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1 Syllabus Structure for Certificate Course in Power Distribution Engineering and Management Industry Partner Maha DISCOM Pvt. Ltd, Jalgaon w.e.f year Sr. No Paper Name of Subject Theory/ Practical Teaching Hour Maximum Marks Allotted External (EE) Internal (IE) Total External (EE) Passing Internal (IE) Total Credit 01 Paper-I 02 Paper-II 03 Paper-III Power Distribution Sector & ICT Applications Power Distribution Engineering and Management Industrial Training/Case Study/ Industrial Visit Theory Theory Practical Learning Outcomes: Participants will be able to understand the concept of loss reduction. Technical and commercial loss reduction and the use of Energy Management System functions for Power System, including the connected issues and challenges. Describe the important features of the power distribution system; Outline the advantages of high voltage distribution system (HVDS); Describe various components of the power distribution system; Explain various activities involved in distribution system planning; Discuss the operation and maintenance principles and practices for the power distribution system; Explain the fundamental features of grid management, load scheduling and load balancing.

2 Power Distribution Sector & ICT Applications (Course Contents) Yearly Examination Scheme: Teaching Scheme: (EE) End Examination: 60 Marks Lectures : 4 Hrs/Week (IE) Internal Examination: 40 Marks (EE) End Exam duration: 03 Hours Unit-I: Power Distribution Sector Acts and Policies The Salient Features: Spectral Overview and Enabling Framework, Energy Conservation Act, 2001, Electricity Act, 2003, National Electricity Policy, National Tariff Policy. Distribution Reforms the Changing Perspective: role of stakeholders in distribution reforms, role of Regulatory bodies, legal and administrative requirements, case studies. Power Sector in the Country: the electricity sector in India: overview, key issues and challenges before distribution sector, Unit-II: Operation and Maintenance Introduction to the Power Distribution System: Description of the power distribution system, components of the distribution system, distribution system planning, operation and maintenance objectives and activities, grid management, load scheduling and load balancing. Substation Equipment and Distribution Lines: 66-33/11 kv substation equipment, 11/0.4 kv substation equipment, distribution line equipment, O&M practices for substation equipment and distribution lines, length of LT lines, HT:LT ratio and impact on losses and voltage. Distribution Transformer: Distribution transformers: selection and placement, reasons for transformer failures, transformer testing, enhancing transformer life and efficiency, O&M of transformers. Unit-III: Quality of Supply and Services Benchmarking: Process of benchmarking, Critical Success Factors. Key Performance Indicators: Properties of Key Performance Indicators, classification and selection of basic KPIs, establish KPIs, KPIs for first time implementation, other associated for second time implementation Operation Performance Management: Quality tools for improvement, management of information, performance monitoring and control, some related issues. Unit-IV: Distribution Loss Reduction and Efficiency Improvement Commercial Loss Reduction: Reasons for commercial losses, measures for commercial losses reduction, legal measures. Metering and Billing System: Metering technologies, metering techniques, metering standards, calibration and testing of energy Meters and meter laboratory, meter field testing and installation practices, revenue

3 protection and technology interventions in metering, billing and collection. Transmission and distribution losses, aggregate technical and commercial loss, factor contributing to high technical losses. Technical Loss Reduction: factors contributing to high Commercial losses, long-term plans for technical loss reduction, acceptable technical loss levels. Unit-V Energy Management & ICT Applications ICT Applications in Distribution Business Management ICT applications in metering, data Acquisition and management, ICT for asset management, ICT for financial management, Distribution Business and the Need for Information Technology, Potential of ICT in the Power Distribution Business, Organisational Change Management for IT Applications, ICT Applications in Metering, Data Acquisition and Management, ICT for Asset Management, ICT for Financial Management, GIS for Distribution Network Management, GIS Applications, Customer Indexing, Software Based Distribution Network Planning and Analysis, GIS Based Growth Planning and Load Forecast Implications ICT Interface in Customer Services ICT applications for customer benefit, Interfacing Response system, Customer care centres, call centres, customer analysis tools, hand held device, data acquisition, risk, mitigation and analysis of trouble shouting and remedial actions, spot billing, online payment, revenue realization monitoring at utility Power Distribution Engineering and Management (Course Contents) Yearly Examination Scheme: Teaching Scheme: (EE) End Examination: 60 Marks Lectures : 4 Hrs/Week (IE) Internal Examination: 40 Marks (EE) End Exam duration: 03 Hours Unit-I: Principles of management Aspects of management: The management system concept, management processes, work values, supply chain management, TQM and project management, performance management. Conflict management: Defining conflict, conflict: types and levels, source of conflict, effects of conflict, conflict process, conflict management, and conflict prevention. Customer relationship management: Understanding the concept of customer values and customer satisfaction, customer relationship management: concept and elements, customer satisfaction surveys and customer index foe effective crm Unit-II: Change management in power distribution Change management concepts and processes: Understanding change, drivers of change in business, the process of change models, phases of planned change, strategise of change common interventations for managing change.

4 Change requirements: Key roles in managing change, approaches to change management, role of change leader, role of leaders in change management; case studies. Emerging developments: Twenty-first century organisational trends, types of organisational structure, mergers and acquisitions. People change management: Understanding organisational change, resistance to organisational change, managing resistance to organisational change, impact of change on individuals: the change models, a case study from power sector. Unit-III: Project Development and Implementation Project development: Preparatory work for project/scheme development, framework for scheme development, project management tools Turnkey and unitrate contracts: Turnkey and unit rate contracts: an introduction, project execution under turnkey contract system, case study of a typical scheme component. Detailed project report preparation and appraisal: Factors in DPR preparation: an introduction, field study, data collection, analysis And application, consolidation of DPR components, cost components of DPR, project investment, payback period and return on investment, DPR preparation Unit-IV: Communication skills and motivations Communication issues and aspects: The communication process, organisational communication, verbal and non-verbal communication, channels of communication, barriers to effective communication, communicating effective. Developing communication skills: Fundamentals of communication, principles for communicating with people, how to be an effective communicator. Motivation: issues and aspects: Motivation: evolution of the concept, types of motivation, motivation and morale, motivating employees in actual practice, motives and managerial behaviour. Unit-V: Financial management in Power Sector Accounting principles: The accounting framework, accounting principles, accounting standards. Cost management: Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis, costing methods, variance analysis. Financial management: Users of financial ratio, categories of ratios, utility of ratio analysis, diagnostic role of ratios, operating and financial leverage, meaning of budgeting, approaches to budgeting,the investment problem, capital investment and firm s value, investment evaluation methods. Financial statements: Passing the journal entries, preparation of ledge, preparation of trial balance, trading account, preparation of profit and loss account, preparation of balance sheet, adjustment entries, the double account system, the final accounts under the double account system,

5 OJT /Case Study/ Industrial Visit (Course Content) Yearly Examination Scheme: Teaching Scheme: (IE) Internal Continuous Assessment: 40 Marks Practical: 120 Hrs/yearly (EE) End Examination (OR): 60 Marks Industrial Training [80 Hrs] Student shall undergo industrial training for a minimum period of two weeks during academic year. The industry in which industrial training is taken should be a medium or large scale industry like Power Generation, Substation etc. The paper bound report on training must be submitted by the student in the beginning of Fifth semester along with a certificate from the company where the student took training. Every student should write the report separately. Institute / Department/T&P Cell have to assist the students for finding Industries for the training. Students must take prior permission from Department before joining for Industrial Training. Case Study [20 Hrs] Student has to submit name of two case Study topics related to course content. Case study in a group shall not be allowed. The three-member committee appointed by Head of Department shall allot Eight topics submitted by the student. Every student must submit the paper bound report based on special study at the end of academic year. Department should allot guide to all such students, for monitoring their progress and guide them for literature survey / report writing etc. Evaluation of case study shall be done based on presentation made by student, followed by brief question answer session. Industrial Visit [20 Hrs] Industry visits for minimum five industries shall be carried out by each student preferably or college shall arrange the industrial visit during academic year. The student should obtain appropriate certificates of visit from the concerned organizations just after the visits. Every Student should submit Industrial Visit report individually at the end of academic year. The report(thermal Bound) should contain information about the following points: a. The organization - activities of organization and administrative setup technical personnel and their main duties. b. The project / industry brief description with sketches and salient technical information. c. The work / processes observed with specification of materials, products, equipments etc. and role of engineers in that organization. d. Suggestions (if any) for improvement in the working of those organizations.

6 Evaluation of Industrial Training / Case Study/ Industrial Visit ICA: The Internal Continuous Assessment shall be based on the active participation of the students in the training / Case study/ Visit and based on knowledge / skill acquired by the student. The three-member committee appointed by Head of Department shall assess the reports and award marks based on following: (a) Report 20 marks. (b) Presentation 10 marks. (c) Viva-voce at the time of presentation 10 marks. Total: 40 marks. Certification By: North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon