1. Economic Operation of Power System
Optimal operation of generators in thermal power station, heat rate curve, input-output curve, IFC curves, optimum generation scheduling neglecting Transmission losses (coordinate equation), optimum generation scheduling considering transmission losses (Exact coordinate equation), Transmission loss formula, Bmn coefficient, Inherent procedure of solving co-ordination equation, optimal unit commitment (Numerical) (Refer chapter 1)
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2. Power System Stability I
Introduction to stability, types of stability, Power angle curve, dynamics of synchronous machine, power angle equation, steady state stability (Numerical) (Refer chapter 2)
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3. Power System Stability II
Swing equation, transient stability, equal area criterion, application of equal area criterion, some techniques for improving transient stability (Numerical) (Refer chapter 3)
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4. Load Flow Studies
Introduction, formation of Y bus using step by step method, Load flow problem, Load flow Equation and methods of solution, Gauss-Seidel method, Newton- Raphson method, Decoupled load flow method, Fast decoupled load flow method, comparison of load flow method (Numerical) (Refer chapter 4)
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5. Automatic Generation and Voltage control
Introduction, Basic control loops in generator, AVR loop, Thermal control, speed governing system and transfer function, steam turbine, and power system transfer. (Refer chapter 5)
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6. Power system security and Interchange of power
Power system security: Introduction, System state classification, security analysis, contingency analysis.
Interchange of power: Interchange of power between interconnected utilities, types of interchange, capacity and diversity interchange, energy banking, power pools.
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