Enhancement of power system security

在电力行业重组的今天，安全运行是一个非常重要的问题。近年来，北美东部和世界其他地区的大停电事故使电力系统安全问题成为人们关注的焦点。该研究计划的重点是评估和提高电力系统的安全性。这项研究计划将开发新技术并改进现有技术，以确定电力系统是否在接近安全极限的情况下运行。将接近安全极限的程度量化，并纳入电力系统运行的决策工具。在没有这种工具的情况下，电力系统可能运行得过于保守，导致收入损失，或者可能在非常高的风险下运行。拟议的研究计划还将开发新的控制方法，利用基于现代电力电子设备的设备来增强电力系统安全。开发的工具和技术将整合到一个平台中，以便为规划者、运营商、市场设计师和研究人员提供有用的见解。这一研究计划将培养电力系统运行学科领域的高素质人才，重点是电力系统安全。目前，这一领域的专家短缺。

In today's restructured electric power industry the security of operation is becoming a very important concern. The blackouts in the East of North America and some other parts of world have recently brought the topic of power system security to a prominent place. The proposed research program is focused on the assessment and enhancement of power system security. This research program will develop new techniques and improve existing techniques to determine whether the power system is operating close to the security limit. The proximity to security limit will be quantified and incorporated into decision making tools used in power system operation. In the absence of such tools power systems could either operate too conservatively resulting in a loss of revenue or it could operate at a very high risk. The proposed research program will also develop novel control methods to utilize modern power electronics based devices to enhance power system security.  The developed tools and techniques will be combined into one platform, so that it will give useful insights to the planners, operators, market designers, and researchers. This research program will train highly qualified personnel in the subject area of power system operation, with a particular emphasis on the security of power systems. Currently there is a shortage of experts in this area.