Syllabus

Module1: 7 Hours
Characterisation of electric power quality - Power quality terms. Power quality problems. Analyses of voltage sag, distortion, flicker etc. Definitions of various powers, power factor and other figures of merit under balanced, unbalanced and non-sinusoidal conditions.

Module2: 12 Hours
Theories of load compensation: Classical methods of power factor correction, voltage regulation and load balancing. Different methods of estimating compensator impedances. Matlab Simulations

Module3: 6 Hours
Instantaneous Reactive Power Compensators: Akagi’s definition of instantaneous reactive power and compensation technique. Power Quality concepts based on Akagi’s definition of instantaneous reactive power. Matlab Simulations

Module4: 7 Hours
Latest methods in compensator Design: Compensator design in 3-phase, 3 wire and 4 wire systems for unbalanced source and unbalanced load condition. Star and delta connected compensator design. Single phase active power filter design and Matlab simulation

Module 5: 6 Hours
Design aspects of custom power devices: Protecting sensitive loads using DVR, Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC).

To understand the IEEE definitions of power and its components in single-phase circuits and 3 phase circuits and apply them to maintain the standards in power systems

Develop a load compensator for pf correction, voltage regulation and load balancing in steady state conditions

Apply instantaneous load compensation methods to correct load unbalance and harmonics

Apply the knowledge for the analysis and development of a dynamic voltage restorer (DVR)

CO1: To understand various power quality problems, causes and their characterization
CO2: Understand IEEE definitions of power and its components in single phase circuits and 3 phase circuits
CO3: Design a load compensator for pf correction, voltage regulation and load balancing in steady state conditions
CO4: Design of instantaneous load compensator for single phase and 3 phase 3 wire/ 4 wire systems during unbalanced sinusoidal source and unbalanced load conditions
CO5: Apply the knowledge for the analysis and development of a dynamic voltage restorer (DVR)
CO6: Apply the knowledge for the analysis and development of a Distribution static synchronous compensator (DSTATCOM)

Mahesh Kumar, Power Quality in Power Distribution Systems, NPTEL , 2012

A. Ghosh and G. Ledwich, Kluwer, Power quality enhancement using custom power devices, Academic Publication , 2002

C. Shankran, Power quality, CRC Press , 2001

Roger C. Dugan, Handbook of power quality, Tata Mc Graw Hill , 2002

H. Akagi, Y. Kanazawa and A. Nabae, "Instantaneous Reactive Power Compensators Comprising Switching Devices without Energy Storage Components," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. IA-20, no. 3, pp. 625-630, May 1984

E. H. Watanabe, R. M. Stephan and M. Aredes, "New concepts of instantaneous active and reactive powers in electrical systems with generic loads," in IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 697-703, Apr 1993.