Week 01 - Power System Overview
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- Introduction to the electrical power system network
- A glimpse of the growth of the Indian power system with facts and figures
- Involvement of the private sector and job opportunities
- Overview of power system structure and major components
- Types of power plants and their techno-economic comparison
- Transmission and distribution systems - Types, voltage level, configuration, etc
- Various factors on the load and generation side
- Power system analysis and various software for its studies
Week 02 - Representation of Power System
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- Fundamentals of complex power calculation and its phasor representation
- Calculation methods for the Per Unit (PU) system and the single-line diagram of the power system network
- Active, reactive, and apparent power (Calculation and phasor diagram in single and three phase systems)
- Single line diagram
- Impedance and reactance diagram
- Per-Unit (PU) system
- Benefits of SLD and per unit (PU) system
Week 03 - Introduction to power system simulation software
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- Demonstration of the power system studies using platforms like MATLAB, Simulink, PSAT, and MATPOWER
- Tools and functions available with examples and working models
- Introduction to MATLAB (Various windows, functions, and libraries)
- Power system modeling using MATLAB script and Simulink
- Various components and inbuilt models that are available in the Simulink library
- Use of PSAT and MATPOWER (open-source software) for different power system studies
- Demonstration of model development and running various simulations
Week 04 - Performance of Transmission Line
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- Preliminary transmission line modeling and the performance evaluation
- Short transmission lines
- Medium-length transmission lines
- Long transmission lines
- ABCD constants
- Ferranti effect
Week 05 - Symmetrical Components
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- Symmetrical components and sequence impedance diagrams for power system networks
- YBUS and ZBUS Matrix
- Symmetrical components transformation
- Sequence impedance of power system components
- Sequence network of a power system
Week 06 - Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Fault Analysis
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- Balanced and unbalanced fault analysis
- Bus impedance matrix formulation
- Calculation of bus voltage and line current during faults
- Symmetrical faults
- Effect of pre-fault voltages and load currents
- Single line to ground fault
- Line-to-line fault
- Double line to ground fault
Week 07 - Power System Stability
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- Various types of stability in a power system
- Steady-state and transient stability through MATLAB models
- Derivation of Swing equation
- Stability of the system for small disturbances
- Evaluation of transient stability using equal area criterion
- Calculation of critical clearing angle and critical clearing time
- Numerical solution for the swing equation
Week 08 - Power System Protection
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- How the protection system is crucial for the reliable operation of the power system
- Various types of relays and other protection techniques
- Working principles and structure of various types of relays
- Overcurrent relay and their types depending on different types of time-current characteristics
- Distance relays and their types
- Structure and operation of circuit breakers
- MATLAB model for relay operations and characteristic plots
Week 09 - High Voltage DC Transmission
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- HVDC transmission and its various control techniques
- Advantages and disadvantages of HVDC and HVAC models
- Types of DC links
- Power flow in the HVDC transmission system
- Concept of rectifier and inverter circuits
- MATLAB model for Rectifier and inverter circuits
- Constant ignition and extinction angle control
- Parallel operation of DC links with AC network
- Advantages and disadvantages of HVDC transmission network
Week 10 - Optimal System Operation
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- Calculation of optimal generation from different utilities with different generating capacities to meet a given demand economically
- Mathematical formulation for nonlinear function optimization
- Use of MATLAB functions in nonlinear optimization problems
- Economic dispatch problem formulation
- Generation limits and line losses
Week 11 - Power System Security and Contingency Analysis
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- Concepts of power system security and the various factors affecting it
- Three and five-state models of a power system
- Detailed algorithm for DC load flow
- Contingency analysis
- Generation shift factor
- Line Outage Distribution Factors (LODFs)
- Contingency ranking
Week 12 - Power System Deregulation and Electricity Market
- In this module, the following concepts are covered:
- Electricity power utilities in various countries
- Reasons for restructuring
- New technologies and strategies in different parts of the power system
- Electricity act and its regulations specific to the Indian power market
- Operating and monitoring processes
- Restructuring of electric utilities
- Reform motivations
- Cost of electricity, pricing, and market structure
- Available Transfer Capability (ATC)
- Calculation of ATC using PTDF and LODF
- Need of power market in India
- Electricity Act 2003 and its Market-related sections