MSc Electrical Power Systems Engineering / Course details

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT

1. Engineering economy
   - Time value of money and cash flows (1 lecture)
   - Methods for minimum cost/maximum benefit decision making (2 lectures)
2. Demand forecasting
   - Long-term energy and peak forecasting with temporal and econometric models (1 lecture)
   - Medium term forecasting with temporal models (1 lecture)
3. Generation development planning
   - Vertically integrated systems (2 lectures)
   - Deregulated system (1 lecture)
4. Transmission and distribution expansion planning
   - Reinforcement studies (2 lectures)
   - Voltage/Var planning (1 lecture)
   - Planning standards in GB (1 lecture)
5. Replacement planning
   - Replacement planning over lifetime (1 lecture)
   - Replacement planning methods (2 lectures)
6. Reliability and resilience concepts
   - Non-reparable components (1 lecture)
   - Reparable components (2 lectures)
   - Resilience and metrics (1 lectures)
7. Reliability of generation-demand systems
   - Reliability models of generation (1 lecture)
   - Methods for generation-demand modelling (1 lecture)
8. Reliability of transmission and distribution systems
   - Reliability of complex systems (1 lecture)
   - Reliability of transmission networks (1 lecture)
   - Reliability of distribution networks (2 lectures)
9. Fundamentals of power quality 
   - Voltage sags (1 lecture)
   - Harmonics (2 lectures)

The unit aims to: The unit aims to introduce the student to the development planning and resilience analysis of power systems. The emphasis is placed on integrating the knowledge from other units with lecturing material in this unit. Fundaments of load forecasting, generation planning, transmission and distribution planning are followed my reliability/resilience analysis and quality of supply aspects. Planning concepts in both vertically integrated and deregulated power systems are studied. The students are supposed to solve a complex real-life planning problem within the unit project. 

On successful completion of this unit, a student will be able to:

ILO 1: Create a model of a “complex power system”. Evaluate and analyse power system development, and critically analyse and explain the simulation results.

ILO 2: Formulate models of cash flows and economic decision making, as well as solve and analyse cash flows, minimum cost/maximum benefit problems related to various areas.

ILO 3: Create long-term and medium-term models for energy and peak forecasting; solve and analyse the problems of small dimensions.

ILO 4: Formulate, model and analyse generation expansion planning problem; Solve “small” problems for vertically integrated and deregulated power systems, analyse and discuss results.

ILO 5: Analyse and evaluate academic transmission and distribution networks, and solve reinforcement problems of “small” dimensions; Compare and discuss the results.

ILO 6: Formulate the whole-life replacement models; Create replacement examples and solve academic problems.

ILO 7: Derive fundamental concepts of non-repairable and reparable components/ systems, create, solve and analyse basic theoretical problems.

ILO 8: Evaluate and calculate reliability of generation and distribution systems, as well as operational reliability of generation systems.

ILO 9: Evaluate and calculate reliability of transmission networks for system planning, and formulate different calculation methodologies.

ILO 10: Formulate and explain voltage variations and voltage sags, develop mitigation measures to improve QoS, and solve/analyse relatively simple problems related to voltage sags.

ILO 11: Build models of network resonances, harmonics, harmonic study and filter design; calculate and judge relatively simple problems related to harmonics and filter design.

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