Using PSS/E for advanced Load flow and Short circuit analyses

EKC with APEX provided a five-day interactive training workshop on advanced load flow and short circuit analysis utilizing PSS/E for Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) experts in September 6-11, 2015, in Jeddah, KSA.

The program was interactive, consisted of the PowerPoint presentations/instructions for each major topic, followed by representative exercises to be completed in class by the participants.

The training course covered the following topics:

• Running PSS/E in Batch Mode: Automation Files: IDEV, Python and PSEB
• PV Analysis (PV Curve): Analysis of maximum active power (MW) transfer limit of a transmission link
• QV Analysis (QV Curves): Analysis of reactive power compensation requirement at a substation
• Modelling of switched shunt capacitors/reactors in load flow
• Series compensation, enhancement of active power transfer, and reactive power support, modelling of series compensation in load flow
• Static VAR Compensator (SVC) and Static VAR Systems (SVS); their modelling in load flow through PSS/E, their application in steady state conditions
• Static load models, constant MVA, constant current and constant impedance
• Converted load flow for switching studies; energizing a transmission line and  study of Ferranti Effect
• Components of HVDC Technology; Monopole, Bipole and other configurations
• HVDC Load Flow Modelling in PSS/E
• Optimum Power Flow, its objectives, applications and uses
• Symmetrical and asymmetrical fault currents
• Calculating DC component of fault current
• Circuit Breaker interrupting duty and PSS/E activity BKDY
• Short circuit strength and issues of Power Quality Harmonics, Flicker, Unbalance