Course description
Learn about the operation and control of electrical systems.
Why enrol on this course?
Who can take this course?
Employed, self-employed or unemployed people who want to improve their skills.
Free course
Subsidised training, at no cost to the student.
Online course
Study from home with a flexible format.
Certified course
When you finish you will be able to certify the training you have completed.
Course content
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE OPERATION OF THE SPANISH ELECTRICITY SYSTEM.
1.1. Operation of the Spanish electricity system
1.2. Activities in the electricity sector
1.3. Topology and structure of transmission and distribution networks
1.4. Electricity markets and energy management
1.5. System operation in transmission and distribution networks
1.6. Smart grids
2. THEORY OF POWER SYSTEM OPERATION. MODELLING LINES, TRANSFORMERS AND GENERATORS.
2.1. Network modelling
2.2. State estimation
2.3. Load flow
2.4. Voltage control in transmission and distribution networks
2.5. Optimal transformer coupling
2.6. Security assessment: contingency analysis
2.7. Optimal load flows
3. ANCILLARY SERVICES IN THE OPERATION OF POWER SYSTEMS.
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Frequency–power control
3.3. Voltage–reactive power control
3.4. Deviation management
3.5. Demand interruptibility and load shedding
3.6. Resolving technical constraints
3.7. Service restoration
4. TOOLS AND PROCESSES IN POWER SYSTEM OPERATION.
4.1. Introduction
4.2. General concepts of operating systems
4.3. Network control centre systems
4.4. Network control centres
4.5. Network control centre processes. From systems to smart grid processes. Theory.
5. ELECTRICITY MARKETS.
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Module objectives
5.3. The regulatory environment
5.4. Electricity activities: network activities and activities open to competition
5.5. Electricity sector regulation models
5.6. The design of wholesale markets
5.7. Regional wholesale markets
6. ELECTRICITY MARKETS IN SPAIN.
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Spot markets in Spain
6.3. Forward markets in Spain
6.4. Auctions in Spain
7. OPERATING PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO NETWORK OPERATION.
7.1. System operation
7.2. Operating procedures
7.3. Network manager
7.4. Conclusions. Theory
8. ENERGY MANAGEMENT.
8.1. Fundamentals of energy management in the electricity sector
8.2. Control and risk management processes
8.3. Risk management metrics and mitigation measures
8.4. Integrated risk management in energy companies' activities
8.5. Conclusion
9. SWITCHING OPERATIONS AND ELECTRICAL RISK IN HIGH-VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS.
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Switchgear
9.3. Switching operations to take installations out of service
9.4. Switching operations to commission and energise installations
9.5. Network control switching operations
9.6. Switching operations for fault location and supply restoration
9.7. Electrical risk
10. SMART ELECTRICAL GRIDS (SMART GRIDS).
10.1. Introduction to smart grids
10.2. Current challenges of power systems
10.3. The grids of the future. Theory
11. MANAGING SWITCHING OPERATIONS
11.1. Telemetry.
11.2. Communications with the affected operations centres.
11.3. Staff carrying out switching operations.
1.1. Operation of the Spanish electricity system
1.2. Activities in the electricity sector
1.3. Topology and structure of transmission and distribution networks
1.4. Electricity markets and energy management
1.5. System operation in transmission and distribution networks
1.6. Smart grids
2. THEORY OF POWER SYSTEM OPERATION. MODELLING LINES, TRANSFORMERS AND GENERATORS.
2.1. Network modelling
2.2. State estimation
2.3. Load flow
2.4. Voltage control in transmission and distribution networks
2.5. Optimal transformer coupling
2.6. Security assessment: contingency analysis
2.7. Optimal load flows
3. ANCILLARY SERVICES IN THE OPERATION OF POWER SYSTEMS.
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Frequency–power control
3.3. Voltage–reactive power control
3.4. Deviation management
3.5. Demand interruptibility and load shedding
3.6. Resolving technical constraints
3.7. Service restoration
4. TOOLS AND PROCESSES IN POWER SYSTEM OPERATION.
4.1. Introduction
4.2. General concepts of operating systems
4.3. Network control centre systems
4.4. Network control centres
4.5. Network control centre processes. From systems to smart grid processes. Theory.
5. ELECTRICITY MARKETS.
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Module objectives
5.3. The regulatory environment
5.4. Electricity activities: network activities and activities open to competition
5.5. Electricity sector regulation models
5.6. The design of wholesale markets
5.7. Regional wholesale markets
6. ELECTRICITY MARKETS IN SPAIN.
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Spot markets in Spain
6.3. Forward markets in Spain
6.4. Auctions in Spain
7. OPERATING PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO NETWORK OPERATION.
7.1. System operation
7.2. Operating procedures
7.3. Network manager
7.4. Conclusions. Theory
8. ENERGY MANAGEMENT.
8.1. Fundamentals of energy management in the electricity sector
8.2. Control and risk management processes
8.3. Risk management metrics and mitigation measures
8.4. Integrated risk management in energy companies' activities
8.5. Conclusion
9. SWITCHING OPERATIONS AND ELECTRICAL RISK IN HIGH-VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS.
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Switchgear
9.3. Switching operations to take installations out of service
9.4. Switching operations to commission and energise installations
9.5. Network control switching operations
9.6. Switching operations for fault location and supply restoration
9.7. Electrical risk
10. SMART ELECTRICAL GRIDS (SMART GRIDS).
10.1. Introduction to smart grids
10.2. Current challenges of power systems
10.3. The grids of the future. Theory
11. MANAGING SWITCHING OPERATIONS
11.1. Telemetry.
11.2. Communications with the affected operations centres.
11.3. Staff carrying out switching operations.