Program Description

This course provides a specialized focus on network model formulation and construction of network matrices, namely, bus admittance and bus impedance matrices supported with real time test system. The course touches upon the detailed procedure of applying iterative solution techniques such as Gauss-Seidel, Newton-Raphson, and Fast Decoupled methods to solve the load flow problem imbibed with demonstrations of live examples. The course stands out for its hands-on ETAP demonstrations, which is an industrial software used in power grid sectors, providing learners with practical skills in the field of power system design and analysis.

Course Objectives

  • Declare the need for model formulation of power system network and derive the model formulation equations of a network with suitable illustrations.
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the formation of bus impedance and bus admittance matrices using appropriate techniques and illustrate with numerical examples.
  • Illustrate the concept of graph theory in bus admittance matrix formation and discuss the sparsity in power systems.
  • Discover the algorithm/flowchart of various numerical solution techniques such as Gauss-Seidel, Newton Raphson and Fast Decoupled algorithms used to obtain load flow solution of power system networks and examine a comparative analysis of these algorithms.
  • Elucidate the concept of DC and AC-DC load flow equations and their solution with suitable algorithms and case study/examples.

Key Highlights

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Formation of Network Matrices (Bus Admittance Matrix) using various techniques.

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Solving the power system network for load flow analysis analyzing the system parameters and behavior.

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Demonstrating Gauss-Seidel, Newton-Raphson, and Fast Decoupled methods to solve the load flow problem.

Course enrollment data

Learning Format

Online

Duration

3 units

Certified by

IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation
Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) of IIT Madras and
L&T EduTech

Program Fee

Rs. 1900/- Inclusive of Tax

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Program Description

Education Qualification

Students pursuing Diploma/ UG /PG Programs in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Suggested Prerequisites

Fundamental knowledge of electrical engineering principles, including knowledge of circuit analysis, transmission and distribution of electrical power

Teaching Hours

8

Lead Faculty

Dr. S Kalyani

Subject Matter Expert, L&T EduTech.

With an extensive professional tenure spanning two decades, she has garnered invaluable expertise in both the industrial and academic domains. Dr. S.Kalyani's focal areas of specialization encompass electrical power systems, machine learning, artificial intelligence, renewable energy and smart grid technologies. Her distinguished career is underscored by a profound dedication to research and development, exemplified by the publication of 36 research articles in referred SCI/Scopus Indexed journals and 54 in esteemed international conferences. She is a recognized supervisor of Anna University and has produced 5 Ph.D. scholars. Additionally, she holds two copyrights and five patents, a testament to her innovative contributions to the field and also involved in industry consultancy works. She is bestowed with awards for “Outstanding Faculty in Electrical Engineering” and “Inspiring Research Supervisor Award”.

Dr. Deva Brinda, Subject Matter Expert in Electrical Engineering- L&T EduTech has a total of 22 years of experience in Industry and Academics

Learning Schedule

Model Formulation Equations for the Power System Network, Modelling of Nominal Ratio Transformer, Modelling of Off Nominal Tap Changing Transformer, Primitive Network in Impedance and Admittance form, Formation of Bus Impedance Matrix using Bus Building Algorithm, Formation of Bus Admittance Matrix using Direct Inspection Method, Properties and Applications of Bus Impedance and Bus Admittance matrices, Sparsity in Power Systems, Elementary Graph Theory, Related terms, Bus Incidence matrix formation, Singular Transformation method of Y-bus formation, Solution of Numerical problems.

Need for Load Flow Analysis, Assumptions and stages, Classification of Buses in Power System, Power flow problem statement, Formulation of Load flow equations in rectangular and polar form, Gauss-seidel (GS) method of load flow solution - Algorithm/flowchart, Significance of Acceleration factor and Convergence Characteristics, Jacobian Matrix and its significance, Newton-Raphson (NR) method of load flow solution - Algorithm/flowchart, Illustration of load flow analysis with simple numerical problems, Demonstration of Load Flow Analysis in ETAP Software.

Assumptions involved in Fast Decoupled Load Flow (FDLF) method, Development of FDLF equations, Process flowchart for FDLF algorithm, Numerical problems for illustration of FDLF algorithm to simple power system networks, Demonstration with ETAP simulation, Comparative analysis of GS, NR and FDLF methods in load flow analysis, Concept of HVDC power system, Development of DC load flow equations, Algorithm for DC Load Flow Solution and Numerical Example, Formulation and Solution of AC-DC Load Flow Problem – Algorithm / flowchart for Unified method and sequential method, Case Studies to illustrate DC and AC-DC Load flow analysis.



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