SYLLABUS
       EE3003       Substation Engineering and Automation

Unit I Substation Design Development 
Substation Introduction and Classifications, Different bus bar switching schemes for Substation. Standards and Practices, Factors Influencing Substation Design –Altitude, Ambient Temperature, Earthquake and seismic zones, pollution and corrosion etc., Testing of Electrical Equipment, Concept of Single Line Diagram. Requirement of substation calculation.

Unit II Substation Equipment 
Selection and sizing of main substation equipment: Transformer, Isolator, Circuit Breaker, surge arrestor, Instrument transformers, classification of equipment with a practical overview, and the performance parameters. Classifications of MV Switchgear and Key Design Parameters, MV/LV Switchgear construction and design of control scheme. Station Auxiliary equipment: Diesel Generator System, Basics of AC/DC Auxiliary Power System & Sizing of Aux. Transformer, DC System Components, Battery Sizing & charger Sizing, DG Set Classification, and sizing. Introduction to gas insulated substation: Operating principle of GIS, Advantage over AIS, and construction of GIS.

Unit III Protection and Substation Automation
Power System protection, Overcurrent and Earth Fault protection and coordination Distribution Feeder Protection, Transformer Unit/Main Protection, Familiarization of
vi Substation Engineering and Automation
NUMERICAL Relays, distance/differential protection for transmission line. Substation Automation: Evolution of Substation Automation, Communication System Fundamentals-Protocol fundamental and choosing the right protocol. Substation integration and automation functional architecture, Substation signal list – DI, DO, Al, AO-Bay Control Unit (BCU), Remote Terminal Unit Terminal Unit RTU.

Unit IV Substation Design & Layout Engineering

Layout aspects of Outdoor Air Insulated Substation and GIS: Statutory Clearances, Equipment Layout engineering aspects for Outdoor Substation/GIS and related calculations, and guide lines, Cable routing layout, Erection Key Diagram (EKD), switchyard earthing design as per IEEE80, Importance and Types of Earthing. Earthing Design, Types of Earthing Material, Direct, stroke Lightning Protection for switchyard with IS/ IEC 62305 LV Cables Power & Control, MV Cables, Methods for Cable Installation, Practical aspects of Cable Sizing, Cable accessories, Illumination System Design.

Unit V Interface Engineering
Civil & Structural Engineering Familiarization of site development plan, equipment supports structures, foundation for equipment, familiarization of control building and substation building. Infrastructure development, Mechanical System- Fire Detection, Alarm System and Fire Suppression System for transformer, Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC) for Substation.