Power Compensation and Control

Start Date: 11 Aug 2024
End Date: 15 Aug 2024
Duration: 5
Fees:
Country: Sharm Alshaikh / Egypt
Category: Engineering and Technical Programs
Details:

Course Description

Advances in power electronics industry led to rapid development of power electronics controllers for fast reactive power control. The aim of the course is to introduce these advancements for power system support as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different types or reactive power compensation systems

Course Objectives

·         To enhance participants’ knowledge in power compensation

·         To learn about power compensation devices

·         Understanding voltage control

Who Should Attend?

·         Electrical engineers

·         Anyone who works in electrical operation

·         Staff in planning, maintenance, protection, control and analysis of utilities & industrial electrical networks

Program Schedule

DAY 1

·         Active power transmission using elementary models

·         Reactive power transmission using elementary models

·         Reactive compensation of loads

·         Introduction to voltage stability—definitions

·         Time frames for voltage instability, scenarios

·         Case studies/Example problems

DAY 2

·         Transmission line parameters

·         Transmission line theory (simplified—lossless case)

·         Transmission line compensation

·         Case Studies/Example problems

DAY 3

·         Harmonic generation(ASDs, etc.)

·         System response characteristics

·         Effect of reactive compensation devices

·         Effect of harmonics on equipment

·         Harmonic filter design

·         Harmonic standards

·         Case studies/Example problems

DAY 4

·         Planning/operating criteria, margins

·         Methods to remove transmission limitations and improve security

·         Series compensation

·         Shunt compensation

·         Static var systems

·         Thyristor controlled series compensation

·         STATCOM and other voltage sourced converter devices

·         Case Studies/Example problems

DAY 5

·         Component loads as function of voltage and time

·         Aggregated loads and distribution feeders

·         Generators and excitation systems

·         Prime movers, prime mover controls, and automatic generation control

·         Case Studies/Example Problems

·         P-V and V-Q curves

·         Power flow methods and extensions

·         Voltage stability indices, on-line voltage security assessment

·         Optimal power flow

·         Dynamic analysis

·         DC links


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