PS4006 Power System Reliability Syllabus:

PS4006 Power System Reliability Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To introduce the basic concepts of reliability engineering
 To understand hierarchical levels in power system reliability assessment
 To study the formation of system model
 To learn the importance of reliability indices in power system planning, expansion, operation and control

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Definition of Reliability and Failure – Bathtub Curve – Concepts of Probability- Evaluation Techniques: Markov Process, Recursive Technique – Security levels of system – Reliability cost – Adequacy indices – Functions of system security – Contingency analysis – Linear sensitivity factors- Hierarchical Levels in Power System Reliability Assessment.

UNIT II GENERATING CAPACITY: BASIC PROBABILITY METHODS

Generation system models –Capacity outage probability tables – Loss of load indices – Equivalent forced outage rate – Capacity expansion analysis – Scheduled outages – Evaluation methods on period basis– Loss of energy indices.

UNIT III GENERATING CAPACITY: FREQUENCY AND DURATION METHOD

Introduction – Generation model with no derated states– System risk indices with individual and cumulative load model– Practical system studies.

UNIT VI COMPOSITE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

Introduction – Radial configurations – Conditional probability approach – Network configurations – State selection – System and load point indices – Application to practical system – Data requirements for composite system reliability evaluation.

UNIT V DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Introduction – Evaluation techniques –Interruption indices: Customer oriented, Load and Energy oriented – Application to radial systems – Effects of lateral distributor protection, disconnects, protection failures and transferring loads – Probability distribution of reliability indices.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Students able to
CO1: Acquire design knowledge of system components in reliability point of view.
CO2: Understand the importance of customer oriented and system oriented indices.
CO3: Familiarize with reliability evaluation methodologies.
CO4: Analyse the system performance with proper remedial strategies.
CO5: Enrich the capability of analysing reliability design alternatives in engineering systems.

REFERENCES:

1. Dr. K. Uma Rao, “Power system operation & control”, Wiley-India, First edition, 2013.
2. Ali Chowdhury, Don Koval, “Power Distribution System Reliability: Practical Methods and Applications”, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2009.
3. Cepin, Marko, “Assessment of Power System Reliability”, Springer, 2011.
4. Roy Billinton, R.N. Allan, “Reliability Evaluation of Power Systems”, Springer, 1996.
5. M.V.F. Pereira, N.J. Balu, “Composite generation/transmission reliability evaluation”, Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 80, No. 4, pp. 470-491, 1992.