Course - Power System Reliability and Security - ET8207
Power System Reliability and Security
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About the course
Course content
The course will give an introduction to the main principles and objectives of power system reliability and security analysis: Basic terms and definitions, problems to be addressed, overview of methodologies for contingency analysis and reliability analysis, reliability models including dependencies, input data and main results such as interruptions and societal impact. The following topics are covered: Contingency analysis and reliability analysis of transmission and distribution systems, analysis of time dependencies, analysis of reliability data (input to reliability analysis).
Learning outcome
The course will give a thorough understanding of the main principles in power system reliability and security analysis as well as knowledge of different methods and tools for reliability analysis.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, exercises, self-tuition of selected literature, presentations by the participants followed by discussions.
The course is given every second year, next time in the fall term 2011.
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic knowledge in reliability and risk analysis, e.g. TPK 4120 Safety and reliability analysis
Required previous knowledge
TET 4115 Power system analysis
Course materials
Selected chapters from textbooks, compendium, memos, selected papers
Subject areas
- Electrical Power Engineering