Course Content
Theory and performance of transmission lines. Steady state and dynamic problems in AC systems. High Voltage DC Systems: Comparison of AC and DC transmission. Types of DC links. Components of HVDC systems: Converters, Filters, Smoothing Reactor etc., Control Strategies. Modelling, Analysis and Simulation of HVDC 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) and Unified power flow controller (UPFC). Modelling, Analysis and Simulation of FACTS controllers.
Text / References
- 1 K.R.Padiyar, HVDC Power Transmission Systems, New Age InternationalPublishers, New Delhi 1990.
- 2 N.G.Hingorani and L. Gyugyi, Understanding FACTS, Standard Publishers,, NewDelhi, 2001.
- 3 T.J.E. Miller, Static Reactive Power Compensation, John Wiley & Sons, NewYork, 1982.