PGPEPS204T Elective III-(3)
Power System Planning
Course Objective:
To know power system planning, operation and management issues as well as reliability in the
power sector.
The course will give a comprehensive overview of power system reliability. Evaluation
ofgeneration, transmission and composite system reliability and their impacts on systemplanning
will be covered
Course Outcome:
Understanding some advanced concepts of power planning.
Able to use the basics of load forecasting generation planning that will be useful for engineering
professional practice in the power sector operation.
Able to use the basics of transmission planning that willbe useful for engineering professional
practice in the power sector operation
Understanding concepts of power system reliability that will be useful for engineering
professional practice in the power sector operation and planning.
Able to understand the System Operation & Environmental Aspects in Planning that will be
useful for engineering professional practice in the power sector.
UNIT-1: Introduction
Introduction of power planning, National and Regional Planning, structure of P.S., planning
tools, Electricity Regulation
UNIT-2: Load Forecasting & Generation Planning
Electrical Forecasting, forecasting techniques modeling. Generation planning, Integrated power
generation cogeneration/captive power, Power pooling and power trading.
UNIT-3 : Transmission planning and Power System Economics
Transmission and distribution planning, Power system Economics, Power sector finance,
financial planning, private participation Rural Electrification investment, concept of Rational
tariffs.
UNIT-4: Reliability
Power supply Reliablity, Reliability planning, Reliability evaluation, Functional zones,
Generation reliability, Generation & Transmission reliability, Quality of Supply.
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UNIT-5 : System Operation & Environmental Aspects in Planning
System operation planning, load management, load prediction, reactive power balance, online
power flow studies, state estimation, computerized management, power system simulator.
Computer aided planning, wheeling, Environmental effects, Greenhouse effect, Technological
impacts, Insulation coordination, Reactive compensation.
Text books:
1 Electrical Power System Planningby A.S.Pabla Macmillan India Ltd.
2 Power Generations, Operation & Control 2011 Allen J. Wood, B.F. Wollenberg Wiley India,
Reprint
3 Modern Power System Analysis 4 th Edition D.P. Kothari, I.J. Nagrath Tata Mcgraw Hill
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