  This experiment demonstrates to engineering students that control system and
power system theory are not orthogonal, but highly interrelated. It introduces
a real-world power system problem to enhance time domain State Space Modelling
(SSM) skills of students. It also shows how power quality is affected with
real-world scenarios. Power system was modeled in State Space by following its
circuit topology in a bottom-up fashion. At two different time instances of the
power generator sinusoidal wave, the transmission line was switched on. Fourier
transform was used to analyze resulting line currents. It validated the
harmonic components, as expected, from power system theory. Students understood
the effects of switching transients at various times on supply voltage sinusoid
within control theory and learned time domain analysis. They were surveyed to
gauge their perception of the project. Results from a before/after assessment
analyzed using T-Tests showed a statistically significant enhanced learning in
SSM.
