5117 Power System Operation: Normal Operating Hazards and Safety

This course explores the common daily events system operators plan and execute, the interaction between the system control room and the generating plant, and the challenges involved with changing load and thermal stress. Students will learn about potentially dangerous situations involved with switching operations, overvoltage limits, and severe switching overvoltages.

The course concludes with an overview of areas of system operator responsibility that directly affect the safety of personnel and proper safety procedures.