Microprocessors – Microcontrollers – DSP chips 05 August 2005
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Controls • Changing system inputs to obtain desired outputs • Feedback • Stability
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Solid State • Devices – Transistors – Diodes (LED’s, Laser diodes) – Photodetectors • Miniaturization of electrical devices • Integration of many devices on a single chip (VLSI) 05 August 2005
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Electric Power
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The Electrical Power System • Power is one of the main subdisciplines of EE. • The power generation, transmission and distribution system is something we all use all the time. • It is an excellent example of a case where electrical networks are used to model the flow of energy. 05 August 2005
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Consider what we do here. • We usually generate a huge amount of power in a centralized location. • We ship it to you when you flip the switch • You then decide that you will light a desk lamp located 18 inches above your desk, about 2 feet in on the right. • You can easily change your mind and put the lamp on the left! • This is magic.
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The load changes continuously – Daily – Seasonal The daily maximum occurs around 4-6 PM , the minimum at night. The load or demand is defined as the average load (MW) for 15 minutes Seasonal changes: Summer load is higher than the winter load in AZ.
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Base load (large thermal and nuclear plants) Intermediate loads (medium steam and hydro) Peak load (gas turbine and combined cycle plants)
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What to notice about what follows • We do NOT create energy out of nowhere. • Instead, we convert some form of energy. In a fossil power plant, chemical energy is converted to a mechanical motion of a rotating turbine and generator. The result is electric energy.
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Electrical Power Transmission 1) The generating station converts the energy of gas, oil, coal or nuclear fuel to electric energy. The generator voltage is around 15-25 kV
2) The main transformer increases the voltage to 230-765 kV. This reduces the current and losses. 3) The high voltage transmission line transports the energy from the generating station to the large loads, like towns. Example: Energy generated at Palo Verde is transported by 500 kV lines to Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, Albuquerque and El Paso.
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Electrical Power Transmission 4) The high voltage substation reduces the voltage to 120-69 kV. The substation serves as a node point for several lines. 5) The sub-transmission lines (69 kV-120 kV) connect the high voltage substation with the local distribution station. 6) Distribution lines (12 -15 kV) distribute the energy along streets or underground. Each line supplies several step down transformers distributed along the line. 7) The distribution transformer reduces the voltage to 230/115V, which supplies the houses, shopping centers etc..
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Generating Station Type of Generation stations • Thermal Power Plant. The large (more than 500 MVA) plants carry constant load (base load plant), Smaller plants loads are regulated but they operate continuously. Minimum down time is 20-35 hours. •
Nuclear Power Plant. These plants carry constant load and are used as base loads plants.
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Hydroelectric Plants. It is economically desirable to load these plants to the maximum capacity, because of the low energy cost. (Water is free). Other factors: flood control, irrigation and salmon migration.
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Combined steam and Gas-Turbine Power Plants. High efficiency plants for variable load.
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Gas-turbine. Peak load plants, high operating and low investment cost
• Solar, Wind. Loaded to the maximum capacity, when sun or wind power available.
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Hydro Power Plant • The water is stored in the lake, which is at higher ground (Lake Pleasant). • A canal and pipe system transfers the water to the power house. • The potential energy of the water is transformed to mechanical energy in the turbine. • The turbine drives the generator and converts the water mechanical energy to electrical energy.
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Motion to Electricity
When magnets are moved near a wire, an electric current is generated in that wire.
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Generating Station
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Transmission Lines Type of transmission lines: •
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Extra high voltage lines – 345 kV, 500 kV, 785 kV – Interconnection between systems. (National Grid) High Voltage lines – 120 kV, 220 kV – Inter connection between substations.
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Sub-transmission lines – 45 kV, 69 kV, 120 kV – Substation and large customer Distribution Line – 2.4 kV- 45 kV , 15 kV – Supplies houses High Voltage DC lines – 120 kV- 600 kV – Interconnection between regions. (Oregon-California)
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AC versus DC • AC is alternating current • AC quantities always vary sinusoidally in time • Usually, we will know the frequency and solve for the amplitude and phase. 05 August 2005
• DC is direct current • DC quantities are always constant in time. • DC can not be directly transformed to lower or higher voltages.
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Why do we use AC for power transmission? • Power levels correspond to V2. Therefore, to get a huge power out of Palo Verde, we need huge V’s. We need to step the voltage down before it reaches our classroom. The power company wants to do this in a lossless fashion. AC allows them to do this by using transformers.
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Why Are There Three Conductors in Power Transmissions Lines? • Most AC power transmission systems have three conductors. • The voltage on each phase (referenced with respect to earth ground) is a sinusoid with a phase difference of 120° from the voltages in the other two phases.
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Three Phase • A three conductor transmission system is called a three-phase system. • The power delivered by a three phase system (assuming a balanced load) is constant, even though the voltages in each phase vary sinusoidally. • Three phase systems are more efficient than single systems due to reduced power losses.
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