Power System Analysis & Control

(3-0-0-3)

CMPE Degree: This course is Selected Elective for the CMPE degree.

EE Degree: This course is Selected Elective for the EE degree.

Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.

Technical Interest Groups / Course Categories: Threads / ECE Electives

Course Coordinator: Daniel Molzahn

Prerequisites: ECE 3072 [min D]

Catalog Description

Introduces basic concepts in electric power generation, distribution,system control and economic operation.

Textbook(s)

Power System Analysis, Power System Analysis & Control

Course Outcomes

Identify, formulate, and solve power flow problems in electric energy delivery systems. 

Assess the impact of the various controls in the operation of the power system and  explain the fundamental principles involved in the operation and control of electric energy power systems 

Model complex control structures of power equipment such as generators, transformers, and exercise these controls for voltage and frequency control of the power system. 

Identify the cost model of power systems, formulate, and solve the economic dispatch problem.   

Identify operating constraints, model and solve optimization problems that minimize the cost subject to constraints and apply this knowledge to the optimal power flow problem.

Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)

N/A

Topic List

  1. Background
    1. Historical perspective
    2. Power system structure
    3. Economic factors
    4. The Smart Grid
    5. Integration of Renewables
  2. Fundamentals
    1. Steady state AC circuit analysis
    2. Three phase systems
    3. Symmetrical components
    4. Power System Modeling
    5. Transmission Lines
    6. Transformers, passive, regulating
    7. Generators, control models
  3. Power Flow Analysis
    1. Formulation
    2. Solution methods
    3. Large scale systems
  4. Power Flow Applications
    1. Power transfer capability
    2. Transmission losses
    3. Voltage stability
    4. Available Transfer Capability
    5. Security Assessment
  5. Operating State Estimation
  6. Economic Operation of Power Systems
    1. Economic Characteristics
    2. Economic Dispatch
    3. Controls - The Optimal Power Flow
    4. Operation in a Deregulated environment
    5. Power System Markets
    6. Financial Transmission Rights
  7. Power System ControlsLoad-Frequency ControlVoltage Control
    1. Ancillary Services from Renewables