Power System Planning and Operation

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Program Regular
Course Title Power System Planning and Operation
Course Code ECE 4251
Degree Program B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering
Module Name Power Engineering II
Module Number 25
Course Instructor Dr. GopiKrishna Pasam,
Ph.D, M.Tech, B.Tech, MIE, MISTE
17 Years of Teaching Experience
Contact hour per week 5
Contact Days Tuesday ( 8.30 am – 10.30 am), Wednesday ( 10.30 am – 1.00 pm),
( time and room)
Target Group IV Year
Year/Semester IV/II
Prerequisites EEEg4221: Power Systems
Status of the course Compulsory
The course power system planning and operation having the following chapters:
Chapter-1: Load forecasting
Chapter-2: Planning and design
Course Description
Chapter-3: Generation system cost analysis
Chapter-4: Power system operation
Chapter-5: Optimization and security
 The course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of power system
planning and operation.
 The students will have a sound understanding of fundamentals of load
forecasting techniques.
 The students will be able to learn and understand basics design concepts of
Course Objectives
generating stations, switchyards, and transmission lines.
 The students will have a sound understanding of calculation of transmission
losses, economic load dispatch and optimal operation of power systems.
 The students will be able to carry out cost analysis of generation systems.

Detailed Course Schedule:

Cont Reading Remar
Week Topic/Subtopic/Chapter
Hrs Materials ks
Load forecasting: Classification and characteristics of loads,
1-3 11+1 Forecasting methodology; Energy forecasting; Demand
forecasting; Peak demand forecasting
Planning and design: General layout and design of generating
4-5 8
stations; Switchyard layout; Transmission system planning
6-7 8 Generation system cost analysis: Cost analysis; Production
analysis and costing; Environmental cost.
8-11 11+1 Power system operation: Operation of hydropower generator;
Switchyard; Protection & communication system in power system;
Characteristics of generating units; Transmission losses;
 Representation of transmission losses by B-coefficient; Optimal
operation of generators on a bus-bar; Optimal load dispatch
including transmission losses; Interchange evaluation and power
pool.
12-14 8 Optimization and security: Formulation of the optimization
problem; Conditions for minimization; Sensitivity of the objective
function; Security assessment
Final Exam 2nd Week June 2018
Date
Teaching Lectures, tutorials
Methodology
Continuous assessment………………………50%
Assessment
(Quiz-1: 10%, Mid:20%, Quiz-2:10%, Assignment: 10%)
Methods
Final Exam……………….............................50%
 All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students throughout
this course.
 Academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be
tolerated.
 Class activities will vary day to day, ranging from lectures to discussions. Students
Course will be active participants in the course.
Policies  You are required to submit and present the assignments provided according to the
time table indicated.
 75% of class attendance is mandatory! Please try to be on time for class.
 Active participation in class is essential and it will have its own value in your
grade
 Cell phones MUST be turned off before entering the class.
Textbook:
1. R L Sullivan: Power System Planning, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1977.
2. Xifan Wang James McDonald: Modern Power System Planning, 2001.
3. References:
4. C.L. Wadhwa, Electrical Power Systems, New Age International Publishers, 2004.
5. Allen J. Wood and B.F. Wollenberg, Power Generation, Operation and
Literature
Control, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, 1997.
6. W.D. Stevenson, Jr., Elements of Power System Analysis, 4th Edition, New York:
McGraw-hill, 1982.
7. Gupta: Electrical Power
8. JurgenSchlabbach& Karl H: Power system Engineering
9. J. Arrillaga and C. P. Arnold: Computer Analysis Of Power Systems