Unit 1 Power System Fundamentals and Representation

8 lecture hours

•  Structure of generation
• transmission and distribution system  Single line diagram of power system  Impedance / reactance diagram  Single-phase representation of balanced three-phase system  Per unit system and simple examples  Active power
• reactive power
• apparent power and power factor

Unit 2 Power System Operation, Control and Load Dispatch

8 lecture hours

•  Need for power system operation and control  Transmission line voltage control  Real and reactive power transfer in transmission lines  Conventional methods of power system control  Automatic Generation Control (AGC)  Functions of load dispatch center / SLDC  Introduction to economic load dispatch  Basic idea of unit commitment

Unit 3 HVAC/HVDC Systems, FACTS Devices and Reactive Power

• Management  Introduction to HVAC transmission system  Need of high voltage transmission  Merits and limitations of HVAC transmission  Introduction to HVDC transmission system  Basic components of HVDC system  Merits and limitations of HVDC transmission  Basic comparison of HVAC and HVDC systems  Need for reactive power compensation  Series
• shunt and series-shunt compensation  Introduction to FACTS devices  Types of FACTS controllers like SVC, STATCOM
• UPFC etc.  Applications of FACTS devices in voltage control
• power flow control and stability improvement 12 27% GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Electrical Engineering / Renewable Energy Subject Code: DI05000191 Subject Name: Power System Operation and Management w.e.f. 2026-27 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 3 of 8  Advantages and limitations of FACTS devices

Unit 4 Demand Side Management (DSM)

8 lecture hours

•  Introduction to Demand Side Management  Need and objectives of DSM  Load curve and load duration curve  Maximum demand  Demand factor
• diversity factor and load factor  Peak clipping  Valley filling  Load shifting  Energy conservation through DSM  Tariff-based demand control  Consumer participation in load management  Applications of DSM in domestic
• commercial and industrial sectors

Unit 5 Smart Grid and Microgrid

9 lecture hours

•  Introduction to smart grid  Need and objectives of smart grid  Elements of smart grid  Smart meter and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)  Communication and monitoring in smart grid  Demand response concept  Introduction to distributed generation  Introduction to microgrid  Components of microgrid  Grid-connected mode and islanded mode of microgrid  Role of renewable energy sources in microgrid  Role of battery energy storage in microgrid  Advantages and applications of smart grid and microgrid