This reference describes the analytics of monitoring and predicting dynamic security and emergency control through the illustration of theory and applications of energy functions defined on structure preserving models. The author primarily describes different facets of dynamic analysis of large bulk power systems such as system stability evaluation, dynamic security assessment, and adaptive protection, among others. To be used as a guide for software development of the dynamic security assessment of power systems, this book supports illustration of SPEFs by examples and case studies, including descriptions of applications in real-time monitoring, adaptive protection, and emergency control.

Prof. K.R. Padiyar is with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore since 1987, where he is presently an Emeritus Professor in the department of Electrical Engineering. Previously he was with Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur from 1976 to 1987 where he became a Professor in 1980. He obtained B.E. degree from Poona University in 1962, M.E. degree form Indian Institute of Science in 1964 and PhD degree from University of Waterloo, Canada in 1972.

Prof. Padiyar is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of HVDC and FACTS, Power System Stability and Control. He has authored over 200 papers and five books including "HVDC Power Transmission Systems", "Power System Dynamics", "Analysis of Subsynchronous Resonance in Power Systems "and recently, "FACTS Controllers in Power Transmission and Distribution". He is a Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering and Life Senior Member of IEEE. He was awarded the Dept. of Power Prize twice by Institution of Engineers (India). He is the recipient of 1999 Prof. Rustom Choksi Award for Excellence in Research for Science/Engineering. He was ABB Chair Professor during 2001-03.

He has published several papers on the subject of power system stability, Structure Preserving Energy Functions(SPEF) and their applications. Some of these are listed below.

Detection of Instability Based on Identification of Critical Cutsets. Sensitivity Analysis for Dynamic Security and Preventive Control Using Damping Controllers. Application of FACTS Controllers for Emergency Control - I. Application of FACTS Controllers for Emergency Control - II. Appendices.