Course Details
Course Department: |
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Course Code: |
ECE 681 |
Course Title: |
Power Systems Operation and Control |
Number of ECTS: |
8 |
Level of Course: |
2nd Cycle (Master's Degree)  |
Year of Study (if applicable): |
2  |
Semester/Trimester when the Course Unit is Delivered: |
Spring Semester 
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Name of Lecturer(s): |
Elias Kyriakides  |
Lectures/Week: |
2 (1.5 hours per lecture)  |
Laboratories/week: |
--  |
Tutorials/Week: |
1 (1 hours per lecture)  |
Course Purpose and Objectives: |
In depth knowledge and understanding of power system generation, operation, and control. Develop analytical competences for solving problems of economic dispatch and unit commitment under various constraints. Solve problems using linear and dynamic programming. Solve problems of state estimation and system observability. Study automatic generation control (AGC), production costing and fuel scheduling.
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Learning Outcomes: |
• Demonstrate deep knowledge and understanding of the main issues in power system operation and control. • Ability to analyze interconnected power systems. • Understanding of basic power system planning terms such as economic dispatch and unit commitment and ability to solve this type of optimization problems. • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of load and frequency control. • Ability to design power systems to operate optimally. • Ability to solve state estimation problems.
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Prerequisites: |
Knowledge of electric power systems  |
Co-requisites: |
Not Applicable  |
Course Content: |
Basic principles of generation and control in power systems. Economic dispatch, unit commitment, automatic generation control. Linear and dynamic programming and solution of problems. Steam and hydro units, fuel scheduling, production costing, observability, state estimation, power flow, deregulation.
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Teaching Methodology: |
Lectures, visit to the National Energy Control Center, lectures from engineers (1-2)
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Bibliography: |
• A. J. Wood and B. F. Wollenberg, “Power Generation Operation and Control,” 2nd ed., New York: J. Wiley and Sons, 1996. • G. T. Heydt, “Computer Applications for Power Systems,” Stars in a Circle Publications, Scottsdale, AZ, 1996. • P. Kundur, “Power System Stability and Control,” McGraw Hill, New York, 1994. • J. D. Glover and M. S. Sarma, Power System Analysis and Design, 3rd ed., Pacific Grove: Thomson Learning, 2002. • R. Bergen and V. Vittal, Power Systems Analysis, Prentice Hall, 1999.
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Assessment: |
• Mid-term Exam • Final Exam • Homework   |
Language of Instruction: |
Greek
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Delivery Mode: |
Face-To-Face  |
Work Placement(s): |
Not Applicable  |
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