IEEE Test Bus Systems Query & book recommendations

[RodneyDixon]

Hi all,

I see IEEE have a number of Test Bus Systems available, some of which are available in power system simulation software such as DIgSILENT. I would like to know the significance of these systems and what can they be used for? Are these essentially power systems that have been solved in their current state and all results are known therefore by adding in components later to the system you can gain a good understanding of how the system will behave with the added components? Is my thinking correct on this?

I am also on the look out for a good technical book on power system earthing/grounding. I am based in Europe, there does not seem to be too many books on this topic. One book I did come across is "Industrial Power System Grounding Design Handbook", has anyone bought this? Would you recommend it, as I am considering purchasing it.

Another area I wish to buy a book in is protection relay/coordination. I have a PDF copy of the Alstom guide but I would like to get another book on this topic. The book "Protective Relay Principles" gets good recommendations in online forums but again I would like hear the opinions of experienced engineers on what they think is a good source of information.

Many thanks

 

[davidbeach]

Have a look at faq238-1287.

 

[juleselec]

The IEEE test systems are essentially publicly available solved cases, which may or may not have been built based on actual networks. From my experience, they tend to serve two purposes: 1) benchmarking of software algorithms, and 2) academic research.

For 1), this can apply to both commercial and research software. Commercial vendors tend to use the IEEE test cases to show that their software results align with other packages. Researchers will try to benchmark their algorithms on test cases to show that their new method is more accurate / faster / more robust than traditional algorithms.

For 2), I often see the IEEE test systems used as base cases for some network issue that the researchers want to explore. For example, the 30 bus system could be used as the base case and extended with battery storage, wind turbines or electric vehicles. This is pretty much what you alluded to in your question. The test cases are probably used mainly for expedience, but also so that the research can be more easily replicated by others.

 

[RodneyDixon]

Thanks for the link davidbeach, its good to see a compilation has been created.

Juleselec, thanks for the detailed response - that makes a lot of sense now and is good to know for future reference.