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Proposal for a New Course

Course Name: EE 593

Course Number: Selected Topics in Power Electronics Applications for Utility Applications
Credit: 3-0-0-3
Prerequisites: EE 303 Power Systems, EE 301 Power Electronics or teacher's consent
Students intended for: UG/PG
Elective or Compulsory: Elective
Semester:
Preamble:
The aim of this course is to make the students familiar with and increase their know-how and do-
how for the use of power electronics both at transmission and distribution level.
At the end of the course the student should have a proper understanding of the different problems
that can be encountered at the different voltage levels in the power systems and how to approach and
solve them.

Course Objective:
The overall objectives are as follows:
1. To enable students to understand the problems faced by modern power utilities and how
power electronic solutions can overcome these problems.
2. To introduce the various topologies of the power electronics circuits
3. To provide basic understanding of the emerging power electronics technologies for power
utility applications
4. To enable students to understand the harmonics issues in power utility and means of
controlling it using power electronics
5. To enable students to design power electronics circuit that can control active and reactive
power flow

Course Modules:

1. Overview of general characteristics of power systems, steady state and dynamic problems in AC
systems; long and short lines theory, power flow, voltage profile among a transmission line
L-01: Interconnected power systems
L-02: Power flow in ac systems
L-03: Loading capability
L-04: Stability considerations
L-05: Stability considerations
2. Power electronics revolutions in utility applications: High power devices, Power Electronics and
utility needs, control of power flow in the utility grid, distributed generation, improvement of
electrical energy efficiencies, power quality
L-06: Brief history of power electronics
L-07: Future electric grid
L-08: Utility needs
L-09: Power flow control
L-10: Power quality issues
3. Inverters for high power applications: Basic principles of current and voltage source converters
for high power applications, Multi-level Converters, AC and DC harmonics, Interaction with power
grid
L-11: Basic principles of current source converters
L-12: Basic principles of voltage source converters
L-13: Basic principles of multi-level converters
L-14: Current source versus voltage source converters
L-15: AC and DC harmonics
L-16: Interaction with grid

4. HVDC Transmission systems: High power issues, Source side model, Power transfer and voltage
control issues, Damping of oscillation issues

L-17: Why HVDC?

L-18: HVDC system configurations and components
L-19: Converter theory and performance equations
L-20: Converter theory and performance equations
L-21: Control of HVDC systems
L-22: Control of HVDC systems
L-23: Harmonics and filters
L-24: Influence of ac system strength on ac/dc system interaction
L-25: Influence of ac system strength on ac/dc system interaction
L-26: Modelling of HVDC systems
L-27: Modelling of HVDC systems
L-28: AC and dc system faults and power oscillations damping

5. Reactive power compensations: concepts of reactive power, traditional means of controlling

reactive powers, Power electronics applications for Static VAr Compensation (SVC), control of
SVC, Analysis of performance and instabilities, Voltage Source Static Compensators (STATCOM),
series compensation (TCSC)
L-29: Concepts of reactive power
L-30: Old ways of controlling reactive power
L-31: Ways to generate controllable VAR
L-32: Principles of transmission system compensation
L-33: SVC and SATCOM
L-34: SVC and SATCOM
L-35: Modelling of SVC and STATCOM
L-36: Concept of series compensation
L-37: Thyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC)
L-38: Stability improvement
L-39: Power oscillations damping
L-40: Operation With Unbalanced AC System

References :
1. G. T. Heydt, Power Quality, Stars in a Circle Publications, Indiana, 1991.
2. T.J.E. Miller, Static Reactive Power Compensation, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1982.
3. Ewald Fuchs, Mohammad A. S. Masoum, Power Quality in Power Systems and Electrical
Machines.
4. Xiao-Ping Zhang, Christian Rehtanz, Bikash Pal, Flexible AC Transmission Systems:
Modelling and Control
5. Yong Hua Song, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS)
6. Roger. C. Dugan, Mark. F. McGranagham, Surya Santoso, H.Wayne Beaty, Electrical Power
Systems Quality, McGraw Hill,2003
7. V.K. Sood, HVDC and FACTS Controllers: Applications of Static Converters in Power
Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2008.
8. Ghosh and Ledwich, Power Quality Enhancement Using Custom Power Devices, Kluwer, 2002
9. E.Acha, V.Agelidis, O. Anaya-Lara, T. Miller, Power Electronic Control in Electrical Systems,
Newnes, 2002.
10. Xi-Fan Wang, Yonghua Song and Malcolm Irving, Modern Power Systems Analysis (Power
Electronics and Power Systems), Springer, 2008
11. Janaka Ekanayake , Nick Jenkins , Kithsiri Liyanage , Jianzhong Wu , Akihiko Yokoyama,
Smart Grid: Technology and Applications
12. P Kundur, Power System Stability and Control

Learning Outcome:

Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to:

1. Describe the technical characteristics and performance of the electric power system with and
without power electronics support
2. Explain why power electronics are needed in modern power system and understand various
emerging power electronics technologies for power utility applications
3. Identify, formulate and analyse complex problems in electric power engineering, such as
power system stability, power system bottlenecks and power quality phenomena
4. Make choices of solutions and justifications due to relevant criteria of the problems and
opportunities associated with the use of different electric power components and systems
5. Identify, select and use different power electronic based solutions for improving both the
steady state and the transient performance of the power system
6. Carry out electric circuit modelling and analysis using the simulation tool PSCAD/EMTDC or
equivalent
7. Communicate and work effectively on why and how power electronics can be used for power
utility applications in terms of written reports and oral presentations

Teaching Methodology:
Lectures and assignments are the primary means of conveying the basic concepts and
theories. Mini-projects are designed to supplement the lecturing materials so that the students are
given a design. They are given in the beginning of the study. Students are encouraged to form
group to jointly investigate a power electronics utilization problem and they have to present the
projects in front of the class.

Proposed by: Prof. K. N. Srivastava, ABB Sweden

Dr. Kailash Srivastava is a power system professional with well-rounded experience across
various sectors around globe viz. multinational company, government (Indian Engineering
Services), consulting organization, research and educational institutions. He was born at Fatehpur in
India in year 1962. He has a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from MMM Engineering
College Gorakhpur (India) in 1983. He did his MTech and PhD in Power Systems from IIT Kanpur
(India) in 1986 and 1995 respectively. He holds several patents and publications to his credit. He is
senior member of IEEE and individual member of CIGRE. His research interests include power
system dynamics, control, hvdc, optimization techniques, modelling and simulation of power
systems. He has been working for ABB Sweden for last seventeen years. He is also adjunct
professor at Lulea Technical University and IIT Kanpur. Further details about him are available at:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/knsri. He is a Citizen of Sweden and having Overseas Citizenship of
India (Detailed CV enclosed)