Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini

Power System Analyses and Transmission Planning in a Competitive Environment

In performing the various tasks of power system planning and operation, number of computer based simulation and analysis tools are being applied. The most commonly applied model for general power market analysis in the NordPool area today is probably the EMPS model from SINTEF Energy Research. This is a fundamental model for simulation of the power system, focusing on optimal hydro-thermal operation.

The main objective is to build the competence necessary to face future challenges in the power system analysis and transmission expansion planning within the Scandinavian countries. An important contribution of this project will be knowledge and methods used for optimization and simulation of electric power systems.

The main goal in this activity is to define the future generation of models for transmission planning purposes, in terms of model structure, data flow, and coupling between market optimization and network simulation parts. In particular this project focuses on tasks related to power market analysis and transmission expansion planning taking into accounts the different hydro power constraints. In another word, the different methods of power flow calculations are going to be simulated in order to have the optimum dispatch of production.