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Second Semester

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M.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JUNE 2010

Power Systems Engineering

PS9223 FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS (Common to M.E. Power Electronics and Drives) (Regulation 2009) Time : Three hours Answer ALL Questions

PART A (10 2 = 20 Marks) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. What are the different types of compensation schemes?

What are the different power electronics switching devices? Define voltage stability.

Draw the VI characteristics of TCSC. What is IPFC?

Write the significance of sub synchronous resonance. What do you understand by controller interactions? What is genetic algorithm?

11.

(a)

(i) (ii)

Describe briefly the load and system compensation schemes. Explain the operation of UPFC with vector diagrams. Or

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What are the applications of TCSC?

PART B (5 16 = 80 Marks) (8) (8)

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(ii)

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(b) (i)

Explain the reactive power compensation at the sending, mid point and receiving ends of the transmission lines. (8) Discuss the effect of series and shunt compensation schemes on power transfer capacity. (8)

How is reactive power controlled, using FACTS devices?

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Maximum : 100 Marks

12.

(a)

Using a general schematic diagram, explain the three basic modes of SVC control in detail. (16) Or

(b)

(i)

Explain the application of SVC for prevention of voltage instability. (8) How do you enhance the damping in power system using SVC? (8)

(ii) 13. (a) (i)

Explain the need for fixed and variable series compensation schemes. (6) Describe the variable reactance model of TCSC. Or

(ii)

(b)

(i) (ii)

Explain the different modes of operation of TCSC. Describe the modelling of TCSC for load flow study.

14.

(a)

(i) (ii)

Explain the operation of STATCOM with its V-I characteristics. (10) Describe the harmonic performance of VSC based STATCOM. Or (6)

(b)

Describe the modelling of SSSC for load flow and transient stability studies. (16) (i) Explain the FACTS controller interactions with similar, dissimilar and HVDC converter links. (10) Describe the genetic algorithm based control coordination of FACTS controllers. (6) Or

15.

(a)

(ii)

(b)

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Briefly describe the coordination procedure of multiple controllers using linear-control techniques. (16)

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