ECE 666 - Winter 2017

ECE 666 - Power Systems Operation

Instructor

Professor Kankar Bhattacharya
Office: EIT-4172
Phone: (519) 888-4567 extension 37064
e-mail: kankar@uwaterloo.ca

Lectures

Room: EIT 3151
Wednesdays, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Summary

The course deals with power system operation in the context of competitive electricity markets. Basics of power system operation - economic load dispatch, unit commitment, hydro-thermal coordination, optimal power flow and security constrained economic dispatch are introduced. Operation of electricity markets, auction models and price formation are discussed. The course also covers transmission system operations including transmission open access, various transmission pricing paradigms and methods, use of power transfer distribution factors in transmission pricing. Transmission system operations also include the topics of transmission congestion management methods and firm transmission rights (FTRs). Finally the course covers the important topic of ancillary services - their definitions, usage and management.

Objectives

  1. Provide in-depth understanding of the operation of power systems in a competitive environment
  2. Understand various issues arising from electricity market operations
  3. Analyze various operational and control issues using new mathematical models
  4. Discuss operational practices of various electricity markets around the world

Reference Texts

  1. A. J. Wood and B. F. Wollenberg, Power Generation, Operation and Control, Wood & Wollenberg, Wiley- Interscience, 2nd Edition, 1994
  2. M. Shahidehpour, H. Yamin and Z. Li, Market Operations in Electric Power Systems, Wiley Interscience, 2002
  3. Lecture notes, presentation material and reading material is provided, as appropriate

Examination

  • Final Exam: 50%
  • Assignments: 20%
  • Project: 30%
    • To be carried out individually, on a topic assigned.
    • A report has to be prepared, supported with computer modeling and simulations.
    • The project will be examined at the end of the course - details to be announced on LEARN. A seminar presentation may be required.
  • AUDIT students need to fulfill the Assignment and Project requirements.

Prerequisites

  • ECE 467 or Equivalent
Course outline
Module Lectures
(3 hours) 		Topic Details
1 2 Power System Economic Operation
  • Economic load dispatch, Multi-area interchanges and economics of integrated operation
  • Unit commitment
  • Hydro-thermal coordination
2 2 Optimal Power Flow
  • Review of power flow analysis, decoupled power flow and dc power flow
  • Security Constrained Economic Dispatch
  • Optimal Power Flow and its applications
3 3 Electricity Market Operations
  • Supply and demand functions, market equilibrium
  • Types of electricity markets - uniform price and LMPs, price based unit commitment
  • Market power and its mitigation
  • Imperfect markets - Bertrand and Cournot competition, Nash equilibrium
4 2 Transmission Open Access
  • Transmission open access
  • Transmission cost components
  • Transmission pricing paradigms and methods
  • Distribution Factors in transmission pricing
5 1 Transmission Operations
  • Transmission capacity definitions
  • ATC calculation
  • Transmission congestion management
  • FTRs and FTR auctions
6 2 Ancillary Services and System Security
  • Ancillary services classifications and definitions
  • Frequency control services - primary regulation and AGC, NERC Control Performance Standards
  • Reliability indices, multi-area reliability, NERC Reliability Standards
  • Reactive power as an ancillary service