UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
ECE 6378 – Lec. 32884
POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS
Fall Semester 2008
Course Time and Classroom: MW, (7.00 - 8.30) pm, D3 – E319
Catalog Data: 6378: Power System Analysis Cr.3 (3-0).
Power system architecture and composition; network matrices; power flow; economic operation; voltage and frequency control; voltage and angle stability. A term project will be required.
Credit for Registration In: ECE: 6379, 6381, 6386, 6389, 6395, 7381
Coordinator: O. Crisan, Office: W302;
Phone: (713) 743 - 4432;
Email: ocrisan@uh.edu;
Fax: 713 – 743 - 4444,
Attn. O. Crisan
Office Hours: MW (1.00 – 3.00) pm, or by appointment
using the information above
Recommended Text: John J. Grainger and W. D. Stevenson, Jr., Power System Analysis, 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill,
1994
Course General Objectives: To provide the fundamental knowledge about the power system steady and dynamic states
Homework and Project: Depending on the solution complexity, the Homework/Project assignments are distributed at a time-interval of two-three weeks.
The solution for the Reference Power System operation would be carried along the semester as
chapters are covered.
Grading Policy: The course grade is defined as a weighted average of the Homework/Project grades.
The following approximate grade point scale will be used for finalizing your grade:
92.00 – 100: A’s; 80.00 – 91.99: B’s;
68.00 – 79.99: C’s; 56.00 – 67.99: D’s;
bellow 56: F
This scale may be modified somewhat at the semester end.
Important: The basic knowledge is obtained in class and by solving the Homework/Project.
Course Outline:
Chapter #: Chapter Title and Content
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1. Introduction (Review): Power System (PS) components. Three-phase voltage and power. Per-unit calculation.
2. Symmetrical Steady-State Models for the PS Components: Equivalent circuit and parameters for generators, transformers, lines, and loads.
3. Network Bus Equations: Bus current and voltage equations. Network bus admittance and impedance matrices.
4. Power Flow: Types of buses. Gauss-Seidel and Newton-Raphson methods.
5. Reactive Power Flow and Voltage Control: Sources of reactive power. Methods for voltage control.
6. Active Power Flow, Frequency Control and Economic Dispatch: Methods for frequency control. Losses. Economic dispatch.
7. Symmetrical Components: Phase-to-from-symmetrical components transformation. PS components model and parameters in symmetrical components.
8. Short Circuits: Types of short-circuit. Symmetrical and unsymmetrical short- circuit calculation
9. Power (Angle) System Stability: Generator dynamics. Swing equations. Multi-machine angle stability.
10. Voltage Stability: Network equation. Critical power and voltage.
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