Electric Power Quality, 5 cr

Tampere University

Teaching periods

Course code

EE.EES.420

Language of instruction

English

Academic years

2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027

Level of study

Intermediate studies

Grading scale

General scale, 0-5

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Pertti Pakonen

Responsible teacher:

Antti Hilden

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %

Coordinating organisation

Electrical Engineering Studies 100 %

Core content

Power quality fundamentals, terms and definitions, power quality standards and recommendations, power quality management principles
Flicker and rapid voltage changes: measurement methods, causes and mitigation methods
Voltage Dips: characterization, causes, computational evaluation, effects and mitigation
Harmonics, interharmonics and supraharmonics: measurement methods, causes and effects, resonant effects
Power concepts and reactive power: causes and management, active and passive solutions for reactive power compensation and filtering
Power supply interruptions: monitoring and statistics, causes, mitigation
Electric and magnetic fields: basic theory, measurement and assessment, effects and mitigation methods
Measurement and monitoring of power quality: basic theory (sensors, sampling and quantizing the sensor signals), hardware and software tools used in power quality investigations and assessment, utilization of power quality data

Learning outcomes

Learning material

Equivalences

Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

Course completion requires passing the exam.

Completion of all options is required.