Advanced Topics in Power Systems Analysis: Problems, Methods, and Solutions

Electric Power Systems Analysis is one of the most challenging courses in the Electric Power Engineering major which is taught to junior students. Its complexity arises from numerous prerequisites, a wide array of topics, and a crucial dependence on computational tools, presenting students with significant challenges.

This book serves as a continuation of our previous book, Fundamentals of Power Systems Analysis 1: Problems and Solutions, specifically delving into advanced topics in power systems analysis.

The structure of the Advanced Topics in Power Systems Analysisis as follows:

Economic Load Dispatch, Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Short Circuits, Transient Stability Analysis, Power System Linear Cintrols, and Key Concepts in Power System Analysis, Operation, and Control.

The structure of the Fundamentals of Power System Analysis 1 is as follows:

Introduction to the Power System, Transmission Line Parameters, Line Model and Performance, and Power Flow Analysis.

In brief, advantages associated with delving into both books are as follows:

• A variety of tests to prepare for employment exams.
• Electrical engineers practicing power system analysis can find almost everything they need.
• This book contains both difficult and easy problems and solutions.
• Readers have the capability to solve problems presented in this book solely using a calculator, without dependence on computer-based software.
• This book provides power systems concepts through studying two-choice questions.

In the end, we had a great time in writing this book, and we truly hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed creating it!

Mostafa Eidiani (StM’98, SM’16) Was born in Mashhad, Iran. He earned a B.S. (with distinction) and M.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran in 1995 and 1997 respectively, as well as his Ph.D. degree from the Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran in 2004. In 2016, he was elected a senior member of IEEE, and in 2017, he was elected director of the Iranian Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Khorasan Branch). He was promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in 2016. His research interests include renewable energy integration, power system control, transient and voltage stability, power system simulation, and DIgSILENT PowerFactory.

He has authored or co-authored 8 technical books, 9 chapter books, 40 journal papers, and 110 technical conference proceedings. In addition, he has conducted more than thirty research projects with Iranian power companies.

Dr. Eidiani is an Associate Editor for the IET Journal of Engineering (JOE), and Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology (JEET), and an Editorial Board for the International Journal of Applied Power Engineering (IJAPE), and 9 other journals. He has been a Board Member of Khorasan Electric Generation Company. Dr. Eidiani is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Energy Security and Sustainable Energy. He is the author of ＂Fundamentals of Power Systems Analysis I: Problems and Solutions＂ published by Taylor & Francis Group.

Kumars Rouzbehi (Senior Member, IEEE) Received his Ph.D. degree in Electric Energy Systems from the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, in 2016. Prior to this, he was an academic staff at the Islamic Azad University (IAU), Iran, from 2002 to 2011. In parallel with teaching and research at the IAU, he was the CEO of Khorasan Electric and Electronics Research Company, from 2004 to 2010. From 2017 to 2018, he was an Associate Professor at the Loyola Andalucía University, Seville, Spain. In 2019, he joined the Department of System Engineering and Automatic Control, University of Seville, Spain. He is the patent holder for AC grid synchronization of voltage source power converters and has contributed to over 100 technical publications, including books, book chapters, journal papers, and technical conference proceedings. Professor Rouzbehi has been a TPC Member of the International Conference on Electronics, Control, and Power Engineering (IEEE.ECCP), since 2014, a Scientific Board Member of the (IEA) International Conference on Engineering and Management, since 2015, and a TPC Member of COMPEL 2020.

He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Systems Journal, IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, IET Renewable Power Generation, High Voltage (IET), and IET Systems Integration. He received the Second Best Paper Award 2015 from the IEEE Power Electronics Society, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics.