1. Computer System for Power System Operation and Control. - 1. 1 Computer Control of Power Systems. - 1. 2 Functions Computer Configurations and Control aids. - 1. 3 Case Studies of Computerisation in Control Centres. - 2. System control. - 2. 1 Economic Load Dispatch for Thermal Power Plants. - 2. 2 Load-Frequency Control (LFC). - 2. 3 Automatic Generation Control (AGC). - 3. Reactive power balance and voltage control. - 3. 1 General. - 3. 2 Reactive Power Planning and Control Boundaries. - 3. 3 Reactive Power Requirements. - 3. 4 Reactive Power Balance Case Study. - 3. 5 Reactive Generation and Absorption. - 3. 6 Two Case Studies. - 3. 7 Reactive Scheduling Procedure. - 3. 8 Operating Measures. - 3. 9 Modern Trends in Voltage Regulation. - 4. System Security and Quality of Operation. - 4. 1 General. - 4. 2 Definitions of Operating States Voltage and Frequency Collapse Electromagnetic Compatibility and Security Despatch. - 4. 3 Security Monitoring. - 4. 4 Quality of Operation. - 4. 5 Effective Network Utilisation. - 4. 6 Sources of Disturbances. - 5. Emergency Control. - 5. 1 General. - 5. 2 Measures to Prevent Frequency Collapse. - 5. 3 Measures to Prevent Voltage Collapse. - 5. 4 Prevention of Overloads and Instability. - 5. 5 Prevention of Power Disparity. - 5. 6 Operation of Generators in Emergency Conditions. - 5. 7 Restoration Procedures. - 6. Grid Failures Case Studies and Defence' Plan Against Failures. - 6. 1 General. - 6. 2 Case Studies. - 6. 3 EDF's Defence' Plan Against Major Disturbances. - 7. Effects of Grid Disturbances on Power Station and Consumer Equipment. - 7. 1 General. - 7. 2 Effects of Low Frequency Operation on Power Station Equipment. - 7. 3 Effects of Low Frequency Operation on System Load. - 7. 4 High Frequency Operation During Light Load Periods. - Appendix 1: Dispatching and ControlFunctions at Various Levels. - Appendix 2. - Operating Principles of North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC). - Most Common Terms Used in Power System Operation. Language: English