3030 – System Frequency Response

System Frequency Response

Course NERC Continued Educational Hours: OT: 1.5; Stand: 0; SIM: 1 

System Frequency Response is a NERC Continued Educational computer-based training module which consists of a video lecture and a simulation exercise. Students view a video lecture covering system frequency response under various conditions on a network. Instructor describes the major interconnections in North America and how frequency response changes based on the size of network and how frequency responses are becoming lower over time. Instructor covers different generation plant control modes and how they affect system frequency.  Students act as System Operators to simulate the loss of a generating unit. Using simulator displays, students observe and record frequency response, and differentiate measured frequency drop and steady state frequency drop. Students respond to the same loss of generation with LFC first disabled, then with LFC enabled.

Cascadia 3030 – Course Objectives
System Frequency Response

• Describe frequency response of the three major interconnections.
• Describe factors that limit frequency response.
• Describe impacts of different types of local plant control modes on frequency response.
• Estimate the frequency drop in the system for the loss of a unit when LFC is disabled.
• Experimentally simulate the System frequency transient response following a trip of a single system unit.
• Observe and record the transient minimum frequency experienced during the transient from the simulation results.
• Measure simulated steady state frequency drop in an island when a unit trip’s.
• Contrast and explain the difference between the estimated and simulated frequency drop.
• Contrast and explain the difference between frequency response with LFC enabled and disabled.
• Identify the need for AGC systems.
• Distinguish the NERC Balancing Authorities.
• Distinguish the characteristics of AGC systems.
• Contrast the types of interchange.

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This course listed is a NERC CE approved continuing education course which will help you obtain the required NERC CE Credit Hours for maintaining the validity of your NERC Certification.

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Quiz & Simulation Information

There are quizzes and simulation exercises in this course module which must be passed with a MINIMUM grade of 75% to complete the course.  Please check your grade report to ensure that you have achieved a passing grade of at least a 75% for each graded area.

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