Special Topics in Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering

Topics

• Introduction to power transmission and distribution
• Fundamentals of system economics, security constrained economic dispatch of power systems
• Unit commitment and OPF, marginal cost and LMP
• Distribution system operations, DOPF
• Basics of market auctions and price formation
• Pricing and investments, Power market and corresponding submarkets, LMP markets
• Demand Response
• DG resources, active distribution networks
• DGs in grid connected mode- control techniques
• Dispatch, volt/var control, power quality
• System restoration
• Microgrids definition and overview
• Optimal planning: RE selection and sizing
• Energy management: issues and approaches; EMS models
• Voltage and frequency control
• Stability analysis
• Similarities/ differences between smart grid and internet
• Using internet-based approach to discuss transformer sizing using buffer-storage equivalency; multi-time-scale solar modelling using stochastic network calculus; energy-based storage modelling considering storage imperfections; distributed control of active endpoints and EV charging; optimal operation of storage for self-use
• Adaptive energy ecosystems - improved operability, efficiency and economics for electricity and gas infrastructure
• Energy storage alternatives, rational for hydrogen economy
• Key enabling technologies - electrolysers and fuel cells
• Hydrogen vehicles, hydrogen safety, hydrogen storage
• Long term potential for hydrogen production – thermal chemical cycles
• Current limitations to hydrogen economy