This textbook introduces electrical engineering students to the most relevant concepts and techniques in three major areas today in power system engineering, namely analysis, security and deregulation. The book carefully integrates theory and practical applications. It emphasizes power flow analysis, details analysis problems in systems with fault conditions, and discusses transient stability problems as well. In addition, students can acquire software development skills in MATLAB and in the usage of state-of-the-art software tools such as Power World Simulator (PWS) and Siemens PSS/E.
In any energy management/operations control centre, the knowledge of contingency analysis, state estimation and optimal power flow is of utmost importance. Part 2 of the book provides comprehensive coverage of these topics.
The key issues in electricity deregulation and restructuring of power systems such as Transmission Pricing, Available Transfer Capability (ATC), and pricing methods in the context of Indian scenario are discussed in detail in Part 3 of the book.
The book is interspersed with problems for a sound understanding of various aspects of power systems. The questions at the end of each chapter are provided to reinforce the knowledge of students as well as prepare them from the examination point of view.
The book will be useful to both the undergraduate students of electrical engineering and postgraduate students of power engineering and power management in several courses such as Power System Analysis, Electricity Deregulation, Power System Security, Restructured Power Systems, as well as laboratory courses in Power System Simulation.About the AuthorP. VENKATESH, PhD, SMIEEE, is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai. He did his post-doctoral research work at The Pennsylvania State University, USA, under the BOYSCAST Fellowship award received by him in the year 2006 from the Department of Science and Technology (DST). He has been the recipient of a grant in the year 2005 from AICTE for a two-year project “Design and Development of DSP based FACTS Controller”, a grant from DST in the year 2009 for a three-year project “Development and Implementation of Intelligent Controllers for Power Industry”, and another grant in the year 2009 from UGC for a two-year project, “A New Transmission Pricing Methodology for the Indian Restructuring Electricity Market”.
Dr. Venkatesh has published/presented many papers in international and national journals and conferences. He has 16 years experience of teaching both postgraduate and undergraduate students.|B. V. MANIKANDAN, PhD, MIEEE, is Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi. His main area of interest is Power System Restructuring and application of FACTS devices to power systems. He has been the recipient of project grants from DRDO, Hyderabad and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR).
Dr. Manikandan has several years experience of teaching undergraduate students and postgraduate courses. He has to his credit nearly 25 papers presented in national conferences and 18 papers presented/published in international journals and conferences.|S. CHARLES RAJA, MIEEE, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai. His areas of interest include Power System Analysis, Power System Security, Power System Optimization and Power System Deregulation. He is the co-investigator for a Major Research Project grant in the year 2009 from UGC. He has published/presented five papers in international journals and conferences.|A. SRINIVASAN is former Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, K.L.N. College of Engineering, Pottapalayam. He is currently pursuing his PhD research work in Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai. His main area of interest is Power System Restructuring. He has more than 14 years experience of teaching both postgraduate and undergraduate students.
