ECE 558 - Spring 2021

Power System Reliability


Project 5 - Due 11 Mar 2021

  1. For the generating system in the previous project, determine the increase in load carrying capability at the 0.1 day/year risk level due to the addition of the 60 MW thermal unit (i.e., difference between problem 2 and problem 3).
  2. A generating system consists of the following units: The 10, 20 and 30 MW units have forced outage rates of 0.08. The 40 MW unit has a full forced outage rate of 0.08 and a 50% derated state which has a probability of 0.06. The generating system supplies power to an industrial load. The peak load for a specified 100-day period is 70 MW. The load-duration curve for this period is a straight line from the 100% to the 60% load point.
    1. Calculate the energy index of reliability for this system.
    2. Given that the economic order for the generating units is 40, 30, 20, 10, calculate the expected energy provided to the system by each unit.
  3. A power system contains the following generating capacity: The annual daily peak load variation curve is given by a straight line from the 100% to the 40% points. Calculate the LOLE for the following peak load values:
    1. 150 MW
    2. 160 MW
    3. 170 MW
    4. 180 MW
    5. 190 MW
    6. 200 MW
    given a load forecast uncertainty distribution of
    Deviation from forecast (MW)Individual Probability
    -100.2
    00.6
    100.2
  4. A four-unit hydro plant serves a remote load through two parallel transmission lines. The four hydro units are connected to a single step-up transformer which is then connected to the two lines. The remote load has a daily peak load variation curve which is a straight line from the 100% to the 60% point. Calculate the annual Loss of Load Expectation for a forecast peak of 70 MW using the following data.
    FacilityCapacityUnavailability
    Hydro Units4 x 25 MWFOR = 2%
    Transformer110 MVAFOR = 0.2%
    Trans. Lines50 MW each lineFailure rate = 2 f/yr; Average repair time = 24 hrs

Deliverables

Main Campus students must submit their assignments on paper at the beginning of the lecture. In addition, both Internet students and Main Campus students must submit an electronic copy via SafeAssignment on the ECE 558 Blackboard site BEFORE the beginning of class. SafeAssign does not allow multiple files, so you'll need to find a way to submit a single file, e.g., scanned images (PNG or JPEG) of handwritten work can be inserted in a Word Document. MATLAB code, if any, must appear in an appendix so that we can copy and paste your code into an M-file to test it. MATLAB code must not be scanned; it must be included as formatted text. See the "Blackboard SafeAssign" link on the course home page for details on allowed file types. Please make sure your file is less than 1 MB in size!
Updated 4 Mar 2021