Course Details

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

• Power System Analysis Engineers
• System Protection Specialists
• Control Center and Dispatch Engineers
• Advanced R&D and Technical Consultants
• Utility Planning and Operation Professionals

• 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:

• Model power system components for dynamic stability studies accurately.
• Differentiate between transient, steady-state, and dynamic stability clearly.
• Analyze and apply control strategies for frequency and voltage regulation successfully.
• Explain the coordinated interaction between protection and control systems effectively.
• Utilize power system stabilizers (PSS) and FACTS devices for enhanced stability reliably.
• Implement robust system integrity protection schemes (SIPS) and special protection schemes (SPS).

DAY 1

Dynamic Modeling and Stability Fundamentals

• Welcome and Introduction
• Pre-test
• Modeling of synchronous machines for stability studies
• Excitation systems and governors in dynamic response
• Definitions and types of power system stability
• Angle stability: transient, small signal, and voltage stability
• Introduction to the swing equation and equal area criterion
• Impact of renewable energy on system inertia and stability

DAY 2

Small Signal (Oscillatory) Stability and Control

• Principles of small-signal stability analysis
• Damping mechanisms and the phenomenon of inter-area oscillations
• Theory and application of Power System Stabilizers (PSS)
• Tuning and placement of PSS to maximize damping
• Coordinated control of multiple PSS units across the system
• State-space modeling and eigenvalue analysis techniques

DAY 3

Voltage Stability and Control

• Causes and consequences of voltage instability
• P-V and Q-V curves for voltage stability assessment
• Static and dynamic reactive power compensation devices
• Role of Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) in voltage control
• Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) and tap changer control
• Load modeling impact on voltage stability analysis

DAY 4

Protection and Control Coordination

• Interaction between protective relaying and stability limits
• Impact of protection trips on system dynamics and stability
• Out-of-step protection principles and applications
• Principles of Under Frequency Load Shedding (UFLS) schemes
• Special Protection Schemes (SPS) and System Integrity Protection Schemes (SIPS)
• Wide-Area Measurement Systems (WAMS) for real-time control

DAY 5

Transient Stability and Advanced System Defense

• Transient stability analysis using time-domain simulation
• Critical Clearing Time (CCT) determination and fault mitigation
• Energy function methods for transient stability assessment
• Emergency control strategies and system restoration procedures
• Cybersecurity implications for system control and protection
• Post-test
• Certificate ceremony