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EE50110: Operation & management of power systems

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2015/6
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 20%, EX 80%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 20% - Qualifying Mark: 30)
  • Examination (EX 80% - Qualifying Mark: 30)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this module you must take EE50104 or equivalent.
Further information on descriptions Description: 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.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

EE50110 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2015/16 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2016/17 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2015/16.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
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