Using the Approximate Luzon Network Model for Power Engineering Education and Training

Educators and trainers can utilize the model in lectures or laboratories for discussion of the following:

1.    Power flow analysis
2.    Application of grid code limits on branch thermal capacity and bus voltages with or without outages
3.    Application of N-1 contingency
4.    Determination of maximum generation of an area with or without N-1 contingency
5.    Determination of  the limiting contingency for dispatching maximum generation of a plant
6.    Determination of the maximum generation that can be interconnected to a specific bus without violating grid code limits on branch thermal capacity and bus voltages with or without N-1 contingency
7.    Determination of   how much load growth can be accommodated without transmission/generation expansion
8.    Determination of   the generation margin/reserves at peak and off peak conditions
9.    Impact of enabling on load transformer taps on bus voltages
10.    Impact of limited reactive power capacity of a certain plant on bus voltages
11.    Impact of outage(s) of 500kV line(s) on the system
12.    Impact of outage(s) of 500kV transformer(s) on the system
13.    Impact of load power factor of the system or of an area on the system performance
14.    Impact of power contract transactions on the system performance applying grid code limits
15.    Application of load forecast for Luzon in the coming years and determine needed generation and transmission expansion

There might be other applicable analysis depending on the capability of the software being used, in this case Powerworld.  Thus, the list above is not exhaustive.