Title :
Next Generation Transmission Expansion Planning Framework: Models, Tools, and Educational Opportunities
Author :
Quintero, Jaime ; Hui Zhang ; CHAKHCHOUKH, YACINE ; Vittal, Vijay ; Heydt, Gerald T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Comput. & Energy Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a discussion of the contemporary transmission expansion planning (TEP) framework focusing on educational opportunities and curriculum development. An analysis of the mathematical models and fundamental concepts, as well as available software tools and necessary skills for state-of-the-art TEP projects, is presented based on research and academic experiences. A guide to TEP curriculum development for power engineering programs is proposed including materials at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Keywords :
power engineering education; power transmission planning; TEP projects; academic experiences; curriculum development; educational opportunities; fundamental concepts; graduate levels; mathematical models; next generation transmission expansion planning framework; power engineering programs; software tools; undergraduate levels; Biological system modeling; Optimization; Planning; Power system stability; Security; Stability analysis; Dynamic stability; Western Interconnection; power engineering education; power system planning; power system security; power system stability; static limits;
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPWRS.2014.2317590
