EE586 - HVDC Transmission and FACTS

Instructor: S. Sivasubramani , Block 3, IIT P Bihta Campus,

Lectures: Tuesday: 4-5 (R301) , Thursday: 3-4 (R301) and Friday: 3-4 (R301)

Syllabus:

  • General aspects of DC transmission, converter circuits and their analysis, DC link controls, faults and abnormal operation and protection
  • Mechanism of active and reactive power flow control
  • Basic FACTS controllers: SVC, STATCOM, TCSC, TCPAR, UPFC
  • Modeling of FACTS Controllers
  • System static performance improvement with FACTS controllers
  • System dynamic performance improvement with FACTS controllers

    • Prerequisite:

    1. EE280 - Electrical Machines
    2. EE381 - Power Systems
    3. EE382 - Power Electronics

    References:

    1. K.R. Padiyar, HVDC Power Transmission Systems, Wiley eastern Ltd. 1990.
    2. N. G. Hingorani and L. Gyugyi, Understanding FACTS, IEEE Press, 2000.
    3. R. M. Mathur and R. K. Varma, Thyristor Based FACTS Controllers for Electric Power Transmission Systems, IEEE Press and Wiley Interscience, New York, 2002

    Exams:

    Past Exams:

    Useful links:

    1. HVDC Transmission : NPTEL (Video)
    2. FACTS : NPTEL (Video)