NPTEL Syllabus

Computer Control of Power Systems Video course

COURSE OUTLINE Present day power systems have grown in size and complexity with the commissioning of large power stations, expansion of EHV AC and HVDC transmission networks and introduction of FACTS devices for transfer of bulk power to the load centers, and to facilitate import/export of power among interconnected systems. With growing demand of electricity for various applications, power utilities are in the process of extensive expansions and improvement of distribution systems. The planning, design, and operation of these systems require various types of detailed analysis. Presently, most of the power system studies are carried out using computer software tools. The objective of the course is to introduce some of the power system operational problems, modeling of power system components, computational algorithms, developing abilities for practical system studies and further research. Course Contents The course is designed with emphasis on current practices and applications. T h e topics broadly covered are power flow and short circuit analysis of transmission and distribution systems, energy management functions (EMS) s u c h as state estimation, security analysis, optimal power flow, active and reactive power dispatch, static voltage stability.

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Pre-requisites: 1. Power System Analysis. 2. Numerical methods. 3. Optimization techniques. 4. Computer programming. Additional Reading:

COURSE DETAIL

1. Literature from IEEE, IET, CIGRE. Topic/s Number of Hours 2. Research Papers. Coordinators:

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Introduction

Prof. D. Thukaram Department of Electrical EngineeringIISc Bangalore

Evolution of electric power systems, Structure of power systems. Various Types of Analysis and Time Scales. Tools for Analysis. Network Analyzer(NA), Transient Network Analyzer(TNA). Digital Simulations. 2

General Background

Review of network representation of power systems. Three-phase power systems. Steady state power flow and Short circuit studies. 4

Evolution of Automation

Functions of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) . Energy Management Systems (EMS). Real time computational requirements. 3

Concept of System Security

State transition diagram. Various states of power system operation. Preventive control, Emergency Control and Restorative Control. 3

Power System State Estimation

Network Topology. Data structure Design, Topology Processing Algorithms. Formulation of state estimation problem. Various algorithms for state estimation. Bad data detection and identification, Network observability. Sample System Studies. 6

Static Security Analysis

Types of Contingencies. Contingency Methods and their Limitations. Contingency Selection-Multiple criteria. Security Analysis- various criteria. Sample System Studies- Practical Aspects. Advanced Topics. Network Sensitivity Factors. Concept of Relative Electrical Distances (RED). 6

Generation Control

Generation model, Load model and Tie-line model. Automatic Generation Control (AGC). Limitations of conventional power flow models. Online Power Flow Model.

Inclusion of Generation, Load and Tie-line characteristics. Flat-Frequency Control, Flat-tie-line Control, Flattie-line-bias Control. Examples of Power Flow in Interconnected Power Systems.

Active Power Dispatch

Objectives of Active Power Optimization. Security oriented Dispatch. Short term Load forecasting. Unit commitment. Alleviation of Network Overloads. Sample System Studies. 6

Reactive Power Control

Reactive Power Sources and Sinks. Static Voltage Stability. Methods of Static Voltage Stability Evaluation. L-index Method. Objective of Reactive Power Optimization. Improvement of Voltage Stability. Sample System Studies. 6

Total Hours References:

42

1. Allen J.wood and Bruce F. Wallenberg, Power Generation, Operation and Control, John Wiley and Sons, 1984. 2. Arilaga J., Arnold C.P. and Horker B.J., Computer Modelling of Electrical Power Systems, Wiley, 1984. 3. Miller T.J.E.,Recative Power Control in Electrical power system, John Wiley,USA,1982. 4. Prabha Kundur, Power System Stability and Control, McGraw Hill Inc., 1983. N.G.Hingorani and L.Gyugyi, Understanding FACTS, IEEE Press, 2000.
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