EE 660

Applications of Power Electronics to Power Systems

Instructor: Prof. Anshuman Shukla

Email: ashukla@ee.iitb.ac.in
Office: Power Electronics Lab 2, EE Main Building
Lecture hours: Slot 8
Lecture: 2
 EVALUATION

Evaluation:
Projects: 30% Audit for BB or
Mid-sem Exam: 30% higher grades only.

End-sem: 40%

Collaboration policy: You may collaborate with others, but do your own project/Assignment

I encourage you to work with classmates on assignments. However, each student must
turn in original work. No copying will be accepted. Students who violate IITB’s Standards
of Conduct for Students will receive an FR as a final grade in this course, will not have the
option to withdraw from the course and will be reported to the Dean of Students Affairs.
EE 660
Simulation Project Assignments

PSCAD/EMTDC
A student version of pscad is available for download at https://mycentre.hvdc.ca
(watch the video “How to get the Free version”). Several short tutorial videos are
available on the same website. You can ask me or your TA your PSCAD questions.
You can also use the support request form from within PSCAD. A user forum is
available at bb.pscad.com.

MATLAB/SIMULINK
https://www.cc.iitb.ac.in/page/services-software
http://www.mathworks.com/store.
One great source is “matlab Programming Tips,” available from The MathWorks for
free at http://www.mathworks.com/help/pdf_doc/matlab/programming_tips.pdf.
 Books for Reference
Flexible AC Transmission Systems
The following three books cover most of the aspects of FACTS
[1] N. G. Hingorani and L. Gyugyi, Understanding FACTS: Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC Transmission Systems, IEEE
Press, New York, 2000.
[2] Y. H. Song and A. T. Johns (eds.), Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), Institute of Electrical Engineers, London, 2001.
[3] K. R. Padiyar “FACTS CONTROLLERS in Power Transmission & Distribution,” New Age International (P) Ltd.,” 2007.

The following book mainly deals with thyristor based FACTS devices like SVC and TCSC.
[4] R. M. Mathur and R. K. Varma, Thyristor Based FACTS Controllers for Electric Power Transmission
Systems, IEEE Press and Wiley Interscience, New York, 2002.

The following book is a classic. It discusses most of the early thyristor based technology.
[5] T. J. E. Miller (ed), Reactive Power Control in Electric Systems, John Wiley, New York, 1982.

The following book covers some of the aspects of shunt and series compensation and in general is a
good reference book on Power Systems
[6] P. S. Kundur, Power System Stability and Control, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1994.

High Power Electronic Converters:

[7] Wu, Bin. High-power converters and AC drives. John Wiley & Sons, 2006.
[8] A. Shukla, and A. Nami, Multilevel Converter Topologies for STATCOMs, In Static Compensators (STATCOMs)
in Power Systems, pp. 35-82. Springer Singapore, 2015.
[9] S. A. Gonzalez, S. A. Verne, M. I. Valla, “Multilevel Converters for Industrial Applications”, CRC Press, 2017.
 Books for Reference
Load Balancing, Active Filter and Custom Power
The following books cover many aspects of power quality problems.
[10] R. C. Dugan, M. F. McGranaghan and H. W. Beaty, Electric Power Systems Quality, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 2003.
[11] J. Arrillaga, N. R. Watson and S. Chen, Power Quality Assessment, John Wiley, New York, 2000.
Voltage sag and interruptions problems have been discussed in great detail in the following book.
[12] M. J. Bolen, Understanding Power Quality Problems: Voltage Sags and Interruptions, IEEE Press, 2000.
Various aspects of custom power technology are discussed in
[13] A. Ghosh and G. Ledwich, Power Quality Enhancement using Custom Power Devices, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Boston, 2002.

HVDC Transmission
[14] High Voltage Direct Current Transmission, J.Arrillaga, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, c 2008. ISBN-13978-
0852969410.
[15] D Jovcic and K Ahmed “High-Voltage Direct Current Transmission: Converters, Systems and DC grids” Second edition.
Wiley 2019.
[16] P Kundur, Power System Stability ad Control, McGrawHill 1993.
[17] VSC Transmission, CIGRE Brochure 269, working group B4.37, 2005.
[18] VSC Components Testing of VSC System for HVDC Applications, CIGRE Brochure 269, working group B4.48, 2011.
[19] CIGRE joined WG A3 and B4.34 “Technical Requirements and Specifications of State of the art HVDC Switching
Equipment” CIGRE brochure 683, April 2017.
 Increasing applications of Power
Electronic Equipment in Power Systems

– Decentralized renewable energy generation sources

– Availability of high power semiconductor devices
• Increase of voltage and current handling capabilities
• Power Electronic devices able to be applied in power system

– Increased power transfer with existing transmission system

– Effective control of power flow needed in a deregulated environment
Voltage Control, Current Control, Oscillations damping, Improvement of
Power System Stability

– Norms for Power quality

Reactive Power Control & Compensation, Active Power Control and
Compensation, Active Harmonic Filtering
Major High Power Electrical Equipment Manufacturer and Utilities
• Hitachi
• Siemens
Kudus-Mumbai HVDC Link
• GE Grid Solutions
• Alstom
• ABB
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

• State Grid Corporation of China

• China Southern Power Grid
Ref: https://www.hitachienergy.com/

• Power Grid Corporation of India

 Functions of Power Electronics in Utility Applications

The PE interface facilitates transfer of power from the

source to the load by converting voltages and currents
from one form to another and ensuring capability to Converter
reverse direction of power flow when required.
Source Load
Controller
The main aims in modern PE systems are to
convert electrical energy from one form to
another, i.e. from the source to load with:
– highest efficiency, The primary requirement of the interface is to have
– highest availability high conversion efficiency and power density.
– highest reliability
– lowest cost,
An integral controller is needed for managing the
– smallest size
power transfer process.
– least weight.
Technical issues across power electronics systems from materials to applications
 Materials
for Devices