ECTS - Power Transmission Line Engineering
Power Transmission Line Engineering (EE551) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Transmission Line Engineering | EE551 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 
| Pre-requisite Course(s) | 
|---|
| N/A | 
| Course Language | English | 
|---|---|
| Course Type | Elective Courses | 
| Course Level | Ph.D. | 
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face | 
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving, Team/Group. | 
| Course Lecturer(s) | 
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to teach how to plan, design and construct power transmission lines | 
| Course Learning Outcomes | 
                        The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Transmission line planning, overhead lines as system components, lightning protection, earthing, mechanical design, selection of conductors, insulators, overhead line fittings, conductor vibrations, foundations, sag and tension calculations, route selection, construction. | 
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transmission line planning: Methods, criteria, selection of voltage levels, conductors, line configuration | Review lecture notes | 
| 2 | Overhead lines as system components: Stability, loss, reliability, effects of magnetic | Review lecture notes | 
| 3 | Lightning protection: Lightning mechanism, frequency and intensity of lightning strokes, shielding by earth wires, surge arresters | Review lecture notes | 
| 4 | Earthing: Safety earthing, operational earthing, lightning protection earthing, earthing resistance calculation, practical rules | Review lecture notes | 
| 5 | Mechanical design of the overhead line system, wind and ice loads, relevant standards, loads at construction, operation and maintenance | Review lecture notes | 
| 6 | Insulators: Ceramic insulators, composite insulators, insulators sets, pollution behavior, insulator tests | Review lecture notes | 
| 7 | Overhead line fittings, Conductor vibrations | Review lecture notes | 
| 8 | Foundations: Types of foundations, soil characteristics and investigation | Review lecture notes | 
| 9 | Sag and tension calculations: Catenary curve, different levels, concentrated loads, forces and sags in a tensioning section, clearances | Review lecture notes | 
| 10 | Route selection: Environmental impact, visual impact, land use, survey on site, detailed line design | Review lecture notes | 
| 11 | Construction: Foundations, earthing, supports, insulators, conductor stringing Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture | Review lecture notes | 
| 12 | Construction: Practical aspects | Review lecture notes | 
Sources
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade | 
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - | 
| Laboratory | - | - | 
| Application | - | - | 
| Field Work | - | - | 
| Special Course Internship | - | - | 
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - | 
| Homework Assignments | - | - | 
| Presentation | - | - | 
| Project | - | - | 
| Report | - | - | 
| Seminar | - | - | 
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 60 | 
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 | 
| Toplam | 3 | 100 | 
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 | 
|---|---|
| Percentage of Final Work | 40 | 
| Total | 100 | 
Course Category
| Core Courses | X | 
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses | 
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Obtain ability to carry out advanced research activities, both individual and as a member of a team | |||||
| 2 | Obtain ability to evaluate research topics and comment with scientific reasoning | |||||
| 3 | Obtain ability to initiate and create new methodologies, implement them on novel research areas and topics | |||||
| 4 | Obtain ability to produce experimental and/or analytical data in systematic manner, discuss and evaluate data to lead scintific conclusions | |||||
| 5 | Obtain ability to apply scientific philosophy on analysis, modelling and design of engineering systems | |||||
| 6 | Obtain ability to synthesis available knowledge on his/her domain to initiate, to carry, complete and present novel research at international level | |||||
| 7 | Contribute scientific and technological advancements on engineering domain of his/her interest area | |||||
| 8 | Contribute industrial and scientific advancements to improve the society through research activities | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 8 | 112 | 
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 112 | ||
