EE 454: Power System Operation and Control

Lecture
Schedule

See Time Table

Semester

Credit
Hours

Three

Pre-requisite

Instructor(s)

Dr. Muhammad Asghar Saqib

Contact

Eighth
Spring 2016
EE 452: Power System Analysis
saqib@uet.edu.pk
Tel. (HV Eng. Lab): 042-9902 9423

Office

Room 104, Ground Floor

EE Department

Course
Description

This course will mainly present the steady-state operation and control issues of
interconnected power systems. Comprehensive coverage of the power flow problem, for
an interconnected power system, using iterative techniques will be presented. Classical
optimization of continuous functions and their application to optimal dispatch of
generation will be covered. Transient behaviour of a synchronous machine and its
application in the transient stability of a power system are also important topics of the
course. The automatic-voltage regulator, load-frequency control and automaticgeneration control, which help operate a power system in steady state, will be covered in
detail. Throughout the course algorithms will be developed to simulate the behavior of a
power system and MATLAB will be extensively used. The students will also be
introduced to Power Word Simulator, which has the capability of analyzing very large
interconnected power systems.

Expected
Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will:

Be able to understand the roles of numerical techniques in the solution of power-flow
problems.
Understand the formulation of optimal power flow.
Become familiar with the dynamic behaviour of synchronous machines.
Understand the non-linear nature of power systems and obtain numerical solution for
the transient-stability analysis.
Become familiar with the applications of control techniques in load-frequency
control systems.

Textbooks

Grading
Policy

Office Hours

Monday - Thursday
02:00 pm 03:00 pm

REQUIRED:
Power System Analysis by Hadi SAADAT, PSA Publishing, Third Edition, 2010.
Power System Analysis and Design by J. Duncan GLOVER, Mulukutla S. SARMA
and Thomas J. OVERBYE, Thomson Learning, Fourth Edition, 2008. Accompanied
software at: www.powerworld.com/gloversarmaoverbye
OPTIONAL:
Power System Analysis by John J Grainger & W.D. Stevenson, McGraw Hill, 1994.
.Power System Analysis by Arthur R. BERGEN and Vijay VITTAL, Prentice Hall,
Second Edition, 2000.
Sessional Marks (based on quizzes & class participation)30%
Midterm
30%
Final
40%
NOTE: Less than 75% attendance will result in WF grade!

Lecture Plan
Textbook Ref.

Week*

Introduction to power flow analysis; Bus admittance matrix

Ch. 6
(Saadat)

Solution of non-linear algebraic equations; Gauss-Seidel power flow solution

Ch. 6
(Saadat)

Power flow and losses; Tap-changing transformers; Newton-Raphson power flow solution;
Fast decoupled power flow solution

Ch. 6
(Saadat)

Introduction to optimal dispatch of generation; Non-linear function optimization with equality

and inequality constraints

Ch. 7
(Saadat)

Operating cost of a thermal power plant; Economic dispatch neglecting losses and
generator limits

Ch. 7
(Saadat)

Quiz-1

Ch. 7
(Saadat)

Economic dispatch neglecting losses and including and including generator limits

Ch. 7
(Saadat)

Economic dispatch including losses; Derivation of loss formula

Ch. 7
(Saadat)

Mid Term Examination

Ch. 7
(Saadat)

Introduction to synchronous machine transient analysis; Simplified models of synchronous

machines for transient analysis

Ch. 8
(Saadat)

Introduction to power system stability; Swing equation; Synchronous machines models for
stability studies

Ch. 11
(Saadat)

10

Steady-state stability small disturbances; Transient stability; Equal-area criterion

Ch. 11
(Saadat)

11

Application to three-phase fault; Numerical solution of non-linear equations; Numerical

solution of swing equation; Multi-machine transient stability

Ch. 11
(Saadat)

12

Quiz-2

Ch. 11
(Saadat)

12

Introduction to power system control; Basic generator control loops; Load-frequency control

Ch. 12
(Saadat)

13

Automatic generation control; AGC in a single-area system; AGC in multi-area system; Tieline bias control

Ch. 12
(Saadat)

14

AGC with optimal dispatch of generation; Reactive power and voltage control; Excitation
system stabilizer

Ch. 12
(Saadat)

15

AGC including excitation system; Introductory modern control application

Ch. 12
(Saadat)

16

Course Contents

Final Term Examination

Laboratory

Experiment 1: Implementation of a case study regarding power flow analysis using Power Word
Simulator (PWS)

Experiment 2: Calculation of Ybus and the determination of Ybus from the results of PWS-based
simulation

Experiment 3: Gauss-Seidel power flow method: implementation of a three-bus system using

PWS and MATLAB

Experiment 4: Newton-Raphson power flow method: implementation of a three-bus system

using PWS and MATLAB

Experiment 5: Fast-decoupled power flow method and its implementation

Experiment 6: Economic dispatch of generators in a loss-less power system implementation

in PWS

Experiment 7: Analysis of a power system containing regulating transformers implementation

in PWS

Experiment 8: A generators reactive-power capability curve and reactive-power compensation

implementation in PWS

Experiment 9: Network reduction and determining network equivalents implementation in

PWS

Assignment or semester project.