Course Overview

  • This course is delivered face to face with 21 total contact hours available as 21 professional development hours (PDH) or 2.1 Continuing Education Units (CEU).
  • Please direct questions about the offering to Dr. Tom Overbye. For questions related to the registration process, please contact TEES EDGE.

Learning Objectives

The course is designed to provide a comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of the planning of high voltage electric power systems

This Course Includes: 

  • Overview of the electric grid and the history of planning 
  • The art of planning 
  • The power system modeling process
  • Power flow applied to large systems 
  • Application of static analysis tools for planning 
  • Security constrained optimal power flow and locational marginal prices (LMPs) 
  • Power system visualization for planning 
  • Operations: what a planner needs to know 
  • Advanced power grid transmission technologies and their role in planning 
  • Large-scale regional transmission grid planning 
  • Generator interconnection studies 
  • Techniques for automating the planning process 
  • Power system dynamics and stability 
  • Planning for a high percentage of renewables 
  • Dealing with bad data 
  • The role of regional planning committees 
  • Planning for electric grid resilience 
  • Communicating results

Target Audience

The course is designed to provide a comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of the planning of high voltage electric power systems. It is ideally suited for electrical engineers who have minimal experience in power system planning, including new graduates and engineers from other areas of the utility industry. The course will also be useful for managers who would like to gain an understanding of the planning process, for those working in the policy and regulatory areas, for academics wishing to gain a practical understanding of the planning process, and for graduate students interested in careers in the power industry.

Registration Fees and Payment Information

  • Course fee is $1,795.00 per person.
  • 25% discount will be available to Smart Grid Center members company employees. Please contact SGC@tamu.edu for details.