Ebook: Advanced Load Dispatch for Power Systems: Principles, Practices and Economies

The series Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and encourage technology transfer in control engineering. The rapid development of control technology impacts all areas of the control discipline. New theory, new controllers, actuators, sensors, new industrial processes, computer methods, new applications, new philosophies ... , new challenges. Much of this development work resides in industrial reports, feasibility study papers and the reports of advanced collaborative projects. The series offers an opportunity for researchers to present an extended exposition of such new work in all aspects of industrial control for wider and rapid dissemination. In Europe, and soon in the United States, power system deregulation is becoming widespread. This involves the privatisation of former public power utilities and the creation of power markets. The United Kingdom has recently undergone this transformation and the countries of the European Union are being encouraged to follow this deregulation policy. This volume Advanced Load Dispatch for Power Systems and its companion volume Control of Modem Integrated Power Systems both by Professor E. Mariani and Professor S.S. Murthy are therefore very timely additions to the power system literature and to the Advances in Industrial Control series.

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The balancing of power generation with load in power systems is a vital and delicate task. Power system demands vary according to the time of day and time of year, and the load generation balance has always to be done with due regard to economy as well as to the security and safety of the system. This text comprehensively covers the various aspects of load dispatching, including telecommunication and other facilities, operating reserves, load management, inter-system exchanges, security and reliability, and load forecasting practices. The principl es described are illustrated by examples from North America, Europe, and India, thus giving coverage to systems in both developed and developing countries.

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The balancing of power generation with load in power systems is a vital and delicate task. Power system demands vary according to the time of day and time of year, and the load generation balance has always to be done with due regard to economy as well as to the security and safety of the system. This text comprehensively covers the various aspects of load dispatching, including telecommunication and other facilities, operating reserves, load management, inter-system exchanges, security and reliability, and load forecasting practices. The principl es described are illustrated by examples from North America, Europe, and India, thus giving coverage to systems in both developed and developing countries.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Objectives, Functions and Location of Load Dispatch Centres....Pages 11-25
Facilities at Load Dispatch Centres....Pages 27-51
Telecommunications in Power System Operation....Pages 53-73
Determination of Operating Reserve....Pages 75-90
Load-Generation Balance....Pages 91-132
Load Management and Methods of Meeting Peak Demand....Pages 133-145
Security and Reliability of Energy Control Systems....Pages 147-163
Inter-System Exchanges, Tariffs and Billing....Pages 165-184
Back Matter....Pages 185-229

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The balancing of power generation with load in power systems is a vital and delicate task. Power system demands vary according to the time of day and time of year, and the load generation balance has always to be done with due regard to economy as well as to the security and safety of the system. This text comprehensively covers the various aspects of load dispatching, including telecommunication and other facilities, operating reserves, load management, inter-system exchanges, security and reliability, and load forecasting practices. The principl es described are illustrated by examples from North America, Europe, and India, thus giving coverage to systems in both developed and developing countries.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Objectives, Functions and Location of Load Dispatch Centres....Pages 11-25
Facilities at Load Dispatch Centres....Pages 27-51
Telecommunications in Power System Operation....Pages 53-73
Determination of Operating Reserve....Pages 75-90
Load-Generation Balance....Pages 91-132
Load Management and Methods of Meeting Peak Demand....Pages 133-145
Security and Reliability of Energy Control Systems....Pages 147-163
Inter-System Exchanges, Tariffs and Billing....Pages 165-184
Back Matter....Pages 185-229
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