8

Power System Operation and Control

Mani Venkatasubramanian and Kevin Tomsovic,     School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA

8.1. Introduction

8.2. Generation Dispatch

8.2.1. Classical Lossless Generation Dispatch

8.2.2. Lossy Economic Dispatch

8.2.3. Optimal Power Flow Formulation

8.3. Frequency Control

8.3.1. AGC

8.4. Conclusion: Contemporary Issues

8.1 Introduction

The primary objective of power system operation is delivering power to consumers meeting strict tolerances on voltage magnitude and frequency. Accordingly, the operation control problems naturally divide into the control of voltage magnitudes or the voltage control issues and the control of system ...

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