SYLLABUS:-

UNIT- I   
LOAD FLOW STUDIES  
Type of buses , bus admittance method , load flow equation , GS method , NR method , Fast decoupled load flow.

UNIT- II                   
FAULT CALCULATIONS  
Symmetrical Components, symmetrical faults, unsymmetrical faults, Sequence networks for synchronous Machines, Transformers and Transmission Line, Sequence impedance.

UNIT- III 
POWER SYSTEM STABILITY
Introduction, swing equation, steady state stability, equal area criteria, critical clearing angle, point by point method, factors affecting Steady State and Transient Stability and Methods of Improvements.

UNIT-IV 
OPTIMAL POWER FLOW  
Problem statement, solution of optimal power flow , gradient method , Newton method , Linear sensitivity analysis, LP methods- with real power variables only, LP method with ac power flow variable and detailed cost functions, security constraint optimal power flow