EUCI Presents a Course on:

Power System Voltage Stability

January 31 – February 1, 2008

Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina

San Diego, CA

Previous Attendees Have Said...

“Dr. Kundur is one of the top experts in power system dynamics and voltage stability. This was a great
opportunity to discuss some of the advanced voltage stability problems with a top industry expert.”
~R.E., Austin Energy

“EUCI has expert presenters.”

~E.F., Transmission Planning Engineer, CPS Energy

“The most applicable and useful industry course I have ever attended on the bulk electric power system.”
~E.L.S., Engineer, Progress Energy Florida
 Power System Voltage Stability
January 31 – February 1, 2008
overview
January 31 – February 1, 2008
Voltage stability is becoming an increasing source of concern in secure operation of present-
day power systems. This practical course will provide a comprehensive overview of voltage
stability problems and methods of effectively addressing them in the planning, design, and
operation of electric power systems. This includes the basic concepts, physical aspects of the
phenomenon, methods of analysis, examples of major power grid blackouts due to voltage
instability, and methods of preventing voltage instability. The course will detail methods of
voltage control and reactive power planning in transmission networks. The impact of wind
turbine generators on voltage stability and effective methods of grid integration of wind
power resources will also be addressed.

Program Agenda
Thursday, January 31, 2008 Friday, February 1, 2008

Registration and Continental Breakfast: 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast: 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Course Timing: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Course Timing: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Group Luncheon: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Group Luncheon: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

• Introduction and Basic Concepts • Methods of Analysis

o Definition and classification of power system stability o Modeling requirements
o Conceptual relationship between power system o Dynamic analysis
stability, security, and reliability o Static analysis; Q-V modal analysis
o Review of the concepts of active power and reactive o Quasi-dynamic analysis
power o Comprehensive assessment of voltage stability for
o An elementary view of the voltage stability system planning and operation
phenomenon
• Prevention of Voltage Instability
• Equipment Characteristics Affecting Voltage Stability o System design measures
o Synchronous machines o System operating measures
o Excitation systems o Methods of identifying causes of instability and
o AC Transmission selecting remedial measures
o Power system loads o Case studies and illustrative examples
o Coordinated voltage control schemes: secondary and
• Control of Reactive Power and Voltage tertiary voltage control
o Control objectives
o Production and absorption of reactive power • Examples of Major System Disturbances due to
o Methods of voltage control Voltage Instability
o Principles of reactive compensation in transmission o Incidents of long-term voltage instability
systems o Incidents of short-term voltage instability
o Static and dynamic compensators
• Impact of Wind Turbine Generators
• Typical Scenarios of Voltage Instability o Wind turbine characteristics
o Long-term voltage instability o Types of wind turbine generator technologies
o Short-term voltage instability o Reactive power compensation and voltage control
requirements
o Nature of voltage stability problems and effective
counter measures
 Power System Voltage Stability
January 31 – February 1, 2008
About the Instructor

Dr. Prabha S. Kundur, President, Kundur Power Systems Solutions Inc., Toronto, Ontario

Prabha Kundur holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and has over 35 years of experience
in the electric power industry. He is currently the President of Kundur Power System Solutions Inc. He served as the
President and CEO of Powertech Labs Inc., the research and technology subsidiary of BC Hydro, from 1994 to 2006. Prior
to joining Powertech, he worked at Ontario Hydro for nearly 25 years and held senior positions involving power system
planning and design.

He has served as Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto since 1979, at the University of British Columbia since
1994, and at the University of Manitoba since 2006. He is the author of the book Power System Stability and Control, a
standard modern reference for the subject. He has performed extensive international consulting related to power system
planning and design, and has delivered technical courses for utilities, manufacturers, and universities around the world.

Dr. Kundur has a long record of service and leadership in the IEEE. He has chaired numerous committees and working
groups of the IEEE Power Engineering Society and was elected a Fellow of the IEEE in 1985. He is the immediate
past-chairman of the IEEE Power System Dynamic Performance Committee, and is currently the PES Vice-President for
Education/Industry Relations. He is the recipient of several IEEE awards, including the Nikola Tesla Award in 1997 and
the Charles Concordia Power System Engineering Award in 2005.

Prabha has also been active in CIGRE for many years. He served as the Chairman of the CIGRE Study Committee C4
on System Technical Performance from 2002 to 2006, and is currently Chairman of the Canadian National Committee
of CIGRE. He was the recipient of the CIGRE Technical Committee Award in 1999. He was bestowed by CIGRE title of
Honorary Member in 2006.

In 2003, Dr. Kundur was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He has been awarded two
honorary degrees: Doctor Honoris Causa by the University Politechnica of Bucharest, Romania in 2003, and Doctor of
Engineering, Honoris Causa by the University of Waterloo in 2004.
PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings of the course will be published and
one copy will be distributed to each registrant at the
course.
course Location
A room block has been reserved at the Sheraton
San Diego Hotel & Marina, 11380 Harbor Island
Drive, San Diego, California 92101, for the nights
of January 30-31, 2008. The rate is $219 for single
or double occupancy, plus applicable tax. Call the
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina at 619-291-2900
for reservations and mention the EUCI Conference
to get the group rate. Make your reservations prior
to January 4, 2007. There are a limited number
of rooms available at the conference rate. Please
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