Lecture #1.

Introduction to Power System

Operation and Control

Dr. Salman Harasis

Fall-2021

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Outline

Power system basics

Operational states
Power system control

– Active power and frequency

– Reactive power and voltage

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 Power system structure

I. Typical

II. Present

III. Future

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 Power network structure

Transmission system
– all major generating stations and main load
centers
– voltage levels (typically, 230 kV and
above).

Sub-transmission system
– transmits the transmission substations to
the distribution substations.
– Large industrial customers

Distribution system
– power to the individual customers

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 Operational states of Power system

Normal state, all system variables are within the normal range

Alert state, security level falls below a certain limit of

adequacy because of a disturbance
Normal
• generation shifting (security dispatch) , Increased reserve

Emergency state, severe disturbance

• fault clearing, generation tripping, load curtailment Restorative Alert

In extremis, cascading outages

• load shedding and controlled system separation
In Extremis Emergency

Restorative state, control action is being taken to

reconnect all the facilities and to restore system load.

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Operational requirement

1. Follow the change in the load demands

2. Supply energy at minimum cost and environmental impact.

3. Maintaining high power quality

– Frequency
– Voltage
– Level of reliability.
– Harmonics

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 Why the frequency should be constant

Frequency fluctuations are harmful to electrical appliances.

Example:
– Speed of motors is proportional to the frequency. (N=120f/p)

– The blades of steam and water turbines are designed to operate at a

particular speed. Frequency variation leads to speed variation and
results in mechanical vibration/fatigue.

• For 2-pole generator running at 3000 rpm:

If the frequency increased from 50 Hz to 51 Hz , the rotor speed becomes
3060 rpm.

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 Why the voltage should be constant

Over-voltage and under-voltage

– Over voltage may also cause insulation failure due to the

increased stress.

– For a specified power rating, lower voltage results in more

current and this results in heating problems. (P=VI)

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Control parameters

A. Active Power and Frequency

– Balance of load and generation
– Load-Frequency Control

B. Reactive Power and Voltage

– Automatic voltage regulator
– capacitors and reactors
– Tap-changing transformers

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A. Active Power and
Frequency

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 Load & generation balance

Match between electric load and generation

Frequency is an indication Balanced system, 50/60 Hz

Consequences:
Generation Load
➢ power surplus >> frequency increases

➢ power shortage >>frequency decreases

ΔP Δf

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 Frequency control actions

Generation side Control Demand side control

Primary Control
Δf Power System
Governor
df
Upri dt

UFLS
Generator f
USec
UUFLS
ΔPtie

AGC/LFC
Δf

Secondary Control

UCT
Operator
Connection and
Tripping of power Emergency Control

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Example

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 Primary Frequency Control

• Generation is controlled by
mechanical output of the prime mover
• The speed governor senses the
change in speed (frequency)
• Actions taken within 5 – 30 seconds
by generator droop control

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 Secondary control reserves

• Should reset the primary control reserves in 5 – 15 minutes

to be ready for next disturbance

• Should correct the frequency deviation within allowable

limit
• +/- 0.1 Hz in Nordel*
• +/- 0.2 Hz in UCTE*

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 Secondary control reserves

• Should reset the primary control reserves in 5 – 15 minutes

to be ready for next disturbance

• Should correct the frequency deviation within allowable

limit
• +/- 0.1 Hz in Nordel*
• +/- 0.2 Hz in UCTE*

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 Under frequency Load Shedding (UFLS)

• To prevent extended operation of separated areas at

low frequency, load shedding schemes are employed.

A typical scheme for 60 Hz system:

• 10% load shed when frequency drops to 59.2 Hz
• 15% additional load shed when frequency drops to 58.8 Hz
• 20% additional load shed when frequency reaches 58.0 Hz

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B. Reactive Power and
Voltage

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 Voltage Control

• Control of voltage levels is carried out by controlling the

production, absorption, and flow of reactive power

• Generating units provide the basic means of voltage

control. synchronous generators
– can generate or absorb Q depending on excitation
– automatic voltage regulator (AVR) continuously adjusts excitation to
control armature voltage.

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 Voltage Control

• Additional means are required to control voltage

throughout the system ( sources or sinks of reactive power)
i. shunt capacitors
ii. shunt reactors
iii. synchronous condensers
iv. and static var compensators (SVCs)
v. Line reactance compensators, such as series capacitors
vi. regulating transformers, such as tap-changing transformers and
boosters

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Example: Shunt Compensation

a) shunt compensation

b) before compensation

c) After compensation

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 Mathematical derivation of Reactive Power/Voltage
and Real Power/Frequency relation

power–angle characteristic
 Important notes:
• In power networks, node voltages must be within a small
percentage of their nominal values. Therefore, small
variations cannot influence the value of real power

• large changes of real power, from negative to positive

values, correspond to changes in the sine of the angle δ.

• the system can operate only in that part of the

characteristic which is shown by a solid line in the
previous figure
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