Dashboard NCEES PE Power — Oct 2025 Blueprint 8. Transmission and Distribution Analysis

8. Transmission and Distribution Analysis

NCEES Topic 8 (8–12 questions). HV/MV/LV — voltage drop, regulation, PF correction, power quality, fault current, power flow, stability.

Chapters

Chapter

A. Voltage drop

Feeder voltage drop calculations, ANSI C84.1 limits, conductor sizing.

1 lesson
Chapter

B. Voltage regulation and support

Transformer voltage regulation, transmission-line modeling (ABCD parameters, Ferranti effect, SIL).

2 lessons
Chapter

C. Power factor correction

Capacitor sizing for PF correction, kVAR calculation, economic dispatch of reactive power.

1 lesson
Chapter

D. Power quality

Harmonics + IEEE 519 limits, voltage sags + IEEE 1159 + ITIC curve, mitigation strategies.

2 lessons
Chapter

E. Fault current analysis

Three-phase + unbalanced (line-to-ground, line-to-line, double-line-to-ground) fault calculations.

2 lessons
Chapter

G. Power flow

Y-bus formulation, Newton-Raphson power flow, optimal power flow (OPF) + SCED.

2 lessons
Chapter

H. Power system stability

Transient stability (equal-area criterion), voltage stability (PV curve), frequency response (AGC), small-signal stability (PSS).

4 lessons