The modern power sector faces unprecedented challenges – from integrating renewable energy sources and managing grid stability to optimizing costs while ensuring reliability. The Advanced Power Systems: Planning, Analysis, and Economics course provides a comprehensive understanding of electrical network analysis using ETAP software and power system planning and flow analysis, equipping professionals with the expertise to design, analyze, and optimize power systems efficiently.
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global electricity demand is expected to grow by 3.3% annually through 2025, necessitating advanced planning methodologies to ensure grid reliability. Meanwhile, Black & Veatch’s 2023 Strategic Directions Report reveals that 68% of utility executives prioritize grid modernization, with 42% focusing on improving fault analysis and protection schemes. These trends underscore the need for engineers to master short-circuit analysis, load flow studies, and economic planning to enhance system performance.
This course bridges theoretical concepts with industry-standard applications, covering short-circuit current calculations, relay coordination, optimal power flow, and economic dispatch strategies. Participants will explore:
ETAP-based simulations for fault analysis, arc flash studies, and protection coordination.
Power system planning models, including demand forecasting and generation expansion strategies.
Economic and reliability assessments in deregulated energy markets.
Load flow and stability analysis to optimize transmission and distribution networks.
Key highlights of the program include:
Comprehensive Fault Analysis: Learn IEC 60909 and ANSI C37 standards for short-circuit calculations.
Relay Coordination & Arc Flash Studies: Enhance safety and compliance with industry best practices.
Optimal Power Flow Techniques: Improve grid efficiency using Newton-Raphson and other computational methods.
Economic Power System Planning: Evaluate cost-benefit trade-offs in generation and transmission investments.
Renewable Integration Strategies: Address challenges in grid stability with distributed energy resources (DERs).
Designed for engineers and utility professionals, this course ensures participants gain actionable insights into system modeling, fault mitigation, and economic decision-making, preparing them to tackle real-world power system challenges.

Key Takeaways:

• Comprehensive Fault Analysis: Learn IEC 60909 and ANSI C37 standards for short-circuit calculations.
• Relay Coordination & Arc Flash Studies: Enhance safety and compliance with industry best practices.
• Optimal Power Flow Techniques: Improve grid efficiency using Newton-Raphson and other computational methods.
• Economic Power System Planning: Evaluate cost-benefit trade-offs in generation and transmission investments.
• Renewable Integration Strategies: Address challenges in grid stability with distributed energy resources (DERs).

• Comprehensive Fault Analysis: Learn IEC 60909 and ANSI C37 standards for short-circuit calculations.
• Relay Coordination & Arc Flash Studies: Enhance safety and compliance with industry best practices.
• Optimal Power Flow Techniques: Improve grid efficiency using Newton-Raphson and other computational methods.
• Economic Power System Planning: Evaluate cost-benefit trade-offs in generation and transmission investments.
• Renewable Integration Strategies: Address challenges in grid stability with distributed energy resources (DERs).