ECE 666
Power Systems Operation
Winter 2025
Topics
- of congestion management and firm transmission rights. Finally the course covers the very important topic of ancillary services- their definitions, usage and management.
- Economic load dispatch, Multi -area interchanges and economics of integrated operation.
- Unit commitment, SCED, SCUC
- Hydro-thermal coordination. 2 2 Optimal Power Flow • Review of power flow analysis, fast decoupled power flow, dc power flow.
- Optimal Power Flow, DC-OPF, and applications
- SCOPF 3 3 Electricity Market Operations
- Supply and demand functions, market equilibrium.
- Uniform price and LMPs, price based unit commitment.
- Market power and its mitigation.
- Imperfect markets- Cournot competition. 4 2 Transmission Operations • Transmission open access, Transmission cost and transmission pricing
- Distribution Factors in transmission pricing.
- Transmission capacity definitions, ATC calculation.
- Congestion management, FTRs and FTR auctions. 5 2 Ancillary Services and System Security
- Ancillary services classifications and definitions.
- Frequency control services- primary regulation and AGC.
- Reliability indices, multi-area reliability.
- Demand Response, Reactive power as ancillary service.
Readings
- A. J. Wood , B. F. Wollenberg and G. Sheble , Power Generation, Operation and Control , IEEE Wiley, 3rd Edition, 2014
- D. S. Kirschen, G. Strbac, Fundamentals of Power System Economics, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
- M. Shahidehpour, H. Yamin, Z. Li, Market Operations in Electric Power Systems, Wiley Interscience, 2002.
- 4. Lecture notes, presentation material and reading material will be provided, as appropriate.
Winter 2024
Topics
- of congestion management and firm transmission rights. Finally the course covers the very important topic of ancillary services- their definitions, usage and management.
- Economic load dispatch, Multi -area interchanges and economics of integrated operation.
- Unit commitment and Hydro-thermal coordination. 2 2 Optimal Power Flow • Review of power flow analysis, fast decoupled power flow, dc power flow.
- Optimal Power Flow, DC-OPF, and applications
- SCED, SCUC and SCOPF. 3 3 Electricity Market Operations
- Supply and demand functions, market equilibrium.
- Uniform price and LMPs, price based unit commitment.
- Market power and its mitigation.
- Imperfect markets- Cournot competition. 4 2 Transmission Operations • Transmission open access, Transmission cost and transmission pricing
- Distribution Factors in transmission pricing.
- Transmission capacity definitions, ATC calculation.
- Congestion management, FTRs and FTR auctions. 5 2 Ancillary Services and System Security
- Ancillary services classifications and definitions.
- Frequency control services- primary regulation and AGC.
- Reliability indices, multi-area reliability.
- Demand Response, Reactive power as ancillary service.
- Covid-19 Guidelines As per guidelines of the University, classes will be held in-person in the Winter 2024 term. However, plans will remain flexible in case public health conditions change and we need to scale back in-person teaching. We will follow University guidelines.
- If in-person classes are not allowed, we shall transfer to online lectures, which will be live streamed during the same
Readings
- A. J. Wood , B. F. Wollenberg and G. Sheble , Power Generation, Operation and Control , IEEE Wiley, 3rd Edition, 2014
- D. S. Kirschen, G. Strbac, Fundamentals of Power System Economics, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
- M. Shahidehpour, H. Yamin, Z. Li, Market Operations in Electric Power Systems, Wiley Interscience, 2002.
- 4. Lecture notes, presentation material and reading material will be provided, as appropriate.
Winter 2023
Topics
- Congestion management, firm transmission rights and ancillary services
- Economic load dispatch, Multi -area interchanges and economics of integrated operation.
- Unit commitment and Hydro-thermal coordination. 2 2 Optimal Power Flow • Review of power flow analysis, fast decoupled power flow and dc power flow.
- SCED and SCUC.
- Optimal Power Flow and applications, SCOPF. 3 2.5 Electricity Market Operations
- Supply and demand functions, market equilibrium.
- Uniform price and LMPs, price based unit commitment.
- Market power and its mitigation.
- Imperfect markets- Cournot competition. 4 2.5 Transmission Operations • Transmission open access.
- Transmission cost and transmission pricing, Distribution Factors in transmission pricing.
- Transmission capacity definitions, ATC calculation.
- Congestion management, FTRs and FTR auctions. 5 2 Ancillary Services and System Security
- Ancillary services classifications and definitions.
- Frequency control services- primary regulation and AGC.
- Reliability indices, multi-area reliability.
- Demand Response, Reactive power as ancillary service.
Readings
- A. J. Wood , B. F. Wollenberg and G. Sheble, Power Generation, Operation and C ontrol, IEEE Wiley, 3rd Edition, 2014
- D. S. Kirschen, G. Strbac, Fundamentals of Power System Economics, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
- M. Shahidehpour, H. Yamin, Z. Li, Market Operations in Electric Power Systems, Wiley Interscience, 2002.
- 4. Lecture notes, presentation material and reading material will be provided, as appropriate.
Winter 2022
Topics
- of congestion management and firm transmission rights. Finally the course covers the very important topic of ancillary services- their definitions, usage and management.
Readings
- A. J. Wood , B. F. Wollenberg and G. Sheble , Power Generation, Operation and Control, IEEE Wiley, 3rd Edition, 2014
- D. S. Kirschen, G. Strbac, Fundamentals of Power System Economics, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
- M. Shahidehpour, H. Yamin, Z. Li, Market Operations in Electric Power Systems, Wiley Interscience, 2002.
- 4. Lecture notes, presentation material and reading material will be provided, as appropriate.
Winter 2021
Readings
- A. J. Wood, B. F. Wollenberg and G. Sheble, Power Generation, Operation and Control , IEEE Wiley, 3rd Edition, 2014
- D. S. Kirschen and G. Strbac, Fundamentals of Power System Economics, John Wiley and Sons, 2004.
- M. Shahidehpour, H. Yamin and Z. Li, Market Operations in Electric Power Systems , Wiley Interscience, 2002.
- 4. Lecture notes, presentation material and reading material will be provided, as appropriate.
- o A report has to be prepared, supported with computer modeling and simulations, if required. o A seminar presentation may be required. o The project will be examined at the end of the course - details to be announced on LEARN. AUDIT students need to fulfill the Assignment and Project requirements.
Winter 2020
Topics
- Module No. of Lectures Topic Details 1 3 Power System Economic Operation
- Economic load dispatch, Multi -area interchanges and economics of integrated operation
- Unit commitment and Hydro-thermal coordination 2 1 Optimal Power Flow • Review of power flow analysis, decoupled power flow and dc power flow
- Security Constrained Economic Dispatch
- Optimal Power Flow and applications 3 2.5 Electricity Market Operations
- Supply and demand functions, market equilibrium
- Types of electricity markets- uniform price and LMPs, price based unit commitment
- Market power and its mitigation
- Imperfect markets- Bertrand and Cournot competition, Nash equilibrium 4 3 Transmission Open Access and Transmission Operations
- Transmission open access, Transmission cost components, Transmission pricing paradigms and methods, Distribution Factors in transmission pricing
- Transmission capacity definitions, ATC calculation
- Transmission congestion management
- FTRs and FTR auctions 5 2.5 Ancillary Services and System Security
- Ancillary services classifications and definitions
- Frequency control services- primary regulation and AGC, NERC Control Performance Standards
- Reliability indices, multi-area reliability, NERC Reliability Standards
- Demand Response, Reactive power as an ancillary service
Readings
- A. J. Wood, B. F. Wollenberg and G. Sheble, Power Generation, Operation and Control, IEEE Wiley, 3rd Edition, 2014
- D. S. Kirschen and G. Strbac, Fundamentals of Power System Economics , John Wiley and Sons, 2004.
- M. Shahidehpour, H. Yamin and Z. Li, Market Operations in Electric Power Systems, Wiley Interscience, 2002.
- 4. Lecture notes, presentation material and reading material will be provided, as appropriate.
- • Project: 30% o To be carried out individually, on a topic assigned. o A report has to be prepared, supported with computer modeling and simulations, if required. o A seminar presentation may be required. o The project will be examined at the end of the course- details to be annou nced on LEARN.
Winter 2018
Topics
- Module No. of Lectures Topic Details 1 2.5 Power System Economic Operation
- Economic load dispatch, Multi -area interchanges and economics of integrated operation
- Unit commitment
- Hydro-thermal coordination 2 1.5 Optimal Power Flow • Review of power flow analysis, decoupled power flow and dc power flow
- Security Constrained Economic Dispatch
- Optimal Power Flow and its applications 3 2.5 Electricity Market Operations
- Supply and demand functions, market equilibrium
- Types of electricity markets- uniform price and LMPs, price based unit commitment
- Market power and its mitigation
- Imperfect markets- Bertrand and Cournot competition, Nash equilibrium 4 2 Transmission Open Access
- Transmission open access
- Transmission cost components
- Transmission pricing paradigms and methods
- Distribution Factors in transmission pricing 5 1.5 Transmission Operations
- Transmission capacity definitions
- ATC calculation
- Transmission congestion management
- FTRs and FTR auctions 6 2 Ancillary Services and System Security
- Ancillary services classifications and definitions
- Frequency control services- primary regulation and AGC, NERC Control Performance Standards
Readings
- A. J. Wood, B. F. Wollenberg and G. Sheble, Power Generation, Operation and Control, IEEE Wiley, 3rd Edition, 2014
- D. R. Biggar and M. R. Hesamzadeh, The Economics of Electricity Markets , IEEE Press /Wiley 2014.
- M. Shahidehpour, H. Yamin and Z. Li, Market Operations in E lectric Power Systems, Wiley Interscience, 2002
- 4. Lecture notes, presentation material and reading material is provided, as appropriate
- • Project: 30% o To be carried out individually, on a topic assigned. o A report has to be prepared, supported with computer modeling and simulations, if required. o The project will be examined at the end of the course - details to be announced on LEARN. A seminar presentation may be required.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- course_outline ↗Winter 2025
- course_outline ↗Winter 2024
- course_outline ↗Winter 2023
- course_outline ↗Winter 2022
- course_outline ↗Winter 2021
- course_outline ↗Winter 2020
- course_outline ↗Winter 2018
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- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list. Display title supplied from the current catalogue; use the source for the historical topic title.
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.