Power systems computations
M F Conlon
6 points * 3 hours per week * Irregular availability * Clayton
Power system modelling. Steady-state calculations in power systems, loadflow analysis, optimal loadflow, fault analysis. Economic dispatch. Transient stability analysis of multi-machine systems, time simulation, direct assessment of transient stability. Dynamic stability analysis, eigenvalue analysis. Analysis of electromagnetic transients, travelling wave analysis, time domain simulation, frequency domain simulation. Analysis of harmonic propagation.
Assessment
Examination (2 hours): 70% * Written assessment: 30%
Prescribed texts
Arrilaga J and Arnold C P Computer analysis of power systems Wiley, 1990
Greenwood A Electrical transients in power systems 2nd edn, Wiley, 1991
Wood A J and Wollenberg B F Power generation, operation and control Wiley, 1984