ECEN 460 Power System Operation and Control, Spring 2024

Course information

Lecture time: Spring 2024, TR 3:55-5:10pm

Lecture location: ZACH 240

Lab location: ZACH 326 (Times vary, see syllabus)

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

Office hours: Thursdays 1:00-3:45pm, WEB 215-E, or by request

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

Syllabus: ECEN460_Syllabus_Spring2024_Mar19

Course schedule and links:

Class Day	Slides	Reading, Homework, Labs, and Misc.
Jan 16	No class due to potential inclement weather.	No labs this week
Jan 18	Class 1: Introduction, Three-Phase AC Power Calculations	Reading Chapters 1 and 2 Handout_Class1 (Includes Homework #1, due Jan 23rd, and Homework #2, due Jan 30th) Video review of complex math Video review of Three-Phase AC Power Calculations Video Example #1 Video Example #2 Video Example #3
Jan 23	Class 2: Power Systems Structure and History	Lab 1 Materials
Jan 25	Class 3: Generators and Machines, Part 1	Homework 1 and 2 solutions Quiz1_Solutions
Jan 30	Class 4: Generators and Machines, Part 2	Homework 3 on transformers: book problems 3.4, 3.23, due Feb. 8th. Homework 4 on transmission lines: book regular problems 4.10, 4.11, 4.20, and 4.41, 5.14 (a,b), 5.38, and 5.41 (a,b), due Feb. 15th Quiz2_Solutions Lab 2 Materials
Feb 1	Class 5: Transformers, Part 1	Quiz3_Solutions
Feb 6	Class 6: Transformers, Part 2	Lab 3 Assignment Quiz4_Solutions
Feb 8	Class 7: Transmission Lines, Part 1	Quiz5_Solutions
Feb 13	Class 8: Transmission Lines, Part 2	Lab 4 Assignment Quiz6_Solutions
Feb 15	Class 9: Power Flow, Part 1	Quiz7_Solutions
Feb 20	Class 10: Power Flow, Part 2	Lab 5 Materials Quiz8_Solutions
Feb 22	Class 11: Power Flow Examples	Quiz9_Solutions Handout_Class11
Feb 27	Class 12: Power flow and Lab 6 Intro	Lab 6 Materials Quiz10_Solutions
Feb 29	Class 13: Large Power System Analysis	Homework 3 Solutions Homework 4 Solutions Homework 5 Solutions Quiz11_Solutions
Mar 5	Class 14: DC Power Flow, Examples	Quiz12_Solutions
Mar 7	Exam 1
Mar 12/14	No class: Spring break
Mar 19	Class 15: Economic Dispatch	Handout_Economic_Dispatch Homework 6 due March 26th: 6th edition book problems 6.62, 6.63, 6.65 or 7th edition book problems 7.1, 7.2, 7.4
Mar 21	Class 16: Large Power System Operations	Power plant tour Friday, March 22nd Quiz13_Solutions
Mar 26	Class 17: Optimal Power Flow	Lab 7 Materials
Mar 28	Class 18: Economic Dispatch Examples	Lab 8 Instructions Quiz14_Solution
Apr 2	Class 19: Intro to Power System Stability	Handout_Class19 Quiz15_Solution
Apr 4	Class 20: Generator Stability Modeling	Handout_Class20 Quiz16_Solutions
Apr 9	Class 21: Stability Examples	Lab 9 Materials Quiz17_Solutions
Apr 11	(No class)
Apr 16	Exam 2 – note date changed
Apr 18	Class 22: Additional Dynamics Topics	Lab 10 Materials
Apr 23	Class 23: High-Impact, Low-Frequency Events	Quiz18_Solutions
Apr 25	Class 24: A Smarter Grid for the Future	Quiz19_Solution
May 6	Final Exam – 1pm