Planning and Operation of Smart Power Distribution Systems

This course provides best practices of modern distribution power systems.

Participants will examine the practical aspects of the technologies, design and implementation, smart grid applications and sensing; demand side management, smart grid economics, microgrids and distributed energy resources, and fault location and service restoration (FLSIR).

Course Highlights:

• Overview of traditional of distribution systems
• Modern and future distribution systems
• Smart grid
• Distributed energy resources (DER)
• Challenges of integrating of distributed energy resources into the distribution systems
• Conservation voltage reduction
• Advanced protection systems, feeder automation and reconfiguration
• Fault location, Isolation and Service Restoration (FLSIR)
• Microgrids
• Engineering economics for smart grid
• Road mapping

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Grasp the structure of the evolving distribution systems     
• Learn the nature of distribution loads and their characterization
• Master the depth of distribution reliability and relevance of reliability indices
• Assimilate the impact of distribution feeder voltage regulation
• Understand the value of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) in today’s dx system
• Comprehend the impacts of selected distribution automation applications
• Identify the challenges with Distributed Energy Resources on dx systems
• Learn the salient points of smart meters, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and applications, Distribution Management Systems (DMS), and Outage Management System (OMS)

Course Typically Offered: Online in Summer and Winter quarters.

Prerequisite: A BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Next Step: After completing this course, consider taking other courses in the Power Systems Engineering certificate program to continue learning.

Contact: For more information about this course, please email unexengr@ucsd.edu