Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
EE50110: Operation & management of power systems |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Masters |
| Period: | Modular (no specific semester) |
| Assessment:
| CW 30%, EX 70% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take EE50104 |
| Description: | or equivalent. Aims: To provide a detailed understanding of the operational engineering and management of large complex electrical power systems and the electrical energy marketplace. Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit students will be able to: Describe the major issues in the operation and control of modern power systems, explain the role of computers and operational engineers in power system operations, discuss the major components of an Energy Management System (EMS), define power system security issues, explain how stability is ensured in power systems, discuss the impact of free market reforms within the power industry. Skills: Application of the information, techniques and methods detailed in the unit material, to the proposal of, and the carrying through of, appropriate solutions to engineering problems in the operation and management of electrical power systems. Taught, facilitated and tested. Content: Modern power system operations: Power system operation and control, Energy Management Systems; Real-time network modelling: Real-time modelling, network topology processor, network observability, state estimation, external network modelling; Operational planning and scheduling: Economic operation, short-term forecasting, unit commitment, short-term hydro scheduling and hydro/thermal co-ordination; Generation scheduling and control: Scheduling in an EMS, load-frequency control, economic dispatch, Automatic Generation Control (AGC); Power system stability: Rotor angle stability, reactive power and voltage control, voltage stability and voltage collapse; Power system security: On-line security analysis and control, techniques for stability assessment; Commercial operation of deregulated power systems: The electricity marketplace, future developments in the operation of electricity markets. |