Development of computational tools for power systems planning and operation

• Grant number: 07/07404-9
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2008
• End date: October 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Power Systems
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Alberto de Castro Junior
• Grantee: Carlos Alberto de Castro Junior
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação (FEEC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: André Luiz Morelato França ; Ariovaldo Verandio Garcia ; Geraldo Roberto Martins da Costa ; Luiz Carlos Pereira da Silva ; Walmir de Freitas Filho
• Associated researchers: Carlos Alberto Favarin Murari ; Eduardo Nobuhiro Asada ; José Carlos de Melo Vieira Júnior
• Associated scholarship(s): 10/17303-8 - Contributions to Load Modeling for Power Systems Static and Dynamic Analysis, BP.DR; 10/01014-7 - Transmission expansion planning using dynamic security constraints, BP.PD; 10/05236-4 - A Framework for Determination of the Fault-Clearing Practice in Power Distribution System from Power Quality and Reliability Perspectives, BP.DR; + associated scholarships 09/17985-4 - A complete representation of controllers for optimizing the operation of power systems and electricity markets via complementarity constraints, BP.PD; 09/11859-7 - DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENT METHODS FOR FAULT LOCATION IN MODERN POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, BP.DR; 09/01736-5 - Development of Methodologies for Analysis of Positive Feedback Anti-Islanding Protection of Inverter-Based Generators, BP.MS; 09/01253-4 - On-line voltage stability assessment based on PMU measurements, BP.IC; 09/03053-2 - Dynamic modeling of anti-islanding protection scheme of inverter-based generator for transient stability analysis, BP.IC; 08/10672-8 - Analytical analysis of transient stability of doubly fed induction generators, BP.IC - associated scholarships

Abstract

The goal of this research project is to develop advanced methodologies for monitoring, analyzing and controlling related to power systems expansion planning and operation (including operation planning and real-time operation). These methodologies should be efficient from a computational standpoint and sufficiently accurate to provide relevant information to the systems operator/analyst. Also, the idea is to provide academy/industry with a significant number of skilled personnel in the power systems area, including undergraduate and graduate (Masters, PhD and post-doc) students. (AU)