Power Engineering: Power System Analysis - Part 3

This course is the third part of a multi-part course series about one of the main areas of electrical engineering: power system analysis. Power system analysis is the core of power engineering and its understanding is therefore essential for a career in this field. In this third course of the multi-part course series, you will learn about power flow (load flow) analysis and short circuit analysis and their use in power systems.

The course is divided into the following sections:1. Power Flow (Load Flow) Analysis: in section 2, we will introduce the concept of power flow. Also referred to as load flow, power flow is the analysis of how apparent, real, and reactive power flows between parts of a power system, from generation to the loads.

One of the most widely used methods of Power Flow analysis will be covered: the Gauss-Seidel method method. A full example will be solved to help explain how this method is used for power flow analysis. 2.

Short Circuit Analysis of Balanced Faults: in section 3, we will introduce short circuits. Also referred to as faults, short circuits are undesired occurrences in power systems when conductors are shorted between each other, to ground, or a combination of these. This is the basis for the field of power system protection and control which is widely important for the safe and reliable operation of power systems.