Matlab is widely used in all areas of applied mathematics in education and research. Matlab software is built up around vectors and matrices. This makes the software particularly useful for linear algebra but it is also a great tool for solving algebraic and differential equations and for numerical integration. Matlab has powerful graphic tools and can produce nice pictures in both 2D and 3D. Matlab also has some tool boxes useful for signal processing, image processing, etc. This course of 1 month duration is exclusively tailor made to meet the requirement os electrical, electronics and power system engineers.
It is described the application the MatLabTM software in analysis and simulations of transient phenomena in transmission lines. Using the characteristics of this software, transmission lines are easily modeled as a mono-phase circuit. Transient simulations are also easily carried out. For these applications, it is used basic and simple tools of the MatLabTM software. So, this software improves the analysis of the proposed problem, because it is possible to obtain several types of the graphic results that are not available in the specific programs for transient analysis like the EMTP programs. So, it is possible to analyze the resistance and inductance values that depend on the frequency when it is considered detailed transmission line models. It is possible to analyze the application of different numeric methods for solving the differential state equations by numeric integration routines. On the other hand, with a simple model of the transmission lines and the MatLabTM software, it is possible to develop a routine that is used by undergraduate students, making easy the learning about important concepts as wave propagation, transient phenomena and transmission lines. This routine can be modified, introducing elements that are able to consider the frequency influence in the transmission line parameters. These parameters have their characteristics distributed along the line and this is considered in the mentioned routine.