EXPERIENCES USING THE DISPATCHER TRAINING SIMULATOR AS A TRAINING TOOL

Power system operations are becoming increasingly complicated and critical. There is a need to provide more directed power system operation training than that provided by on-the-job experience. The experiences of New York Power Pool have shown the dispatcher training simulator to be an effective tool in the training of power system operators and dispatchers, particularly in areas such as voltage control, stability, and system restoration. In this paper the authors share some thoughts and experiences gained in the area of operator training using a simulator. Detailed descriptions have been provided regarding the simulator capabilities, training objectives, and training environment. In addition, the authors have provided a case study which proved the value of the simulator as an operator training tool.