Northwest Workforce Training on Smart Grid
Graduate Course Tracks
Clean Energy Generation Technologies Track
G1: Renewable Energy Generation (UW)
Wind
Solar
Fuel Cell
Hydrokinetic
Hydroelectric
Geothermal
Biomass
G2: Cleaning Traditional Energy Systems (UW)
Clean coal
Clean exhaust (GHG)
Carbon sequestration
Nuclear
G3: Integration of New Energy Sources (UW)
Wind and solar variability
Wind and solar forecasting
Fault and low voltage ride-through
Power converters
Doubly fed induction generator
Reactive power and voltage control
Smart Grid Technologies Track
G4: Power Transmission System Electromagnetics (WSU and BPA)
Description of high voltage overhead transmission lines
Propagation on single and multiple conductor power lines
Electromagnetic field environment of power lines
Limitations on power line carrying capacity
Corona Effects
Electromagnetic compatibility
Measurements
Grounding issues
Numerical techniques
G5: Digital protection systems (WSU)
No course materials have been provided by WSU for posting
Intro to protection
Microprocessor based relays
Transmission protection
Distribution protection
Generation protection (including clean energy sources)
G6: Substation and Distribution automation (UW and PNNL)
Introduction and evolution of modern electrical distribution systems
Modeling of distribution level components
Distribution level power flow
Voltage control devices
Substation design and automation
Volt-VAR optimization
Energy storage and electric vehicles
Demand Response
Automated switching and reconfiguration (reclosers, sectionalizes, automatic switching)
Introduction to Microgrids
G7: Smart Grid power Electronics (WSU)
Steady-state power flow and power electronics
Power system analysis
Transmission system compensation
High-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems
Wind power systems
Power system dynamics and analysis: reference frames
Converter dynamic model and control
Smart grid, distributed energy resource (DER) units, and microgrids
Smart Grid Planning and Operation
G8: Electric energy economics (UW)
Electric energy policy (federal/state regulations)
Investments in generation resources
Investments in transmission
Long term electric power markets
Short term electric power markets
Reliability standards and power markets
G9: Smart grid planning (UW)
Generation planning
Transmission system planning
Distribution system planning (including microgrids)
G10: Generation resource scheduling (UW)
Unit commitment
Production cost evaluation
Power market transaction scheduling
G11: Smart grid system monitoring and operation (WSU, IncSys, PNNL)
SCADA
State estimation
Contingency analysis
Operator decisions
G12: Smart grid control and protection (WSU)
Wide area protection (SIPS)
Automatic generation control
Direct load control
Wide area stability control (e.g. oscillation mitigation)
