Study Programmes 2016-2017
| ELEC0047-1 | ||||||||
| Electric power systems dynamics, control and stability | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th, 8h Pr, 25h Proj. | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Thierry Van Cutsem | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Learning unit contents :
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| Advanced course devoted to the dynamics, the control and the stability of electric power systems. In the first part, dynamic models of various power system components are established. They are combined into a general differential-algebraic model under the phasor approximation. In the second part, various aspects of power system (in)stability are explained. Mainly small systems are used to this purpose, although large-scale system analysis is also considered. Methods are presented for reinforcing stability or estimating how far a system operates from instability.
1. Modelling of the main components and their regulations
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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| At the end of the course, the student will have acquired a deeper understanding of how power systems operate, more particularly the dynamic phenomena that can restrict their range of admissible operation. The presented material will obviously strengthen his/her perception of electrical networks as "large-scale systems".
The course gives an opportunity to study in some more detail the dynamics of a practical, relatively complex nonlinear system. It improves the ability to interpret results coming from the simulation of differential-algebraic models. It is also an opportunity to outline some of the controllers commonly used by industry. Hence, the course may prove useful in other disciplines than power system engineering. Finally, the course offers an opportunity to present results of research works in the area of concern. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| The material covered by courses ELEC0014 and ELEC0029 must be known before dealing with the more specialized material of this course.
Non-ULg students should have attended a course with contents similar to that of ELEC0014 and ELEC0029. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Besides theoretical presentations by the lecturer, the student has to practice the material on small case studies.
For a large part, the latter involve time simulations, performed with RAMSES, a time simulation software developed at ULg. MATLAB is also used for some analyses. Practical sessions are included in the lectures, during which the students are asked to answer some questions with the assistance of the lecturer. After the course, the students are asked to solve other, related questions and provide a short report with their answers. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face-to-face | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The slides used in the theoretical course can be downloaded from the Web page of the lecturer (see below). | ||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The above mentioned personal or group works are graded. There is no written or oral exam. | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course may also include seminars given by external speakers, as well as presentations of research works.
It is usually taught during the first quadrimester, according to a schedule to be agreed with the students. |
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Contacts :
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| Dr Thierry VAN CUTSEM
Montefiore Institute, Sart Tilman B 37, B-4000 Liège, Belgium tel: +32 4 3662689 e-mail: t.vancutsem@ulg.ac.be Web page: www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~vct |
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