Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Power System Planning and Protection Engineers
• Transmission and Distribution Engineers
• System Operations and Control Center Staff
• Consultants and Technical Analysts
• University Researchers and Advanced Students

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Apply per-unit system calculations to standardize power system analysis effectively.
• Perform load flow studies to determine system voltages and power flows accurately.
• Calculate short-circuit currents for various symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults reliably.
• Analyze the transient stability of generators under major system disturbances.
• Utilize specialized software tools for efficient power system modeling and simulation.
• Interpret analysis results to make informed planning and operational decisions safely.

DAY 1

System Modeling and Per-Unit Calculations

• Welcome and Introduction
• Pre-test
• Power system structure and component modelling
• Principles of the per-unit system and base selection
• Developing impedance diagrams and one-line diagrams
• Modeling of generators, transformers, and transmission lines
• Introduction to power system simulation software
• Review of three-phase circuits and symmetrical components

DAY 2

Load Flow Analysis

• Formulation of the load flow problem and equations
• Bus types: PV, PQ, and Slack bus definitions
• The Gauss-Seidel iterative solution method
• The Newton-Raphson iterative solution method
• Decoupled and fast decoupled load flow methods
• Analyzing results: voltage profiles and line loadings

DAY 3

Symmetrical Fault Analysis

• Causes and effects of short-circuit faults
• Calculation of symmetrical three-phase short-circuit currents
• Introduction to the Z-bus matrix and its construction
• Using the Z-bus matrix for fault calculation
• Selecting and applying current limiting reactors
• Understanding circuit breaker duty and rating

DAY 4

Unsymmetrical Fault and Stability Analysis

• Application of symmetrical components to unsymmetrical faults
• Sequence networks: positive, negative, and zero sequence
• Calculating line-to-ground and line-to-line fault currents
• Introduction to power system stability (steady-state and transient)
• Equal-area criterion for transient stability analysis
• Methods for improving system transient stability

DAY 5

Advanced Topics and Review

• Optimal power flow (OPF) fundamentals and applications
• State estimation and its role in control center operation
• Introduction to high voltage direct current (HVDC) system modelling
• Practical power system protection coordination principles
• Review of software tools and large-scale system case studies
• Post-test
• Certificate ceremony