Operation and Control in Power Systems

Operation and Control in Power Systems is an introductory course text for undergraduate students in electrical and mechanical engineering. In fifteen chapters, it deals with the operation and control of power systems, ranging from load flow analysis to economic operation, optimal load flow, unit commitment, load frequency, interconnected systems, voltage and reactive power control and advanced topics. Various models that are needed in analysis and control are discussed and presented through out the book. This second edition has been extended with mathematical support material and with methods to prevent voltage collapse. It also includes more advanced topics in power system control, such as the effect of shunt compensators, controllable VAR generation and switching converter type VAR generators.

After the introduction this book covers Load Flow Analysis, Economic Operation of Power Systems, Optimal Load Flow, Unit Commitment, Load Frequency Control, Control of Interconnected Systems, Voltage and Reactive Power Control and a further Introduction to Advanced Topics.

Dr. P.S.R. Murty obtained his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University in Berlin. He has worked for over four decades in the university education of electrical engineering students at several institutes. He is currently the Director of the School of Electrical Engineering at Shreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology in Hyderabad, India.