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EX-702 (A) · Power Electronics Application to Power System/Official Syllabus

Power Electronics Application to Power System (EX-702 (A)) - Official Syllabus

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Unit 1

Steady state and dynamic problems in AC systems

  • Flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS)
  • Principles of series and shunt compensation
  • Description of static var compensators (SVC)
  • Thyristor Controlled series compensators (TCSC)
  • Static phase shifters (SPS)
  • Static condenser (STATCON)
  • Static synchronous series compensator (SSSC)
  • Unified power flow controller (UPFC)
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Unit 2

Modelling and Analysis of FACTS controllers

  • Modelling and Analysis of FACTS controllers
  • Control strategies to improve system stability
  • Power Quality problems in distribution systems
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Unit 3

Harmonics

  • Harmonics creating loads, modelling
  • harmonic propagation
  • Series and parallel resonances
  • harmonic power flow
  • Mitigation of harmonics, filters
  • passive filters
  • Active filters, shunt, series hybrid filters
  • voltage sags & swells
  • voltage flicker
  • Mitigation of power quality problems using power electronic conditioners
  • IEEE standards
  • HVDC Converters and their characteristics
  • Control of the converters (CC and CEA)
  • Parallel and series operation of converters
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Unit 4

Active Power Controllers

  • Dynamic static synchronous controllers
  • D 013 STATCOM
  • Dynamic static synchronous series controllers
  • dynamic voltage restorer
  • AC/AC voltage regulators
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Unit 5

Energy Storage Systems

  • Introduction, structure of power storage devices
  • pumped 013 storage hydroelectricity
  • compressed air energy storage system
  • flywheels
  • battery storage
  • hydrogen storage
  • super conducting magnet energy storage
  • super capacitors
  • applications of energy storage devices

Reference Books

  • Understanding FACTS
  • Power Quality in Power Systems and Electrical Machines
  • FACTS controllers in power transmission and distribution
  • HVDC Power Transmission Systems
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