Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology M.E. - Power Electronics and Industrial Drives SEEA7009 Flexible AC Transmission Systems Syllabus

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology M.E. - Power Electronics and Industrial Drives SEEA7009 Flexible AC Transmission Systems Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SEEA7009 FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 9 Hrs.
Concepts of reactive power – Load compensation – System compensation – Midpoint conditions of a symmetrical line –
Passive shunt and series compensation – Synchronous condenser – Saturated reactor – Phase shifting transformer –
Concept of FACTS devices.

UNIT 2 STATIC VAR COMPENSATOR (SVC) 9 Hrs.
Thyristor Controlled Reactor (TCR) - Thyristor Switched Reactor (TSR) - Thyristor Switched Capacitor (TSC) - Fixed
Capacitor - Thyristor Controlled Reactor (FC-TCR) - Thyristor Switched Capacitor - Thyristor Controlled Reactor (TSC -TCR)
– V-I Characteristics of Static Var Compensator (SVC) - Advantages of slope in dynamic Characteristic – Voltage control by
SVC – Design of SCV voltage regulator. Applications: Increase in power transfer capacity – Enhancement of transient
stability – Prevention of voltage instability.

UNIT 3 THYRISTOR CONTROLLED SERIES CAPACITOR (TCSC) 9 Hrs.
Concept of series compensation - Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) controller: Basic principle – Modes of
Operation – Advantages - Analysis – Capability Characteristic, Modelling of TCSC, Applications: Open loop and closed loop
control – Improvement of the system stability limit – Enhancement of system damping- Concept of Advanced Series
Capacitor (ASC).

UNIT 4 EMERGING FACTS CONTROLLER 9 Hrs.
Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM): Principle of Operation – V-I Characteristic – Harmonic performance –
Steady state model. SSSC: principle of operation – Control system. Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) : Principle of
Operation – Injection model. Interline Power Flow Controller (IPFC): Principle of Operation – Control structure - Hybrid
Power Flow Controller (HPFC) - Evaluation of different FACTS controllers.

UNIT 5 SUB SYNCHRONOUS RESONANCE (SSR) 9 Hrs.
NGH-SSR damping scheme – Thyristor controlled braking resistor (TCBR) – Coordination of Multiple Controllers using
Linear Control Techniques – Approximate multimodal decomposition method for the design of FACTS controllers.
Max. 45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Acquire knowledge about reactive power compensation.
CO2 - Analyse the operation and control of static var compensator.
CO3 - Ability to model Thyristor controlled series capacitor.
CO4 - Gain knowledge of emerging FACTS controller.
CO5 - Coordination of multiple controllers.
CO6 - Ability to design FACTS controllers.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. R. Mohan Mathur, Rajiv K. Varma, “Thyristor-based facts controllers for electrical transmission systems”, Wiley-IEEE,
2002.
2. K.R.Padiyar, “Facts Controllers in Power Transmission & Distribution”, New Age International Publishers (P) Ltd., 2016.
3. Enrique Acha, Claudio R. Fuerte-Esquivel, Hugo Ambriz-Perez, Cesar Angeles-Camacho, “FACTS: Modelling and
Simulation in Power Networks”, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2004.
4. S. Sivanagaraju, S.Sathyabarayana, “Electric Power Transmission and Distribution”, Pearson Education, 2009.
5. Kalyan K. Sen & Mey Ling Sen, “Introduction to FACTS Controllers: Theory, Modelling, and Applications”, Wiley-IEEE,
2009.
6. Narain G. Hingorani, Laszlo Gyugyi, “Understanding FACTS: Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC Transmission
Systems”, IEEE Press Standard Publishers Distributors, 2000.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 5 Questions of 6 marks each – No choice 30 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 14 marks 70 Marks