Dispatch Operator Training Program Utilizing the Hybrid Simulator Facility

Electric Power Systems are larger, more interconnected and are forced to operate with lower capacity reserves than in the past. These trends place a much larger burden on the operator to insure a high degree of reliability. At present there is considerable interest and concern about the training of bulk power system dispatch operators. This paper describes a dispatch operator training program utilizing the hybrid simulator facility developed under the support of the Electric Power Research Institute