METTU UNIVERSITY
School of Electrical and computer Engineering
Course Syllabus
1. Instructor Information
Name Dereje Nigussie (M.Sc.)
E-mail [email protected]
2. Course Information
Course Title Computer Applications in Power Systems
Course Code ECEg 5252
Module Name Power Engineering II
Pre –requisites Power Systems (ECEg 5403)
Year/semester V/II
Course Status Compulsory
ECTS/Lec./Tutor/Lab Hour 5/2/1/2
Academic Year 2020
3. Course Description
This course introduces computer applications in powers systems and covers the modelling and simulations of
Load flow Analysis, Fault Studies, Power system stability, Analysis of Harmonic Propagation, Optimization and
security in power systems
4. Course Objectives
I. To be acquainted with the relation of power system analyses and computer
II. To be able to use Power System Analyzer softwares to solve complex power system analyses equations.
III. To understand SCADA/EMS system.
IV. Understanding on-line and real-time applications of computers system voltage and excitation control,
automatic generation control (AGC) and economic dispatch control.
V. To gain insight into computer aided protection and application of DSP to protection of power systems.
5. Topics and schedule
Learning
Chapter Period Topics to be covered (Lecture hours)
objectives
1.1. Computers in Power Systems
1 1.2. SCADA I & II
1.3. Communication &Protocol of SCADA
2 I & IV
1. SCADA/EMS
1.4. EMS
1.5. Generation Scheduling
3 1.6. Optimal Power Flow III
1.7. Security Assessment
2.1. Network modelling
4 2.2. Load flow problem formulation I & II
2. Load Flow Analysis
2.3. Power Flow Solution Methods
5 2.4. Gauss-Seidel Method II
3.1. Analysis of Three-phase Faults
3. Fault Studies
6 3.2. Admittance Matrix Equation II
3.3. Impedance matrix equation
3.4. Fault calculations
3.5. Analysis of unbalanced faults
7 3.6. Fault calculation II
3.7. Open-conductor faults
8 3.8. Program Description and Typical solutions II
4.2. Introduction
9 4.3. Basic model of synchronous machine IV
4. Power System 4.4. Synchronous machine Automatic controller
Stability Modelling 10 4.5. Induction machine IV
4.6. Transmission network
11 4.7. Relays IV & V
5.2. Formulation of optimization Problem
5. Optimization and 12 5.3. Conditions for minimization IV
Security
5.4. Sensitivity of the objective function
13 III
6. Assessment Methods
Continuous assessment and final exam:
i. Mid -----------------------30% ii. Project -------------30% iii. Final exam --------------40%
7. References
[1]James N. & Robert Wilson, Control And Automation Of Electrical Power Distribution System, Taylor & Francis
Group, 2007
8. Softwares required
Mat-Lab; and other programming software can be alternates.