The course starts by reviewing current practices to establish a sound understanding of the underlying principles of power system transmission, distribution, operation, and control. Next are considered the developments that are taking place as a result of new forms of generation, load interconnection, fault level limitation, and numerous advances in system innovation. The manner in which the new technologies are implemented is related to geographical location, sites requiring additional power, government strategy, and technical motivation for change. Not all power systems will advance at the same rate, but all will take advantage of the benefits of technology to a greater or lesser extent, thus improving the overall electrical efficiency.
The course aims to make candidates aware of improvements that technological advances make possible and to consider implementing these on their system, whether it be a utility, a large end-user, or an industrial islanded system. Asset management, DSM, nonlinear loads, harmonics, and online diagnostics of plant are also considered, as are ways of improving the utilization and efficiency of system plants.
Understand the operation and power flow characteristics of small-large networks and how the network can be arranged to deliver more real power over the transmission system to the load centers
Explore the form and use of a range of FACTS devices to improve system operation
Understand the fault level limiting devices
Learn about the New CT and VT optical transducers and protection relaying system using microprocessor configured relays
Deal with non-linear loads and the problem of Harmonics, at the PCC (point of common coupling)
Learn about Protection systems for thermal monitoring of cable networks
Explore alternative forms of generation and embedded generation. Carbon emission limiting, etc.
Learn about diagnostic monitoring of plant and in particular GIS substations
Learn about the high-speed fault limiters and real-time stability monitors
Designers
Engineers
Technicians
Professionals involved with the planning, operation, and maintenance of small to large scale power networks, from around 11kV, upwards
Professionals from the Distribution Companies
Power Utilities, Engineering Professionals in the Electricity Supply Industry and Petrochemical Companies who have to deal with aspects of generation, transmission, and distribution
Overview of typical systems covering generation, transmission, and distribution
Determination of flow of real and reactive power
Determination and control of fault level
Control of reactive power and voltage
Control of active power and system frequency
The requirements for reactive compensation voltage profiles
Quality of supply
Coping with rising demand for power transmission and distribution
The costs associated with increasing fault level
Catering for increasing load on the existing system ratings of plant
Monitoring of plant conditioning. temperature
A review of analytical methods and demonstration of software for optimizing system operation
Increasing problems of heavily loaded systems, stability, voltage dips
Active Power and Frequency Control - automated
Voltage Control and Reactive Power Requirements automated
Generation, including combined cycle and small embedded generators
Transmission voltage levels - line and cable design, power loading and de-rating for temperature effects
Energy and the Environment - solar power, geothermal power, etc. CO2 and its impact on the world
Demand Side Management remote load control minimizing demand optimizing transmission coping with dips and swells
Optical Current Transducers for Protection
High Voltage Applications - Surge protection, current limiters network switching, etc
Power Electronics Applied to Power Systems
Flexibility in AC Systems
Series Controlled Capacitors
Changing maintenance schedules, remote surveillance of plant and the introduction of unmanned substations
Data logging
Power Dynamics Management the low-frequency oscillation
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