PESTC: Power System Load Flow Analysis (EEP204)

Overview

Load flow analysis is the basic tool for power system analysis in the power industry and serves to give an understanding of power system performance. Knowledge of power system performance is essential before more advanced power system analysis study is carried out.

This unit is approximately 50% theory and 50% worked examples such that the worked examples build on and explain the theory of modelling and load flow analysis. The presentation of the unit material is interactive and as a result, the referred teaching approach for this module is one that has the participants actively involved in the discussions that result from the presentations and example problems or calculations.

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By attending this unit, participants will gain what new knowledge and skills in the area of power system load flow analysis. This unit uses a discursive and case study approach via intensive face-to-face delivery of core content with associated PowerPoint slides, unit notes and further readings. These notes provide a basic explanation of what is required to perform power system load flow analysis. Learning in this unit is further enhanced by students examining worked examples and several exercises during the unit and participating in the follow-up discussions of these with their class group and unit presenter. It is one that will have you actively involved in the discussions that result from readings and from the unit materials. This approach sets the foundation for collaborative discussion and ongoing interaction with peers and university/industry experts and real-world assessments. In this way, the unit has a balance of theory and practical worked examples in a shared learning environment.

Who should participate?

This unit is aimed at Engineers working in the Power sector to advance their understanding of current practices used in power system load flow analysis.To undertake this unit, you should have a good grasp of electrical technology and the level of design computation needed, and a working knowledge of power system engineering. There is no specific pre‐requisite unit that needs to be completed before undertaking this unit, but students should have a good grasp of linear algebra, in particular matrices, vectors, matrix inverses, as well as calculus, differentiation, Taylor’s series, and complex numbers There is no specific pre‐requisite unit that needs to be completed before undertaking this course, but students should have a good grasp of:

• linear algebra, in particular matrices, vectors, matrix inverses
• calculus , differentiation, Taylor’s series, and;
• complex numbers

There are three assignments associated with this unit. To help you tackle the assignment, all the analysis steps are introduced progressively through unit notes and readings with worked examples.