DI05000191 · Semester 5 · 5G scheme
Power System Operation and Management
Notes and solutions following the Gujarat Technological University (GTU) syllabus for DI05000191. Independent material — not issued by the university.
Materials
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The whole syllabus, unit by unit, written for the exam.
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Syllabus units
Unit 1: Power System Fundamentals and Representation
- Structure of generation, transmission and distribution system
- Single line diagram of power system
- Impedance / reactance diagram
- Single-phase representation of balanced three-phase system
- Per unit system and simple examples
- Active power, reactive power, apparent power and power factor
Unit 2: Power System Operation, Control and Load Dispatch
- Need for power system operation and control
- Transmission line voltage control
- Real and reactive power transfer in transmission lines
- Conventional methods of power system control
- Automatic Generation Control (AGC)
- Functions of load dispatch center / SLDC
- Introduction to economic load dispatch
- Basic idea of unit commitment
Unit 3: HVAC/HVDC Systems, FACTS Devices and Reactive Power Management
- Introduction to HVAC transmission system
- Need of high voltage transmission
- Merits and limitations of HVAC transmission
- Introduction to HVDC transmission system
- Basic components of HVDC system
- Merits and limitations of HVDC transmission
- Basic comparison of HVAC and HVDC systems
- Need for reactive power compensation
- Series, shunt and series-shunt compensation
- Introduction to FACTS devices
- Types of FACTS controllers like SVC, STATCOM, TCSC, SSSC, UPFC etc.
- Applications of FACTS devices in voltage control, power flow control and stability improvement
- Advantages and limitations of FACTS devices
Unit 4: Demand Side Management (DSM)
- Introduction to Demand Side Management
- Need and objectives of DSM
- Load curve and load duration curve
- Maximum demand
- Demand factor, diversity factor and load factor
- Peak clipping
- Valley filling
- Load shifting
- Energy conservation through DSM
- Tariff-based demand control
- Consumer participation in load management
- Applications of DSM in domestic, commercial and industrial sectors
Unit 5: Smart Grid and Microgrid
- Introduction to smart grid
- Need and objectives of smart grid
- Elements of smart grid
- Smart meter and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
- Communication and monitoring in smart grid
- Demand response concept
- Introduction to distributed generation
- Introduction to microgrid
- Components of microgrid
- Grid-connected mode and islanded mode of microgrid
- Role of renewable energy sources in microgrid
- Role of battery energy storage in microgrid
- Advantages and applications of smart grid and microgrid
About this course
This course provides practical knowledge of operation and management of electrical power systems at diploma level. It focuses on the basic structure and representation of power systems, power system operation and load dispatch, HVAC and HVDC transmission concepts, FACTS devices, demand side management, and modern concepts such as smart grid and microgrid. The course helps students understand the practical methods used for efficient, reliable and economical operation of power systems and develops awareness about modern technologies used in transmission, control, monitoring and energy management.