Course Description
The planning and operation of electrical networks is based on a sound knowledge about load flow calculation methods and fault analysis techniques. The increasing amount of distributed power generation units requires particular investigations of power quality. This course teaches the methods of load flow and fault current calculation with practical examples and computations.
Course Objectives
- Optimizing component or circuit loading
- Developing practical bus voltage profiles
- Identifying real and reactive power flow
- Developing equipment specification guidelines
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers
- Electricians
- Supervisors
- Anyone aspire to increase his capabilities in this area
Course Details/Schedule
Introduction
- Power Flow Analysis
- Fault Current Analysis
Network Models
- Lines and Cables
- Transformers
- Shunt Elements
- Loads
- Generators
Active and Reactive Power Flows
- Transmission Lines
- In-phase Transformers
- Phase-Shifting Transformer
- Unified Power Flow Equations
Basic Power Flow Problem
- Basic Bus Types
- Equality and Inequality Constraints
Solution of the Power Flow Problem
- Solution by Gauss-Seidel Iteration
- Newton-Raphson Methods
Fault Analysis
- Transients on a transmission line
- Short circuit of a synchronous machine
Classification and Definitions of Power System Stability
- Dynamics in Power Systems
- Power System Stability
Synchronous Machine Models
- Design and Operating Principle
- Stationary Operation
- Dynamic Operation
The Swing Equation
Power Swings in a Simple System
- Small Signal Analysis
- Methods to Improve System Stability
Oscillations in Multi-Machine Systems
Voltage Stability
- Mechanisms of Voltage Instability
- Analysis of Voltage Stability
Control of Electric Power Systems
- Control of Active Power and Frequency
- Control of Reactive Power and Voltage
- Supervisory Control of Electric Power Systems
Protections in Electric Power Systems
- Design of Protections
- Distance Protections
- General Principles
- Automatic Re-Closure
- Out of Step Protections
- System Protections
