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dc.contributor.authorShahnia, Farhad
dc.contributor.authorMoghbel, Moayed
dc.contributor.authorYengejeh, H.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:51:50Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:51:50Z
dc.date.created2015-08-19T20:00:42Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationShahnia, F. and Moghbel, M. and Yengejeh, H. 2015. Motivating Power System Protection Course Students by Practical and Computer-Based Activities. IEEE Transactions on Education. 59 (2): pp. 81-90.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35808
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/TE.2015.2448611
dc.description.abstract

This paper presents several methods for motivating students taking a power system protection (PSP) course. The paper reviews the laboratory activities developed for the PSP course at Curtin University, Australia; these methods are applicable and can be used for PSP course instruction at any institution. These activities were developed to improve the learning experience of the electrical engineering undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in this course. Initially, the PSP course at Curtin University consisted of lectures and tutorials accompanied by two sessions of software-based simulations and one session of laboratory demonstration. To motivate the students, several computer-based simulations and practical laboratory experiments were developed. PSCAD and ETAP power system analysis software tools are introduced and used to demonstrate the performance and coordination of different protection relays from steady-state and dynamic points of view. Also, a practical setup composed of a LabVolt power system simulator and industrial relays is used to carry out several practical experiments. The experiments help students observe the performance of protection systems for transformers and induction motors during faults and abnormal operating conditions. Finally, the concept of relay testing and commissioning is introduced by relay standalone experiments using a secondary injection relay test set. The results of these activities were evaluated according to the students’ satisfaction, comments, total scores, and interest in PSP.

dc.publisherIEEE
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectstudent satisfaction
dc.subjectpower system protection
dc.subjectstudent motivation
dc.titleMotivating Power System Protection Course Students by Practical and Computer-Based Activities
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volumePP
dcterms.source.number99
dcterms.source.issn0018-9359
dcterms.source.titleIEEE Transactions on Education
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curtin.departmentDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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