Program Overview

Electrical and Computer Engineering Program

The Electrical and Computer Engineering program at the University of Waterloo is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in the field of electrical and computer engineering. The program covers a wide range of topics, including power systems, computer hardware and software, control systems, and communication systems.

Program Details

• The program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to succeed in the field of electrical and computer engineering.
• The program includes a range of courses, including:
  • Power system protection schemes
  • Computer hardware and software
  • Control systems
  • Communication systems
• The program also includes research opportunities in areas such as:
  • Applied electromagnetics and photonics
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Biomedical engineering
  • Communications and Information Systems
  • Computer hardware
  • Computer software and systems
  • Control, robotics, and autonomous systems
  • Integrated devices, circuits, and systems
  • Nanoengineering
  • Power and energy systems
  • Quantum engineering

Course Details

• ECE 6605 PD: Power System Protection
  • Summary: This course covers the design and operation of power system protection schemes.
  • Objectives:
    1. To understand the function and operation of protective system elements.
    2. To equip engineers with skills and knowledge to select, apply, and operate protection systems.
    3. To introduce state-of-the-art protective techniques to power engineers.
  • Course Prerequisites: Basic knowledge in power systems engineering and electric circuits is required.
  • Main Topics and Delivery Plan:
    1. Protection system requirements
    2. Elements of protection systems
    3. Overcurrent protection
    4. Co-ordination principles of overcurrent protection devices
    5. Directional overcurrent relays
    6. Distance protection
    7. Pilot protection of transmission lines
    8. Transformer protection
    9. Generator protection
    10. Motor protection
    11. Busbar and compensation devices protection

References

• Text Book: "Power System Relaying" by Stanley H. Horowitz and Arun G. Phadke
• Additional references include:
  1. Alstom, Network Protection and Automation, 2002
  2. J.L. Blackburn, Protective Relaying, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1987
  3. Asea Brown Boveri, Walter Elmore (Editor), Protective Relaying - Theory and Applications", Marcel and Dekker, 1994
  4. Advancements in Microprocessor Based Protection and Communication", IEEE, Tutorial Course, IEEE Power Engineering Society, NJ, 1997
  5. "Microprocessor Relays and Protection Systems", IEEE Tutorial Course (88EH0269-1-PWR), IEEE Power Engineering Society, NJ, 1988
  6. "Computer Relaying", IEEE Tutorial Course (79EH0148-7-PWR), IEEE Power Engineering Society, NJ, 1979
  7. A.G. Phadke and J.S. Thorp, "Computer Relaying for Power Systems", John Wiley and Sons, 1994