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19D011PEB - Positive Effects of the Use of Bentonite in Grounding Systems

Course specification
Course title Positive Effects of the Use of Bentonite in Grounding Systems
Acronym 19D011PEB
Study programme Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module Power Converters and Drives
Type of study doctoral studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
    Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
      ESPB 9.0 Status elective
      Condition Passed exam: Low-voltage electrical installations.
      The goal Training students to adequately take into account the influence of bentonite on the grounding system resistance.
      The outcome Student trained to adequately take into account the influence of bentonite on the grounding system resistance.
      Contents
      Contents of lectures Properties of bentonite obtained by LAB and on-site measurements. Comparison of grounding resistance of loop grounding systems with and without bentonite. Bentonite resistance under short-circuit currents and lightning strokes. Use of finite element method for calculating the electrical characteristics of grounding systems with bentonite.
      Contents of exercises None.
      Literature
      1. 1. M.B. Kostić, "Poboljšanje električnih osobina uzemljivača elektrodistributivnih postrojenja i stubova dalekovoda upotrebom bentonita", autorizovana skripta, 2002.
      2. 2. M.B. Kostic, Z.R. Radakovic, N.S. Radovanovic and M.R. Tomasevic-Canovic, "Improvement of Electrical Properties of Grounding Loops by Using Bentonite and Waste Drilling Mud", IEE Proc.- Gener. Transm. Distrib., vol.146., pp. 1-6, 1999.
      3. 3. Z.R. Radakovic and M.B. Kostic, "Behaviour of Grounding Loop with Bentonite During a Ground Fault at an Overhead Line Tower", IEE Proc. - Gener. Transm. Distrib., vol. 148, pp. 275-278, 2001.
      4. J. Trifunović, "The Algorithm for Determination of Necessary Characteristics of Backfill Materials Used for Grounding Resistances of Grounding Loops Reduction", Journal of Electrical Engineering-Elektrotechnicky Casopis, Vol. 63, pp. 373–379, 2012.
      5. J. Trifunović, "A Mathematical Method for Determining Optimal Quantity of Backfill Materials Used for Grounding Resistance Reduction", Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 2018, Article ID 4863702, 9 pages, 2018.
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      8
      Methods of teaching Lectures.
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures 0 Test paper 70
      Practical lessons 0 Oral examination 0
      Projects
      Colloquia 30
      Seminars 0