Advanced power systems
M F Conlon and W Mielczarski
3 points * 16 lectures, 9 tutorials * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: ECS4353 (Power systems)
Advanced load flow techniques, state estimation, economic dispatch, unit commitment. Voltage profile and reactive power flow control. Advanced transient stability, including analysis of multibus systems and extended plant models. Steady state stability of interconnected systems. Distribution system planning and automation, load forecasting. Cogeneration and distributed generation.
Assessment
Examinations (2 hours): 70% * Assignments: 30%
Recommended texts
Elgerd O I Electric energy systems theory: An introduction 2nd edn, McGraw-Hill, 1983
Glover J D and Sarma M Power system analysis and design PWS-KENT, 1989
Gross C A Power system analysis Wiley, 1986
Stevenson W D Elements of power system analysis McGraw-Hill
Weedy B M Electric power systems Wiley, 1979
Wood A J and Wollenberg B F Power generation, operation and control Wiley, 1989