OVERALL CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, AND DESIGN ASPECTS OF AN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM LABORATORY WITH AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROL CENTER

The complexity of modern power systems is increasing, and thus is requiring of both power engineers and system operators a correspondingly greater knowledge base upon which to draw from so as to understand the phenomena occurring in the system, from a systems point of view. This increased understanding can not be achieved solely through digital modeling, but must be complemented by physical modeling. With these objectives in mind, this research endeavor presents a unique "physically based" power systems laboratory that is coupled with an Energy Management System (identical to a utility computer control center) set of tools which includes SCADA, generation control, and security analysis functions.; The work deals with the overall concept development, planning, and a number of specific designs pertaining to the laboratory. A general design procedure for model fully coupled double circuit extra high voltage lines is presented, as is a circuit breaker and load tap changing transformer scheme. A method of system reconfiguration is also given such that the laboratory may be expanded and incorporate new technologies. Furthermore, the system, data, control, and power wiring requirements in conjunction with the protective relaying scheme, EMS scheme, generation scheme, and the display/control panel layouts of the entire laboratory are presented.; The need and significance of the UTA laboratory is demonstrated by the first study conducted on the current state of Electric Power Engineering Laboratory resources in the United States of America, and Canada. This 1.5 million dollar facility is for use by researchers, students and industry.