Dashboard NCEES PE Power — Oct 2025 Blueprint 4. Circuit Analysis C. Per-unit system

C. Per-unit system

Base selection, per-unit conversion, per-unit transformers, power-system normalisation.

Lessons

Lesson 1

Per-unit system + base conversion

Why expressing every quantity as a fraction of a base makes power-system math beautiful — and how to convert between bases without panic.

Sophomore ~10 min
Lesson 2

Per-unit analysis in transformers

Nameplate %Z, base conversion to system MVA, the single-impedance equivalent, parallel-operation load sharing, auto-transformer kVA saving, and SLG-fault calculation through a Δ-Y_n transformer.

Junior ~11 min