Enhancement of power system security

在电力工业重组的今天，电力系统的安全运行已成为一个非常重要的问题。近年来，北美东部和世界其他一些地区的大停电使电力系统安全问题成为一个突出的问题。建议的研究计划的重点是评估和提高电力系统的安全性。该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。接近安全极限将被量化，并纳入电力系统运行中使用的决策工具。在没有这种工具的情况下，电力系统要么可能过于保守地运行，导致收入损失，要么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，利用现代电力电子设备，以提高电力系统的安全性。 开发的工具和技术将被整合到一个平台中，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。该研究计划将培养高素质的人才在电力系统运行的主题领域，特别强调电力系统的安全。目前，这方面的专家短缺。

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.