The loadflow is the most important network computation, as it allows insight into the steady state behavior of the power system
A reliable protection is indispensable for a power system
It is an economical and an environmental issue whether to choose an overheadline or an underground cable for transmitting and distributing electrical power to densely populated areas.
A transient occurs in the power system when the system changes from one state into another, for instance after a switching action or a lightning stroke.
Major blackouts are usually caused by cascading contingencies
Circuit breakers interrupt fault currents and isolate faulted parts of the system
Hydro is nowadays a mature technology and has been developed all around the world. In countries blessed with large rivers hydro plays a major role in the generation of electrical energy.
In 1942, Enrico Fermi demonstrated the first nuclear chain reaction at the University of Chicago.