Course Objective: This course is intended to provide the students necessary skills and knowledge to contribute effectively to the maintenance and operation of integrated power systems, with a focus on renewable energy integration and energy storage systems. The course will elaborate on the fundamentals of power system maintenance and optimization in the South Asian Region, life cycle assessment and optimization techniques, load forecasting and scheduling, the impacts of renewable energy penetration on power system maintenance and optimization, and ends with case studies of good maintenance and optimization of integrated power systems.
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Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course, the participants would be able to,
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Comprehend the fundamentals of power system maintenance and optimization
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Understand the asset management and life cycle assessment of power systems
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Explain the unit commitment and economic dispatch techniques
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Comprehend energy storage system optimization techniques
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Understand the various impacts of the integration of renewable energy in the power system
Outline
4.1 Introduction to Power Systems Maintenance & Optimisation:
4.1.1 Fundamentals and Importance of Power Systems Maintenance & Optimisation
4.1.2 Overview of SAR Power Systems Maintenance and Optimization Practices
4.2 Asset Management & Life Cycle Assessment:
4.2.1 Asset Management Practices for Power Systems
4.2.2 Life cycle assessment & optimisation techniques
4.2.3 Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) approach
4.3 Optimisation of Power System Operation:
4.3.1 Load forecasting and scheduling, unit commitment & ED
4.4 Integration of RE & Energy Storage Systems (ESS):
4.4.1 Integration of RE in PS, ESS, and their Optimization
4.4.2 Impacts of High RE Penetration on PS Maintenance & Optimization
4.4.3 Case studies