Guidelines to prepare for Anna University Examination
Regulation 2017
EE8702 – Power System Operation and Control
Unit wise Guidelines (Part B and Part C)
Unit- I
Theory part Problematic part
1. Load forecasting and its types 1. Important terms and definitions
2. Need for computer control of power (Load factor, demand factor, etc)
system
3. Overview of Power system operation 2. Speed load characteristics -
and control (available in Unit-I PPT) Frequency calculation
4. Speed governing mechanism with
derivation of transfer function and
block diagram
Unit- II
Theory Part Problematic Part
1. Single area system- Static and 1. Single area system
dynamic analysis for both controlled
2. Two area system (not frequently
and uncontrolled case
asked in the university question)
2. Two area system- Static analysis of
uncontrolled case
3. Integration of economic dispatch
control with LFC
Unit- III
Theory Part Problematic Part
1. Generation and absorption of 1. Tap settings in tap changing
reactive power transformer
2. Relationship between P,Q,V and δ at 2. Reactive power calculation for a
a node simple power system
3. Types and Modelling of excitation
systems both static and dynamic
analysis(including root loci)
4. Methods of voltage control
5. SVC (only TCR+TSC)
Unit- IV
Theory Part Problematic Part
1. Coordination equation with and 1. Economic dispatch problems without
without loss violation of limits
2. Solution by direct method 2. Economic dispatch problems with
violation of limits
3. Algorithm and flowchart for priority
list and forward dynamic 3. Economic dispatch problems with
programming method incremental losses
4. Economic dispatch problems using
participation factor method
5. Unit commitment problem using
priority list method only
Unit- V
Theory Part Problematic Part
1. EMS
2. ECC
3. SCADA
4. State Transition diagram with its NIL
control strategies
5. Contingency analysis
6. PMU
*Give more importance to the topics which are given in red color