EEEL04 :: Power system operation & control
L T P C Int Ext
3 - - 3 30 70
Course Objectives:
1. To make the student to understand economic load dispatch under various operational constraints and techniques
to solve the problem.
2. To know the importance of quality of power, P-f, Q-V control loops, AGC.
3. To discuss the concept of reactive power and voltage control in detail.
4. To understand the importance of reactive power control in power system.
5. To understand the importance of computer applications in power system and how load particulars are with the
increase in load demand.
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Describe the importance of economic operation of power systems.
2. Illustrate the operation of single area and two area AGC.
3. Design various voltage control mechanisms in distribution systems.
4. Control the voltage and reactive power in practical operating conditions.
5. Solve the Power management problems in industries and utilities with the help of latest equipment.
COURSE CONTENT:
Unit - I [Text Book- 1] (12) [CO1]
Economic operation of power systems: Economic dispatch in thermal power station: Heat rate curves -
cost curves - incremental fuel and production costs - economic distribution of load between units without
consideration to line losses.
Transmission line losses as a function of plant generation - calculation of loss coefficients - optimum
generation allocation between thermal plants.
Unit - II [Text Book- 1] (12) [CO2]
Load frequency control: Importance of keeping voltage and frequency constant in a power system - Load
frequency control (LFC) single area case - P-F loop: Schematic diagram of load frequency and excitation
voltage regulators of a turbo-generator - mathematical modeling of generator, loads, prime mover and
speed governor for LFC & corresponding block diagram representation - LFC block diagram of an isolated
power system - steady state analysis - dynamic response. LFC for two area systems.
Automatic generation control (AGC) scheme - AGC in a single area and two area systems - block diagram
representation.
Unit - III [Text Book- 1] (12) [CO3]
Reactive power and voltage control: Loadability of transmission lines - sources and sinks of reactive
power.
Voltage control of distribution systems: Tap changing - booster transformers -synchronous phase modifiers
- induction regulators and static capacitors.
Reactive power control in synchronous generators: The role of excitation system, exciter, generator and
sensor models - simplified AVR block diagram - steady state response for a step change in terminal
voltage.
UNIT–IV [Text Book – 1, 3] (12)[CO4 & CO5]
Reactive power compensation of loads: Shunt compensating devices
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Transmission line compensation: Series compensation - shunt compensation. StaticVAR compensators -
thyristor controlled reactors (TCR) - thyristor switched capacitors(TSC) - combined TCR and TSC -
schematic of all three types - STATCOM and FACTS devices.
Power System Control Centers:
Aim of control centers, functions of control centers – Planning, Monitoring and Data acquisition and
System control. Setup, locations, central & civil facilities. Facilities in control room. Communication-PLCC.
Emergency control
LEARNING RESOURCES:
TEXT BOOKS:
1) Modern power system analysis by [Link]&[Link] McGraw Hill
2) Power system analysis by [Link] , Tata McGraw Hill, 2003
3) Power System analysis operation and control by Abhijit Chakrabarti&SunitaHalder, PHI
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1) Power system analysis by John [Link] and WD Stevenson Jr.,TMH 2007
2) Power system operation and control by [Link]& G. Sreenivasan, Pearson 2010
3) Generation, distribution and utilization of Electrical Energy by CL Wadhwa, New Age Int. publications, revised
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