MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS
POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION – EST 249
INSTRUCTOR
NAME
OFFICE LOCATION
OFFICE HOURS
PHONE NUMBER
E-MAIL ADDRESS
Brian Evensen
WWCC – Technology Building, 1215 A
Monday – Friday
8:30 – 9:30 AM
(509) 527 – 4492
brian.evensen@wwcc.edu
COURSE INFORMATION
IDENTIFIER
TITLE
TEXTBOOK
CREDITS
HOURS PER WEEK
FORMAT
LOCATION
DAY/TIME
EST 249
Power Generation, Transmission, and
Distribution
The Lineman’s and Cableman’s Handbook 10E
Shoemaker & Mack, ISBN 0-071362401
(McGraw-Hill)
BPA Accident Prevention Manual, Nov. 2004
Provided by Bonneville Power Administration
6
6
Lecture
WWCC – Technology Building
Room 1215
Tuesday and Thursday
3:00 – 5:50 PM
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course in an introduction to the common components, applications, operations, and
maintenance of electrical generation and distribution systems. Prerequisites are EST 131 and
EST 132 or instructor permission.
STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENTS
Attendance
20%
Participation
Quizzes
20%
40%
Final Exam
20%
Attendance is a crucial component to this course.
Each student may take 2 Unexcused Absences from lecture
and 1 Unexcused Absence from lab without penalty.
After that, each additional Unexcused Absence in lecture or lab
will result in a 2% deduction in your overall grade
Actively engaging in lecture and completing all lab activities.
Every 2nd Thursday a QUIZ will be given on the material covered
throughout the 2 weeks and CANNOT be made up or retaken.
Each QUIZ accounts for 10% of your overall grade.
A cumulative Final will be given at the end of the course covering
all of the material discussed throughout the quarter.
GRADING POLICY
GRADE
A
B
C
D
F
PERCENTAGE
100 to 90%
89 to 80%
79 to 70%
69 to 60%
<60%
COURSE OUTLINE
LESSON
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
TOPIC
Introductions
Safety
Grounds and Grounding
Safety Watchers
Substations
Transmission and Distribution Circuits
Insulators and Line Conductors
Distribution Transformers and Lightning/Surge Protection
Fuses and Switches (Circuit Breakers)
Voltage Regulators and Grounding/Protective Grounds
Underground System and Distribution
Pulling and Splicing Cable
Tree Trimming – Line Clearing
Substation Batteries
Electric Drawing Symbols, Single Line and Schematic
Diagrams
Voltage Regulation
Maintenance of Transmission and Distribution Lines
Maintenance of High Voltage Substation and Line
Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment