JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Facts Concepts: Transmission interconnections power flow in an AC system, loading capability limits, Dynamic stability considerations, importance of controllable parameters, basic types of FACTS controllers, and benefits from FACTS controllers.

UNIT - II

Voltage Source Converters: Single phase, three phase full wave bridge converters transformer connections for 12 pulse operation. Three level voltage source converter, pulse width modulation converter, basic concept of current source Converters, and comparison of current source converters with voltage source converters.

UNIT - III

Static Shunt Compensation: Objectives of shunt compensation, midpoint voltage regulation, voltage instability prevention, improvement of transient stability, Power oscillation damping, Methods of controllable var generation, variable impedance type static var generators, switching converter type var generators and hybrid var generators.

R16 B.TECH EEE.

UNIT - IV

SVC and STATCOM: SVC: FC-TCR and TSC-TCR. STATCOM: The regulation and slope. Comparison between SVC and STATCOM

UNIT - V

Static Series Compensators: Objectives of Series compensation, concept of series capacitive compensation, GTO thyristor-controlled series capacitor (GSC), thyristor switched series capacitor (TSSC), and thyristor-controlled series capacitor (TCSC) control schemes for GSC TSSC and TCSC.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. “N.G. Hingorani and L. Guygi”, Understanding FACTS Devices, IEEE Press Publications 2000.
• 2. “Yong- Hua Song, Allan Johns”, Flexible AC Transmission System, IEE Press 1999.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. “Kalyan K. Sen and Meylingsen”, Introduction to FACTS Controllers, John wiley& sons, Inc., Mohamed E. EI – Hawary Series editor, 2009.
• 2. “K. R Padiyar, Motilal”, FACTS controllers in power transmission and distribution UK Books of India 2007. R16 B.TECH EEE.