The Power System Dynamics 2 course is a subset of the Power System Dynamics course and typically includes the following learning activities. CEH awarded are 7 Standards, 20 Operating Topics, 4 Simulation and 14 EOP.
Power System Dynamics - Voltage Stability
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
1. Describe the three types of voltage stability
2. Demonstrate the usage of P-V & V-Q curves for analyzing voltage stability & voltage collapse
3. Analyze actual voltage stability events in the North American power system
Learning Activity Content:
- Definition of voltage stability
- Definition of voltage collapse
- Types of voltage collapse including long term, classical & transient
- Construction, usage and shape of the P-V curve
- Illustration of a simulated voltage collapse scenario
- Construction, usage and shape of the V-Q curve
- Description of the Eastern Disturbance of 8/14/2003 from a long term voltage collapse perspective
- Description of the Western Disturbance of 7/2/1996 from a classical voltage collapse perspective
- Description of the Eastern Disturbance of 8/1987 from a transient voltage collapse perspective
Power System Dynamics - Angle Stability
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
1. Demonstrate, using graphical tools, the difference between angle stability and angle instability
2. Utilize power-angle curves and MW plots to illustrate steady state stability and instability
3. Utilize power-angle curves and MW plots to illustrate the difference between transient stability and instability
4. Utilize power-angle curves and MW plots to illustrate the difference between oscillatory stability and instability
5. Analyze the procedures and equipment used in North America to help ensure angle stability
Learning Activity Content:
- Definition of angle stability
- Definition of angle instability
- Concept of relative acceleration
- Concept of the torque angle
- Usage of the power-angle curve
- Types of angle instability including steady-state, transient, oscillatory
- Illustration of a steady-state instability event using a power-angle curve & MW plots
- Illustration of transient stability using a power-angle curve and MW plots following a line loss
- Illustration of transient instability using a power-angle curve and MW plots following a line loss
- Illustration of transient stability using a power-angle curve following a phase-ground fault
- Illustration of transient instability using an extended power-angle curve following a 3-phase fault
- Description of fast-valving
- Description of a braking resistor
- Description of the advantage of high speed protection
- Illustration of oscillatory instability using power-angle curves following a minor disturbance
- The types of power systems prone to low frequency oscillations
- The purpose of PSS
- The purpose of OOS protection
- Distance relay operation during OOS events
- Analysis from an angle stability perspective of the 6/25/1998 Eastern Disturbance
Power System Dynamics - August 14, 2003 Blackout Description
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
- Analyze the events of 8/14/03 to determine the cause of the disturbance
- Create a list of operating procedures which, had they been in effect, would have avoided the disturbance of 8/14/03
Learning Activity Content:
- Review power system components involved with 8/14/03 disturbance
- Review system conditions on 8/14/03
- Describe trip of Eastlake generator at 13:31
- Analyze effects of the unit trip
- Describe capabilities of MISO and FirstEnergy Contingency Analysis software
- Describe failure of FirstEnergy alarm logger
- Analyze the effects of the loss of the Chamberlin-Harding 345 line at 15:05
- Analyze the effects of the loss of the Hanna-Juniper 345 line at 15:32
- Analyze the effects of the loss of the Star-South Banton 345 line at 15:41
- Analyze the key event of the disturbance, the loss of the Sammis-Star 345 line at 16:06
- Describe the portion of the disturbance during which Detroit area loses synchronism with the Toronto area at approximately 16:10
- Describe the portion of the disturbance from 16:10 until the separation of all lines to the east coast at 16:13
- Review and analyze the recommendation from the disturbance reports for the 8/14/03 disturbance
