Information Package / Course Catalogue
Power System Protection
Course Code: EE468
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to present the fundamental concepts of power system protection.

Course Content

Fuses, current and voltage transformers, over-current and earth fault protection, protection of transformers, rotating machines, bus-bars and over-head lines, transmission lines.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To gain experience in design and operational features of protection in power systems
2.To understand principles of protection methods in power systems
3.To learn power system protection elements and their utilization
4.To analyze power system protection circuits
5.To gain design oriented thinking capability and problem solving skills
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Electrical Power System Protection. C.Christopoulos, A.Wright. Publisher: Springer.
2.Protective Relaying: Principles and Applications. J. Lewis Blackburn, Thomas J. Domin. Publisher: CRC Press
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to power protection systems
Week 2 - Theoretical
Fuses
Week 3 - Theoretical
Current transformers
Week 4 - Theoretical
Voltage transformers
Week 5 - Theoretical
Over-current and earth fault protection
Week 6 - Theoretical
Over-current and earth fault protection
Week 7 - Theoretical
Protection of transformers
Week 8 - Theoretical
Protection of rotating machines
Week 9 - Theoretical
Protection of bus-bars
Week 10 - Theoretical
Protection of over-head lines
Week 11 - Theoretical
Interlock and phase-comparison schemes for the protection of over-head lines
Week 12 - Theoretical
Distance-type protective schemes for over-head lines
Week 13 - Theoretical
Protection of long transmission lines
Week 14 - Theoretical
Digital signal processing and protection
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Quiz1112
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026