Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4EEE 270INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS3+0+03425.06.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS E.
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To make sinusoidal steady-state analysis. To give information about the operation of single phase and three phase power systems. To describe single phase and three phase active, reactive and apparent power calculations. To be able to calculate single phase and three phase reactive power compensation. To explain the analysis of systems including single phase and three phase transformers. To describe per unit calculations. To give information about load types and power cables. To explain the voltage drop calculations in single phase and three phase systems and to give information about conductor selection. To give basic information about alternating current and direct current distribution systems and to explain basic calculations.
Course Content Sinusoidal steady-state analysis. Operation of single phase and three phase power systems. Single phase and three phase active, reactive and apparent power calculations. Single phase and three phase reactive power compensation. Analysis of systems including single phase and three phase transformers. Per unit calculations. Load types and power cables. Voltage drop calculations in single-phase and three-phase systems. Conductor selection. Alternating current and direct current distribution systems.
Course Methods and Techniques 1 - Lecture
2 - Question - Answer
3 - Discussion
4 - Problem Solving
5- Testing
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( EEE 201 )
Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. Ahmet Mete VURAL https://akbis.gantep.edu.tr/detay/?A_ID=160452_doc-dr_ahmet-mete-vural mvural@gantep.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Ali Osman ARSLAN https://akbis.gantep.edu.tr/detay/?A_ID=51709_doktor-ogretim-uyesi_ali-osman-arslan aoarslan@gantep.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Electrical Power Distribution and Transmission (Luces M. Faulkenberry and W alter  Coffer, Prentice Hall
Electric Circuits (10th Edition) (James W. Nilsson and Susan A. Riedel, Pearson
Introduction to Electrical Power Systems, Muhammed E. El Hawary, Wiley
Analysis and Design of Low Voltage Power Systems: An Engineer’s Field Guide, İsmail Kaşıkçı, Wiley-VCH, ISBN: 3-527-30483-5
Engineering Circuit Analysis, William H. Hayt, Jack E. Kemmerly, Steven M. Durbin, 7th Edition, Mc-Graw Hill, ISBN: 0.07-286611-X.
Electric Power Distribution System Engineering, Turan Gören, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, 2008.
Electric Power Distribution Handbook, 2nd Edition, Thomas Allen Short, CRC Press, 2004.
Lecture Notes on Energy Distribution Course of Dr. Fahri Okan PEKİNER from Yıldız Technical University.
Course Notes https://akbis.gantep.edu.tr/detay/?A_ID=51709_dr-ogr-uyesi_ali-osman-arslan
Documents https://akbis.gantep.edu.tr/detay/?A_ID=160452_doc-dr_ahmet-mete-vural

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %20
Engineering %20
Engineering Design %20
Science %20
Field %20

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 2 % 60
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Weekly lecture hours 14 3 42
Reading Activities 7 3 21
Material design, application 2 2 4
Midterm and midterm exam preparation 2 15 30
Final exam and preparation for the final exam 1 20 20
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 117

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Ability to make sinusoidal steady-state analysis
2 Ability to understand the operation of single-phase and three-phase power systems
3 Ability to make single phase and three phase active, reactive and apparent power calculations
4 Ability to calculate single phase and three phase reactive power compensation
5 Ability to analyze systems including single phase and three phase transformers
6 Ability to perform per unit calculations
7 Ability to understand load types and power cables
8 Ability to make voltage drop calculations in single-phase and three-phase systems
9 Ability to make conductor selection
10 Ability to understand the operation of alternating current and direct current distribution systems

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Sinusoidal steady-state analysis Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
2 Operation of single-phase and three-phase power systems. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
3 Calculation of single-phase and three-phase active, reactive, and apparent power. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
4 Calculation of single-phase and three-phase active, reactive, and apparent power. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
5 Single-phase and three-phase reactive power compensation. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
6 Analysis of systems including single-phase and three-phase transformers. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
7 Per-unit calculations. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
8 Per-unit calculations. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
9 Load types and power cables. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
10 Voltage drop calculations in single-phase and three-phase systems. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
11 Voltage drop calculations in single-phase and three-phase systems. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
12 Conductor selection. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
13 Conductor selection. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials
14 Alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) distribution systems. Reading the relevant topic from the course materials course materials

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5 5
C1 5 5
C2 5 5
C3 5 5
C4 5 5
C5 5 5
C6 5 5
C7 5 5
C8 5 5
C9 5 5
C10 5 5

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