GRADUATE ELECTIVE COURSE

TITLE: Power System Stability, Spring 1996

INSTRUCTOR: G. Huang, Zac. 216 Q, phone :845-7476.

OFFICE HOUR: M W 4:00-5:00 (tentative)

TEXT:

1. Papers

2. Class Notes

3. (Reference Only) Fouad and Anderson, "Control and Stability of Power Systems", IEEE .

TOPICS:(Single Machine Stability, Faults an Distrubances, Modelling of Large Power Systems, Dynamic and Transient Stability, Stabilizing Controls)

1 .Jan. 15 Introduction and Reviews

2. Jan. 22 Single Machine Transient and Dynamic Stabilities

3. Jan. 29 Examples

4. Feb. 5 Modelling of Large Systems, Multimachine Stability Concept

5. Feb. 12 Machine Angle Models, Power Balance Constraints

7. Feb. 19 Numerical Solution Techniques

8. Feb. 26 Transient Stability Program

9. March 4 Limitation of Numerical Simulations

10. March 11 Spring Break

11. March 18 Equilibrium Points and Stability Region

12. March 25 Lyapunov and Energy functions

13. April 1 Stabilizing Controls

14. April 8 Observation Decoupled Reference as stabizing targets

15. April 15 HVDC as Stabilizing controls

16. April 22 Final Ex.- Oral test

GRADING POLICY:

Midterm ex. -Basics, Closed Book -25%

Final ex. - Comprehensive, Closed book -25%

Homeworks -20%

Study Report-30%

Bonus: One simple program to simulate a 7 machine transient response, 20% extra bonus.