EE6010 HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT TRANSMISSION SYLLABUS FOR 8TH SEM EEE REG 2013

  EE6010 HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT TRANSMISSION SYLLABUS

REGULATION 2013

8TH SEMESTER EEE

 EE6010 HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT TRANSMISSION SYLLABUS

OBJECTIVES:

-> To understand the concept, planning of DC power transmission and comparison with AC Power transmission.

-> To analyze HVDC converters.

-> To study about the HVDC system control.

-> To analyze harmonics and design of filters.

-> To model and analysis the DC system under study state.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

DC Power transmission technology – Comparison of AC and DC transmission – Application of DC transmission – Description of DC transmission system – Planning for HVDC transmission – Modern trends in HVDC technology – DC breakers – Operating problems – HVDC transmission based on VSC – Types and applications of MTDC systems.

UNIT II ANALYSIS OF HVDC CONVERTERS

Line commutated converter - Analysis of Graetz circuit with and without overlap - Pulse number – Choice of converter configuration – Converter bridge characteristics – Analysis of a 12 pulse converters – Analysis of VSC topologies and firing schemes.

UNIT III CONVERTER AND HVDC SYSTEM CONTROL

Principles of DC link control – Converter control characteristics – System control hierarchy – Firing angle control – Current and extinction angle control – Starting and stopping of DC link – Power control – Higher level controllers – Control of VSC based HVDC link.

UNIT IV REACTIVE POWER AND HARMONICS CONTROL

Reactive power requirements in steady state – Sources of reactive power – SVC and STATCOM – Generation of harmonics – Design of AC and DC filters – Active filters.

UNIT V POWER FLOW ANALYSIS IN AC/DC SYSTEMS

Per unit system for DC quantities – DC system model – Inclusion of constraints – Power flow analysis – case study.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

Ability to understand and analyze power system operation, stability, control and protection.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Padiyar, K. R., “HVDC power transmission system”, New Age International (P) Ltd., New Delhi, Second Edition, 2010.

2. Edward Wilson Kimbark, “Direct Current Transmission”, Vol. I, Wiley interscience, New York, London, Sydney, 1971.

3. Rakosh Das Begamudre, “Extra High Voltage AC Transmission Engineering”, New Age 

International (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 1990.

REFERENCES:

1. Kundur P., “Power System Stability and Control”, McGraw-Hill, 1993.

2. Colin Adamson and Hingorani N G, “High Voltage Direct Current Power Transmission”, Garraway Limited, London, 1960.

3. Arrillaga, J., “High Voltage Direct Current Transmission”, Peter Pregrinus, London, 1983.

4. S. Kamakshaiah, V. Kamaraju, ‘HVDC Transmission’, Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited, 2011.