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Francis Xavier Engineering College
(An Autonomous Institution)
Tirunelveli – 627 003
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Continuous Assessment Test – I
ME Power systems Engineering
First Year/Second Semester FEB’20
19PE2705-FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
(Regulation 2019)
Time: 3 hours Maximum: 100 marks
Answer ALL Questions
PART – A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
Q.No Question Max.
Marks
1. What is meant by Flexible AC Transmission Systems? 02
2. What is real power? 02
3. Define reactive power. 02
4. What are the needs of FACTS controller in modern power system? 02
5. What are the factors which limit loading capability? 02
6. What is SVC? 02
7. What are the two types of SVC? 02
8. Define STATCOM. 02

9. What is TCSC? 02

10. What is the need for variable‐series compensation? 02

PART – B ( 5 X 13 = 65 marks)
Q.No Question Max.
Marks
11 (a) Explain with a neat sketch the various types of conventional control
Mechanism of Voltage in Electrical Transmission Network. 13

(b) Explain the role of FACTS devices in reactive power compensation.

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12 (a) Explain and differentiate the effect of series and shunt compensation at mid‐ 13
point of the line.

(b) Briefly describe the way by which the transient stability is enhanced due to
static VAR compensator. 13

13 (a) How is shunt compensation classified? Explain in detail.

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(b) Illustrate the modeling of SVC for stability analysis.
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14 (a) Explain SVC with respect to the following aspects. 13
i. Diagram
ii. Operation
 iii. V‐I characteristics

(b) Explain the operation of STATCOM with an aid of block diagram.

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15 (a) Demonstrate the analysis of TCSC with neat sketch.
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b) Illustrate the modelling of GCSC for load flow studies. 13

PART – C (1 x 15 = 15 marks)
Q.No Question Max.
Marks
16 (a) Explain the reactive power compensation at the sending, midpoint and
receiving ends of the transmission lines. 15

(b) Explain the basic operating principle and the control capability of UPFC.
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