Reliability and Operational Performance of Electric Power Systems

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

• Determine the most important areas of power systems that need probabilistic modeling and evaluation assessment
• Understand the main features of the computational methods that are available for the reliability modeling
• Understand the main reliability indices that need be calculated for the quantification of  load point and  system performance
• Carry out practical reliability assessment studies
• Compare and justify alternative schemes for power system reinforcement

CONTENT

General Aspects

• Introduction
• Basic principles of probabilistic modeling and  reliability evaluation methods
• Power system challenges and main issues for planning purposes
• Analytical  computational techniques
• Simulation computational approaches
• Reliability criteria and indices
• Reliability parameters for power system components

Transmission System Assessment

• Reliability modeling of power transmission systems
• Application of analytical computational techniques
• Total and partial loss of continuity criteria
• Reliability indices of  load points and system performance indices
• Reliability cost assessment
• Application of simulation computational approaches 

Generation System Assessment

• Reliability modeling of power generation systems
• Modeling of various generating units (thermal, hydroelectric, etc) and load demand requirements
• Frequency and duration method
• Application of analytical computational techniques
• System reliability indices
• Application of simulation approaches 

Assessment of Composite Generation and Transmission Systems

• Reliability modeling of composite generation and transmission systems
• Application of analytical computational techniques
• Reliability indices of  load points and system performance indices
• Reliability cost assessment
• Application of simulation computational approaches 

Distribution System Assessment

• Reliability modeling of power distribution systems
• Application of analytical computational techniques
• Reliability indices of  load points and customers
• System performance indices
• Reliability cost assessment
• Application of simulation computational approaches 

FOR WHOM:

Works, Services and Maintenance Personnel

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.