ECEN 460 Power System Operation and Control, Spring 2023

Course information

Lecture time: Spring 2023, TR 5:30-6:45pm

Lecture location: ZACH 440

Lab location: ZACH 230 (Times vary, see syllabus)

Instructor: Prof. Adam Birchfield, abirchfield@tamu.edu

Office hours: Tuesdays 3-5pm, WEB 215-E, or by request

Required Textbook: Power System Analysis and Design, Glover, Overbye, Sarma, and Birchfield, 7th Edition

Syllabus: ECEN460_Syllabus_Spring2023_Jan13

Course schedule and links:

Class Day	Slides	Reading, Homework, Labs, and Misc.
Tue 17 Jan	Class 1: Three-Phase AC Power Calculations	Reading Chapters 1 and 2 Handout_Class1 (Includes Homework 1 due Jan 24 and Homework 2 due Jan 31) Video review of complex math Video review of Three-Phase AC Power Calculations Video Example #1 Video Example #2 Video Example #3 No labs this week
Thur 19 Jan	Class 2: Power System Structure, History, and Operations	Homework1_Selected Solutions Quiz1_Solutions
Tue 24 Jan	Class 3: Generators and Machines, Part 1	Lab 1 Materials Quiz2_Solutions
Thur 26 Jan	Class 4: Generators and Machines, Part 2	Quiz3_Solutions Homework2_Solutions
Tue 31 Jan	Class 5: Transformers, Part 1	Lab 2 Materials Quiz4_Solutions
Thur 2 Feb	Class 6: Transformers, Part 2	Homework 3 Solutions Quiz5_Solutions
Tue 7 Feb	Class 7: Transmission Lines, Part 1	Lab 3 Instructions
Thur 9 Feb	Class 8: Transmission Lines, Part 2	Quiz6_Solutions (Corrected)
Tue 14 Feb	Class 9: Power Flow, Part 1	Lab 4 Instructions Homework 4_Solutions Quiz7_Solutions
Thur 16 Feb	Class 10: Power Flow, Part 2	Quiz8_Solutions
Tue 21 Feb	Class 11: Power Flow Examples	Lab 5 Materials Handout_Class11
Thur 23 Feb		Quiz9_Solutions
Tue 28 Feb		First Exam
Thur 2 Mar	Class 13: Intro to Power System Economics
Tue 7 Mar	Class 14: Large Power System Analysis	Lab6_Materials
Thur 9 Mar	Class 15: Large Power System Controls
Tue 14 Mar		No class, spring break
Thur 16 Mar		No class, spring break
Tue 21 Mar	Class 16: Large Power System Controls, cont.
Thur 23 Mar	Class17: Economic Dispatch	Note: Power Plant Tour Friday March 24th Quiz10_Solutions
Tue 28 Mar	Class18: Economic Dispatch, Part 2	Lab7_Materials
Thur 30 Mar	Class19: Optimal Power Flow and Energy Markets	Quiz11_Solutions Quiz12_Solutions
Tue 4 Apr	Class20: Introduction to Power System Dynamics	Lab8 Instructions
Thur 6 Apr	Class 21: Power System Dynamic Models	Quiz13_Solution
Tue 11 Apr	Class 22: Exciters and Governors	Lab9_Materials
Thur 13 Apr	Class 23: Frequency Control	Quiz14_Solutions
Tue 18 Apr		Second Exam
Thur 20 Apr	Class 24: Additional Stability Topics	Quiz15_Solutions
Tue 25 Apr	Class 25: High-Impact, Low-Frequency Events	Quiz16_Solution
Thur 27 Apr	Class 26: A Smarter Grid for the Future
Tue 2 May		No class, redefined to be a Friday
Tue 9 May		FINAL EXAM 3:30-5:30 PM