Advanced technologies of power system in the 21st century

The advanced technologies of the 21st century about the power system security stability,as well as its control,are summarized,including:micro power system/distributed power system;WAMS (Wide-Area Measurement Systems)-based adaptive protection and control;on-line dynamic security assessment;supervisory dispatch system improvement;smart grid/intelligent grid;DC transmission and back-to-back grid connection;dynamic reactive power compensation/flexible AC transmission;generator excitation control;green power;power system analysis.Based on the status analysis of electric power education in North America,suggestions are proposed to improve the electric power professional training in China for the research and application of these advanced technologies.