Electrical Plants
| Degree programme | Mechatronics |
| Subject area | Engineering Technology |
| Type of degree | Bachelor full-time |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory optional |
| Course unit code | 074703053203 |
| Teaching units | 45 |
| Year of study | 2025 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Alexander ROCKS |
Requirements and Prerequisites
Basics of electrical engineering, especially AC technology
Course content
- Basics and definitions from regulations and standards:
- Low voltage/high voltage
- Equipment (generators/motors, transformers, rails, cables, lines, switchgear, transformers, arresters, etc.):
- Design/function
- Characteristics/properties
- Dimensioning
- Tests
- Maintenance
- Different concepts of switchgear (outdoor and gas-insulated), their construction, advantages and disadvantages
- Protection mechanisms, telecontrol system and control room of electrical installations
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
- explain basic problems arising from the use of high voltage as well as name remedies.
- explain basic problems arising from the use of high currents as well as name remedies.
- explain the operation of various equipment in electrical power engineering and dimension it.
- design and dimension electrical switchgears.
- explain the typical structure of plants and their control mechanisms.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, exercises, case studies, excursion
Assessment methods and criteria
Written and/or oral examination, final examination character
Comment
None
Recommended or required reading
- Kämpfer Stefan, Kopatsch Gerald (2012): Schaltanlagen-Handbuch, 12. Auflage, ABB AG Deutschland, Cornelsen Verlag.
- Küchler, Andreas (2017): Hochspannungstechnik, 4. Auflage, Springer Verlag.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)
Face-to-face instruction