GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Program Name: Engineering

Level: Masters
Branch: Electrical Engineering
Course / Subject Code: ME01000131
Course / Subject Name : Computer Techniques in Power System

w. e. f. Academic Year: 2024-25

Semester: 1st Semester
Category of the Course: PCC

Prerequisite: Interconnected Power System.

Rationale: The "Computer Techniques in Power Systems" course equips students with essential
computational skills and tools for analyzing and solving complex power system
problems. This course discusses methods for power flow analysis, stability
assessment, and fault analysis using computer-based simulations in detail. By
leveraging modern software and programming techniques, students gain practical
experience in modeling and optimizing power systems. These skills are crucial for
developing innovative solutions to enhance the efficiency, reliability, and
sustainability of electrical grids in the evolving energy landscape.

Course Outcome:
After Completion of the Course, Student will able to:
No Course
Outcomes
01 Formulate and solve power flow problem for a given power system network
02 Apply various numerical methods for power system analysis
03 Analyze power systems by conducting short circuit studies, symmetrical fault analysis, and
contingency study
04 Formulate model for state estimation with linear & nonlinear measurements and apply state
estimation techniques to monitoring and optimization of power system operations

Teaching and Examination Scheme:

Total
Teaching Scheme (in Credits
Hours) Assessment Pattern and Marks
L+T+ (PR/2) Total
Theory Tutorial / Practical Marks
L T PR C ESE PA / CA
PA/CA (I) ESE (V)
(E) (M)
3 0 2 4 70 30 20 30 150

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 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Program Name: Engineering
Level: Masters
Branch: Electrical Engineering
Course / Subject Code: ME01000131
Course / Subject Name : Computer Techniques in Power System

Course Content:
Unit No. of % of
Content
No. Hours Weightage
1. Mathematical Preliminaries:
Gaussian Elimination, LU Factorization, Concept of Sparsity, Sparsity
3 05%
for Reducing Storage Requirements for Ybus and Jacobian, Ordering
Schemes
2. Power Flow Analysis:
Modeling of power system components, Power flow problem
formulation, Bus classification and construction of Y-Bus, Gauss Siedel
method, Newton Raphson method, De-Coupled method, Fast Decoupled 12 30%
method, Modified Fast Decoupled, Concept of Optimal Power Flow,
Solution of Optimal power flow by Gradient method, Solution of
Optimal power flow by Newton’s method, Continuation Power flow
3. Power System Security and Short Circuit Study:
Introduction, Factors Affecting Power System Security, Short Circuit
Studies of a Large Power System Networks, Symmetrical Fault Analysis
Using Bus Impedance Matrix (Zbus), Algorithm for Formation of Bus
Impedance Matrix, Overview of Security Analysis, Contingency Analysis 11 25%
using Zbus by adding and removing multiple lines, Concept of
Compensation Current, Analysis of Single Contingencies, Contingency
Analysis by DC Model, Linear Sensitivity Factors, Contingency Selection,
Concentric Relaxation, Bounding
4. State Estimation in Power Systems:
Introduction, Power System State Estimation, Weighted Least Squares
Estimation (WLSE) method with Linear Measurements, Inclusion of
Statistics in WLSE, Maximum Likelihood Concept, State Estimation of
AC network – Nonlinear Measurements, Development of Jacobian 12 25%
Matrix, State Estimation by Orthogonal Decomposition, Detection and
Identification of Bad measurements using Chi-squared distribution,
Estimation of quantities not being measured, Network Observability and
Pseudo Measurements, Application of Power Systems State Estimation
5 Numerical Integration Techniques:
One step methods, Taylor series based methods, Forward -Euler’s
method, Runge-Kutta methods, Trapezoidal method, backward-Euler’s 7 15%
method, Accuracy and error analysis, Numerical stability analysis, Power
system applications: Transient stability analysis
Total 45 100

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 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Program Name: Engineering
Level: Masters
Branch: Electrical Engineering
Course / Subject Code: ME01000131
Course / Subject Name : Computer Techniques in Power System

Suggested Specification Table with Marks (Theory):

Distribution of Theory Marks

R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level
10 10 20 30 30 -
Where R: Remember; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C: Create (as per
Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)

References/Suggested Learning Resources:

(a) Books:
1) Computer-Aided Power Systems Analysis (2nd Edition), George Kusic, CRC Press – Indian Edition
2) Computer Methods in Power System Analysis, Glenn Stagg and El-abiad, McGraw-Hill
3) Computational methods for Electric Power Systems, CRC press- Mariesa Crow
4) Power System Analysis by William Stevenson and John Grainger, McGraw Hill Education (India)
5) Electric Energy Systems Theory – An Introduction by Olle I. Elgerd, Tata McGraw Hills Education
6) Computer Techniques in Power System Analysis by Pai M. A., Tata McGraw hill, New Delhi, 2006
7) Computer analysis of power systems by Arrillaga, J and Arnold C.P, John Wiley and Sons, New York,
1997
8) Power Generation Operation and Control by Allen J. Wood and Bruce F. Wollenberg, John Wiley & Sons
Inc, Second Edition

(b) Open source software and website:

1) Scilab, GNU Octave

2) NPTEL MOOC Course on “Computer Aided Power System Analysis” by Prof. Biswarup Das, IIT
Roorkee
3) NPTEL Web Course on “Power System Stability” by Prof. B. Kalyan Kumar, IIT Madras
(c) List of Laboratory/Learning Resources Required:
1) Computer LAB equipped with MATLAB/ PSCAD /MiPower / PowerWorld Simulator software
(d) List of Experiments
1) To develop a program for the solution of linear algebraic equations using gauss elimination method.
2) To develop a programme for formation of Ybus matrix for given power system network using direct
inspection method.
3) To develop a programme for solution of static load flow equation using Gauss-Seidel method of power
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Program Name: Engineering
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Branch: Electrical Engineering
Course / Subject Code: ME01000131
Course / Subject Name : Computer Techniques in Power System

flow study.
4) To develop a programme for solution of static load flow equation using Newton Raphson method of
power flow study.
5) To develop a programme for Solution of static load flow equation using Fast Decoupled Load Flow
method.
6) To develop a computer programme for LU Factorization method.
7) To develop a computer programme to obtain sensitivity factor for power system security analysis.
8) To develop a computer programme for solving power system state estimation problem using WLSE
technique with linear measurements.
9) To develop a computer programme for solving power system state estimation problem using WLSE
technique with nonlinear measurements.
10) To simulate contingency analysis for given power system network using PowerWorld Simulator/
MiPower Software.
11) To simulate symmetrical & unsymmetrical fault for a given power system network using PowerWorld
Simulator/ MiPower Software
12) To develop a computer programme for to Zbus for a sample power network.

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