Power System Design and Analysis Course

Course Overview:

This course is designed to familiarize interested parties with the modern electric power systems. Its main concepts, components and methodologies for design, operation, maintenance or control of the systems .

Participants will examine power generation, transformers, transmission and distribution, power system analysis, protection, power system transients, and stability.

 In the later modules, coverage will include power electronics, power quality, economic dispatch and system security.

Practical case studies and simulations will further complement the theoretical part. Thus this course will suit engineers, technicians, and managers dealing with electrical power who wish to upgrade their technical skills and working performance.

Course Objectives:

Upon the successful completion of this course, each participant will be able to:-

• Power System Components
• Electric Power Generation
• Transformers
• Transmission System
• Substations
• Distribution Systems
• Electric Power Utilization
• Power System Analysis and Simulation

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for all Electrical Power Managers, Engineers, Superintendents, Supervisors, Foremen, Technicians and those who are involved in the design, engineering, operation, maintenance, and control of the electric power system or anyone interested in obtaining a working knowledge of the modern electric power system.

Course Outlines:

Overview of Modern Power System Components

• Structure of the Electrical Power System
• Generating Units (Synchronous Generators, Exciters, and Automatic Voltage Regulators, Turbines and their Governing Systems)
• Substations
• Transmission and Distribution Network (Overhead Lines and Underground Cables, Transformers, Shut and Series Elements, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS))
• Protection

Electric Power Generation

• Hydroelectric Power Generation
• Synchronous Machinery
• Thermal Generating Plants
• Distributed Utilities

Transformers

• Theory and Principles
• Power Transformers
• Distribution Transformers
• Underground Distribution Transformers
• Dry Type Transformers
• Instrument Transformers
• Transformer Connections
• Loading Power Transformers
• Transformer Testing
• Transformer Installation and Maintenance
• Problem and Failure Investigations
• On-line Monitoring of Liquid-Immersed Transformers

Transmission System

• Concept of Energy Transmission and Distribution
• Transmission Line Structures
• Insulators and Accessories
• Transmission Line Construction and Maintenance
• Insulated Power Cables for High Voltage Applications
• Transmission Line Parameters
• Sag and Tension of Conductor
• Corona and Noise
• Geomagnetic Disturbances and Impacts upon Power System Operation
• Lightning Protection
• Reactive Power Compensation
• Using this Course Overview, the Instructor(s) will Brief Participants about the Topics that were Discussed Today and Advise Them of the Topics to be Discussed Tomorrow

Substations

• Gas Insulated Substations
• Air Insulated Substations
• High Voltage Switching Equipment
• High Voltage Power Electronics Substations
• Considerations in Applying Automation Systems to Electric Utility Substations
• Substation Automation
• Oil Containment
• Community Considerations
• Animal Deterrents/Security
• Substation Grounding
• Grounding and Lightning
• Seismic Considerations
• Substation Fire Protection

Distribution Systems

• Power System Loads
• Distribution System Modeling and Analysis
• Power System Operation and Control

Electric Power Utilization

• Metering of Electric Power and Energy
• Basic Electric Power Utilization – Loads, Load Characterization and Load Modeling Electric Power Utilization: Motors
• Using this Course Overview, the Instructor(s) will Brief Participants about the Topics that were Discussed Today and Advise Them of the Topics to be Discussed Tomorrow

Power System Analysis and Simulation

• The Per-Unit System
• Symmetrical Components for Power System Analysis
• Power Flow Analysis
• Fault Analysis in Power Systems
• Practical Examples
• Modeling of Power System Using Computer Analysis Software
• Load Flow Analysis
• Short Circuit Analysis
• Motor Starting
• Practical Examples

Power System Protection

• Basic Overview of System Protection
• Instrument Transformers
• Protection Relays
• Time Grading Principles
• Practical Examples
• Unit Protection
• Transformer Protection
• The Protection of Synchronous Generators
• Transmission Line Protection
• Use of Oscillography Records to Analyze System Performance

Power System Transients

Characteristics of Lightning Strokes

Overvoltage’s Caused by Direct Lightning Strokes

Overvoltage’s Caused by Indirect Lightning Strikes

Switching Surges

Very Fast Transients

Transient Voltage Response of Coils and Windings

Transmission System Transients

Insulation Coordination

Power System Dynamics and Stability

Power System Stability

Transient Stability

Small Signal Stability and Power System Oscillations

Voltage Stability

• Direct Stability Methods
• ❖ Power System Planning (Reliability)
• Planning
• Short-Term Load and Price Forecasting with Artificial Neural Networks
• Transmission Plan Evaluation – Assessment of System Reliability
• Power System Planning
• Power System Reliability

Power Electronics

• Power Semiconductors Devices
• Uncontrolled and Controlled Rectifiers
• Inverters
• Active Filters for Power Conditioning
• Fiber Optics

Power Quality

• Wiring and Grounding for Power Quality
• Harmonics in Power Systems
• Voltage Sags
• Voltage Fluctuations and Lamp Flicker in Power Systems
• Power Quality Monitoring

Economic Dispatch of Thermal Units and Methods of Solution

• The Economic Dispatch Problem
• Thermal System Dispatching with Network Losses considered
• The Lambda-Iteration Method
• Gradient Methods of Economic Dispatch (Gradient Search, Economic Dispatch by Gradient Search)
• Newton’s Method
• Economic Dispatch with Piecewise Linear Cost Functions
• Economic Dispatch Using Dynamic Programming
• Base Point and Participation Factors
• Economic Dispatch Versus Unit Commitment

Power System Security

• Factors Affecting Power System Security
• Contingency Analysis: Detection of Network Problems (An Overview of Security Analysis, Linear Sensitivity Factors, AC Power Flow Methods, Contingency Selection, Concentric Relaxation, Bounding)

Environmental Controls

• Environmental Legislation and Regulation
• Air Emission Controls (Electrostatic Precipitators, Fluidized-Bed Boilers, NOx Controls, Flue-Gas Treatment)
• Water Emission Controls