JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Overview

Objective, Mathematical modeling, Operation planning, Transmission benefits, Basic concepts of quality of power supply, Disturbances, Steady–state variations, Effect of under-voltages, Frequency, Harmonics, Radio frequency and electromagnetic interference.

UNIT - IV

DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT Load patterns, Basic methods load shaping, Power tariffs, KVAR based tariffs penalties for voltage flickers and Harmonic voltage levels.

DISTRIBUTION SIDE REACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT System losses, Loss reduction methods, Examples, Reactive power planning, Objectives, Economics Planning capacitor placement, Retrofitting of capacitor banks.

UNIT - V

USER SIDE REACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT KVAR requirements for domestic appliances, Purpose of using capacitors, Selection of capacitors, Deciding factors, Types of available capacitor, Characteristics and Limitations. REACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT IN ELECTRIC TRACTION SYSTEMS AND ARC FURNACES Typical layout of traction systems, Reactive power control requirements, Distribution transformers, Electric arc furnaces, Basic operation, Furnaces transformer, Filter requirements, Remedial measures, Power factor of an arc furnace.

TEXTBOOKS:

• 1. T.J.E.Miller, “Reactive power control in Electric power systems”, John Wiley and sons, 1982.
• 2. D.M. Tagare,” Reactive power Management”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2004.

REFERENCES:

• 1. Wolfgang Hofmann, Jurgen Schlabbach, Wolfgang Just, “Reactive Power Compensation: A Practical Guide”, Wiley Publication, April2012. . M. Tech – I Semester L T P C 3 0 0 3