ECE 464High Voltage Engineering and Power System Protection

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Electrical and Computer Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

The course provides the fundamentals concepts of generation and measurements of high voltage ac, dc, and impulses. Briefly introduces the students to basic conduction and breakdown mechanisms of insulating materials. The scope of this course also includes understanding the basic protection system, studying the principles for protecting different elements and studying different technologies used in designing protective relays. Exposure to several state-of-art high voltage testing techniques of power system components will ensure that students have knowledge of the industrial solutions to the management of the problems associated with overvoltage and the protection mechanisms used.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Enrolled in a program offered by Faculty of Engineering

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4574	0 / 54	W 13:00–14:20 Th 11:30–12:50 Jan 18 16:00–17:20 Feb 8 16:00–17:20 Mar 8 16:00–17:20 Mar 29 16:00–17:20
LEC 701	1859	22 / 9999	Online or by arrangement
LAB 201	4971	0 / 54	Online or by arrangement
TUT 101	4575	0 / 54	W 20:00–20:50

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention ECE 464, January 2019 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2020

Dec 21, 2020 Upper years and anyone else really ,what is ECE 4B like? 8 points, 8 comments

u/Plane_Razzmatazz_143: “… So I took the following courses: ECE 464 - High Voltage Engineering and Power System Protection (Prof Sheshakamal Jayaram) ECE 488 - Multivariable Control Systems (Prof Dan Davison) MUSIC 246 - Soundtracks: Music in Film (Prof Simon Wood) CLAS 104 - Classical Mythology (Prof Ron …”

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Winter 2019

Jan 9, 2019 ECE 464 - Review? 4 points, 2 comments

u/IamtheMischiefMan: “… Looking for relevant courses, I came across ECE 464. I talked to the prof, and was able to get an override based on my existing skill set more-or-less matching the prerequisite classes. However, I haven't been able to find much info on the course beyond the syllabus. …”