Principles of power systems
Summary
The course provides the fundamental concepts to model power systems and understand their operation.
Content
Introduction to power systems
- Structure of power systems
- Classification as a function of the rated voltage
Elements of transmission lines for the transportation of electricity
- Transmission lines modeling in the frequency domain
- Expressions of electrical power flows in transmission lines
- Numerical simulation of transmission lines
Fundamentals of electrical machines
- Magnetic circuits and operation of transformers
- Transformers equivalent circuits and parameters derivation
- Rotating induction machines: operation and equivalent circuit
- Rotating synchronous machines: operation and equivalent circuit
The load flow problem
- From the physical network to the admittance matrix (nodal analysis in steady state conditions)
- Problem formulation in cartesian and polar coordinates
- Numerical solution of the load flow problem
- Applications of the load flow problem to real cases
Frequency regulation in power systems
- Power balance and frequency in power systems
- Primary frequency control
- Secondary frequency control
- Dynamic simulation of power systems
Keywords
Power systems, modeling, transmission lines, electrical machines, load flow, frequency control, unbalanced power systems.
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Fundamentals of electrical circuits and systems
Important concepts to start the course
Modeling of electrical circuits and steady state signals. Numerical analysis of non-linear problems.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Model Power systems component
- Conduct Simulations of power systems in steady state and dynamic conditions
Teaching methods
Ex-cattedra, exercises and numerical simulations using dedicated software environments.
Assessment methods
Written exam at the end of the semester.
Resources
Notes/Handbook
Notes and exercises are made avaialble on Moodle during the course.
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Principles of power systems
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Principles of power systems
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Principles of power systems
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks