Abstract:

Today, as the integration of distributed generation and renewable energy has led to a rapid and complex transformation of power systems, electricity systems faces a great challenge securing the electricity supply. For example, self-consumption projects based on solar photovoltaic for residential, commercial and industrial customers are currently widely deployed around the world. Integration of these variable energy resources in a distribution network leads to the relevant voltage fluctuations, devices like transformers and lines are affected by these loading-generation variations. A load flow analyze is needed not only to evaluate the operating point of the existing grid, but also to assess the design of future grid expansions to evaluate the impact of these problems on the network. For these reasons, network connections for distributed generation around the world have generated increasing interest among undergraduate and graduate students who need efficient tools for power system analysis to train. Various power system simulation packages are used for load flow analysis in this sector, in this work the selected software is PowerFactory. Because it is one of the most commonly used tools for grid operators (both transmission and distribution system operators).

In this context, this work combines the theoretical, modeling, and simulation methodologies of the learning load flow with PowerFactory in a multicampus environment while combining computational and simulation methods for the learning load flow. Several simulation cases are modeled and simulated using PowerFactory and cover common real-world situations in power systems such as new line connections, battery banks, customers, and the installation of renewable energy power plants in the energy supply system. In this sense, the goal of the present method of teaching is to complement the technical knowledge of future electrical engineers. The developed teaching method improves the teaching/learning process of several undergraduate and graduate courses at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the University of Castilla‐La Mancha (UCLM, Spain) in terms of the learning process, thus allowing its development to improve the teaching/learning process of the UCLM. The UCLM has a multicampus structure and that approach has been implemented in several topics related to power systems. These subjects are Analysis and Operation of Power Systems, Electric Power Systems and High Voltage Electrical Installations, which are taught in the Electrical Engineering Degree, as well as in Electric Energy Systems, which is taught in the Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering. Therefore, this paper aims to share these experiences and provide useful guidelines to electrical engineering students and teachers from the different campuses of UCLM.

Keywords:

Power system, simulation, teaching.