Information Package / Course Catalogue
Power Systems Economy
Course Code: EEE552
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to introduce and explore a number of engineering and economic aspects for planning, operating and controlling power generation and transmission systems.

Course Content

Power generation characteristics, economic dispatch problem, thermal unit economic dispatch and methods of solution, dynamic programming, transmission system effects, the unit commitment problem and solution methods, hydrothermal coordination problem and solution techniques, interchange of power and energy.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Atilla DÖNÜK
Learning Outcomes
1.Understand power generation systems, their operation in an economic mode, and their control
2.Understand the important terminal characteristics for thermal and hydroelectric power generation systems
3.Learn mathematical optimization methods and apply them to practical operating problems
4.Gain experience in methods that are used in modern control systems for power generation systems
5.Get familiar with the changes in the system development patterns, regulatory structures, and economics.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Power Generation, Operation and Control, Allen J. Wood, Bruce F. Wollenberg (Wiley&Sons)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Giriş: Ekonomik önem
Week 2 - Theoretical
Characteristics of power generation units
Week 3 - Theoretical
Economic dispatch : Definition of the problem and thermal system dispatching
Week 4 - Theoretical
Economic dispatch: Methods of solution
Week 5 - Theoretical
Transmission system effects: The power flow problem and its solution
Week 6 - Theoretical
Transmission system effects: Transmission losses
Week 7 - Theoretical
Unit commitment: Constraints
Week 8 - Theoretical
Unit commitment: Solution methods - Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Hydrothermal Coordination: Scheduling problems, plant models
Week 10 - Theoretical
Hydrothermal Coordination: Solution methods
Week 11 - Theoretical
Interchange of power and energy : Economy interchange
Week 12 - Theoretical
Interchange of power and energy : Types of interchange
Week 13 - Theoretical
Interchange of power and energy : Power pools, transmission effects
Week 14 - Theoretical
Interchange of power and energy : Power pools, transmission effects
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment2%30
Project1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1473140
Assignment28322
Project133336
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)198
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026