ECE 6617 PD

Objectives

Discuss in detail the basic concepts of risk assessment and outage models of system components.
Discuss in details the concept of asset management and its main components.
Discuss application examples about the risk evaluation of transmission lines, generators and substations

Content

No. Of Weeks	Topic	Sub-Topics
1	Risk in Power System	Basic concepts of power system risk assessment: System risk evaluation, Data in risk evaluation, Unit interruption cost
1	Outage Models of System Components	Models of Independent and Dependent Outages
1	Parameter Estimation in Outage Models	Point Estimation of Mean and Variance of Failure Data Interval Estimation of Mean and Variance of Failure Data Experimental Distribution of Failure Data and its Test Estimating Parameters in Aging Failure Modes
1	Elements of Risk Evaluation Methods	Methods for Simple Systems Methods for Complex Systems
1	Risk Evaluation Techniques for Power Systems	Techniques Used in Generation Demand System Techniques Used in Radial Distribution Systems Techniques Used in Substation Configurations Techniques Used in Composite Generation and Transmission Systems
1	Application of Risk Evaluation to Transmission Development Planning	Concept of Probabilistic Planning Risk Evaluation Process Examples
1	Application of Risk Evaluation to Transmission Operation Planning	Concept of Risk Evaluation in Operation Planning Risk Evaluation Method Examples
1	Application of Risk Evaluation to Generation Source Planning	Procedure for Reliability Planning Stimulation of Generation and Risk Costs Examples
1	Selection of Substation Configurations	Load Curtailment Model Risk Evaluation Approach Examples
1	Reliability Center Maintenance	Basic Tasks in RCM Examples
1	Probabilistic Spare Equipment Analysis	Spare Equipment Analysis Based on Reliability Criteria Spare Equipment Analysis Using the Probabilistic Cost Method Examples
1	Reliability-Based Transmission-Service Pricing	Basic Concepts, Calculation Methods, Rate Design, Applications