Type of course

Admission requirements

Course content

System Components Generators, transformers, transmission lines and Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS)

Stationary conditions Generators, transformers, transmission lines and loads

Generator stability Swing equation, damping, stationary and transient stability, multi-machine systems

Voltage stability Stability criteria, critical load demand, static and dynamic analysis

Frequency Stability Frequency droop, primary and secondary control, tertiary control, load shedding

Stability Enhancement Power system stabilizers, Shunt FACTS devices, Series compensators

Recommended prerequisites

Objectives of the course

After completing the subject, the students will have the following learning outcome:

Knowledge and understanding:

• The candidate will be familiar with the working principles and properties of the different power system elements. 
• The candidate will have knowledge of different kinds of electric loads and how to make complex load models. 
• The candidate will have knowledge of generator stability (load angle stability).
• The candidate will have knowledge of network voltage stability.
• The candidate will have knowledge of system frequency stability.
• The candidate will have knowledge of different methods of stability improvement.

Skills:

• The candidate will be able to perform basic stability analysis. 
• The candidate will be able to make simple power system models and perform dynamic simulations.

General competence:

• The candidate will be able to understand the interaction between the different elements in a power system. 
• The candidate will be able to view the power system in a social and economic perspective.

Language of instruction

Teaching methods

Assessment

Mandatory task Five of Six assignments (hand-in exercises) have to be approved in order to take the final exam.

Assessment 3 hours written exam. Grading scale is from A (highest) to F (lowest), with E as the minimum pass grade

There will be arranged a re-sit exam for this course