NOTICE DATE:  June 30, 2016
NOTICE TYPE:  M-A063016-01 Education/Training
SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Training by Siemens on the use of PSSC_510: PSS®E Voltage Control and Reactive Power Planning Methods
INTENDED AUDIENCE:  Licensed Engineers
DAY AFFECTED:  August 8-12, 2016
LONG DESCRIPTION:  On August 8 through 12 Siemens will offer training on the use of the Voltage Control and Reactive Power Planning Methods using PSS®E.  The course provides a thorough coverage of today’s voltage control and reactive power planning issues, and of the tools and procedures that are most effective in studying them. Upon completion of this course, the participant will have a working knowledge of voltage control issues and reactive power planning using PSS®E.  The target audience for the training consists of licensed engineers.  In PSSC 510 participants will:

·         Explore fundamentals of voltage control issues (voltage collapse, reactive power compensation, dynamic voltage recovery, etc.)

·         Learn power system equipment voltage characteristics, and their impact on voltage control and stability

·         Learn load voltage characteristics; discuss load modeling with various static and dynamic characteristics in PSS®E

·         Learn bulk system voltage characteristics and control, and discuss several real events of voltage collapse in detail

·         Understand reactive power planning issues; explore methods of static and dynamic reactive compensation and model these in PSS®E

·         Explore system overvoltage issues, and discuss wind farm voltage issues, including transient response and low voltage ride-through (LVRT)

·         Learn methods of performing steady-state voltage analyses, including single contingency and multi-level contingency analysis, N-1-1 contingency analysis, as well as PV and QV analysis

·         Learn optimal power flow (OPF) applications, including voltage instability analysis, shunt compensation requirements and load shedding strategy identification

·         Learn procedures to study dynamic voltage recovery and analysis using PSS®E

·         Learn how to use PSS®E to study motor starting and voltage rise when a line end is opened

·         Explore voltage stability case studies
Course structure
This is a four-and-one-half day course.  Material is presented in both morning and afternoon sessions for a total of six hours of daily instruction.  Standard course hours are 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, except the last day, which concludes at noon.
ACTION REQUIRED:    To enroll in the course, go to https://siemens.coursewebs.com/siemens/pageCourseInfo.aspx?Course_ID=PSSC_510   and choose the ERCOT, Austin TX location by choosing “Add to Cart”.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  The course will be held at the ERCOT Facility in Taylor, Texas.  Please register prior to the close of business day on July 11, 2016. ERCOT will limit attendance to the first 25 registrants. Participants will be able to attain 27.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs).
CONTACT:  If you have any questions, please contact Stacy Wozny via email at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . You may also contact your ERCOT Account Manager or call the general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900.
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