EE 458

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Economic systems for electric power planning (Spring 2008)

M, W, F 10:00-10:50, 1242 Howe

Dr. Jim McCalley

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2005-2007 Catalog listing:

E E 458. Economic Systems for Electric Power Planning. (Cross-listed with Econ). (3-0) Cr. 3.

Prereq: 303 or Econ 301. Evolution of electric power industry. Power system operation and

planning and related information systems. Integer optimization methods. Control technologies

and associated planning methods. Short-term electricity markets and locational marginal prices.

Risk management and financial derivatives. Basics of public good economics. Cost recovery

models including tax treatment for transmission investments. Nonmajor graduate credit.

 

Supervisor:  Jim McCalley

 

Course Objectives:

Objective 1: Articulate the basic principle of the simplex method for solving linear programs.

Objective 2: Formulate and solve a linear program using Matlab, Excel, or CPLEX.

Objective 3: Articulate basic principles of branch & bound algorithm for solving integer programs.

Objective 4: Formulate and solve an integer program using Matlab, Excel, or CPLEX.

Objective 5: Identify the main design attributes of an electricity market system.

Objective 6: Set up and solve for the competitive equilibrium of a 2 or 3 agent electricity market.

Objective 7: Set up and solve for the social optimum and locational marginal prices of a network

with agents having elastic supply and demand functions, using linear programming.

Objective 8: Identify how security constrained optimal power flow problem and the unit commitment

problem are used in electricity markets.

Objective 9: Identify the main components of the transmission planning process.

Objective 10: Identify relationship between transmission planning process & electricity markets.