Book description
Power System Operation and Control is a comprehensive text designed for an undergraduate course in electrical engineering. Written in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, the book introduces the reader to economic operation of power system and reactive power control. The textbook features in-depth coverage of single area and two-area load frequency control; exclusive chapter modelling of turbine, generators and automatic controllers; precise explanation supported by suitable examples and is replete with objective questions and review questions.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Preface
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Chapter 1. Economic Operation of Power System—I
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Characteristics of Thermal Units
- 1.3 Objective Function and Constraints for the Economic Dispatch Problem
- 1.4 Lagrange Multiplier Method – an Overview
- 1.5 Economic Dispatch Problem – Neglecting Transmission Line Losses
- Questions from Previous Question Papers
- Competitive Examination Questions
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Chapter 2. Economic Operation of Power System—II
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Economic Scheduling Problem Considering Losses
- 2.3 Derivation of the Transmission Loss Formula
- 2.4 Solution of the Economic Scheduling Problem – Considering Transmission Line Losses
- 2.5 Economic Dispatch Considering Losses – The Classical Method
- Questions from Previous Question Papers
- Competitive Examination Questions
- Chapter 3. Hydro Thermal Scheduling
- Chapter 4. Modelling of Turbine, Generators and Automatic Controllers
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Chapter 5. Single Area Load Frequency Control
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Control Area Concept
- 5.3 Isolated Block Diagram Representation of Single Area Frequency Control
- 5.4 Steady State Response
- 5.5 Dynamic Response
- 5.6 State Space Model for Single Area
- 5.7 Matrix Representation of all State Equations
- Questions from Previous Question Papers
- Competitive Examination Questions
- Chapter 6. Two-Area Load Frequency Control
- Chapter 7. Load Frequency Controllers
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Chapter 8. Reactive Power Control
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Power Factor
- 8.3 Reactive Power
- 8.4 Causes of Low Power Factor
- 8.5 Reactive Power flow in an Uncompensated Transmission Line
- 8.6 Necessity for Reactive Power Compensation in a Transmission Line
- 8.7 Methods to Improve Power Factor
- 8.8 Power Factor Correction (Load Compensation)
- Question from Previous Question Papers
- Answers to Selected Competitive Examination Questions
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Power System Operation and Control
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2010
- Publisher(s): Pearson India
- ISBN: 9789332507487
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