Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| EX 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take EE30174 or equivalent. |
| Description:
| Aims: To give students an understanding of the current and future methods used to successfully operate a large power network. Learning Outcomes: After completing this module, students should be able to: Explain the need for constraints within power system operation; explain the place for scheduling and economic dispatch; describe the basic components within an energy management system; carry out simple calculations on the level of dynamic, transient, thermal and voltage security within a given power system; describe the need for 'artificial intelligence' methods within the control room; carry out simple calculations to balance load and generation taking into account economy and security. Skills: Application of the information, techniques and methods discussed in the lectures, to the analysis of important topics in the management of electrical energy. Taught, facilitated and tested. Content: The Energy Management System: the basic component blocks of the EMS and its connection to the power system via the SCADA data acquisition system. Constraint management: constraint groups and boundaries, transfer limits. Security analysis: off-line and on-line security analysis methods using time domain simulation and AI techniques, contingencies and contingency ranking. Scheduling and dispatch: pricing, merit order and economic operation of the power system to meet demand. |
| Programme availability: |
EE40066 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
EE40066 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
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