Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 587 Power Systems Operation & Control

Power System Load Flow Modeling. Steady-State Power System Security analysis. Contingency Analysis. Black-outs and grid integrity. Introduction to State Estimation in Power Systems.

Credit Hours: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites: ECE 488 or consent of instructor

Course Coordinator: Morteza Daneshdoost

Textbooks:

1. Classroom notes.

References:

1. Power Generation Operation and Control, Allen Wood and Bruce Wollenberg, John Wiley. IEEE Power Systems Transaction Papers.

Goals:

1. To provide electrical engineering majors with the ability to understand steady state power system security concept.

2. To familiarize the students with causes for blackouts and network integrity.

3. To emphasize the application of power system computer programs.

Projects:

1. Power Flow models.

2. Security analysis.

Last Review: Spring Semester 2004