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EX-802 (A) RGPV B.Tech

Power quality Problems and mitigation techniques (PQPMT)

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for EX-802 (A)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Introduction to Power Quality 4 topics
  • Introduction to power quality and voltage quality
  • Power quality evaluation procedures
  • General classes of power quality problems
  • Causes and effects of power quality disturbances
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Power Quality Issues due to Loads and Compensation 6 topics
  • Loads causing power quality problems
  • State‑of‑the‑art passive shunt and series compensation
  • Classification and working of passive shunt compensation
  • Classification and working of passive series compensation
  • Principle and control of active shunt compensator (DSTATCOM)
  • Active series compensators – working and control
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Unified Power Quality Compensators 3 topics
  • Introduction to unified power quality compensators
  • Classification of UPQC
  • Working and operation of UPQC
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Voltage Sags, Interruptions and Transients 9 topics
  • Voltage sags and interruptions – sources
  • Estimating voltage sag performance
  • Fundamental principles of protection and monitoring of sags
  • Transient over‑voltages – sources
  • Principles of over‑voltage protection
  • Utility capacitor switching transients
  • Fundamentals of harmonics and harmonic distortion
  • Harmonic sources from commercial loads
  • Harmonic sources from industrial loads
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Applied Harmonics and Mitigation 5 topics
  • Harmonics distortion evaluation
  • Principles for controlling harmonics
  • Devices for controlling harmonic distortion
  • Shunt active filters – operation and control
  • Shunt passive filters – operation and control
Unit 5 notes
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