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This document outlines the syllabus for the course "EHV AC & HVDC Transmission". The course is divided into 4 units. Unit I covers fundamental design aspects of EHV AC transmission lines and their power carrying capabilities. Unit II discusses reactive power management in EHV AC systems, including reactive power devices and compensation schemes. Unit III introduces HVDC transmission systems, including different types of HVDC schemes and associated equipment. Unit IV focuses on HVDC system control, including converter controls, DC link control, and harmonic filtering. The course objectives are to provide students with the basics of EHV AC and HVDC transmission required for their engineering studies.

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HVDC

This document outlines the syllabus for the course "EHV AC & HVDC Transmission". The course is divided into 4 units. Unit I covers fundamental design aspects of EHV AC transmission lines and their power carrying capabilities. Unit II discusses reactive power management in EHV AC systems, including reactive power devices and compensation schemes. Unit III introduces HVDC transmission systems, including different types of HVDC schemes and associated equipment. Unit IV focuses on HVDC system control, including converter controls, DC link control, and harmonic filtering. The course objectives are to provide students with the basics of EHV AC and HVDC transmission required for their engineering studies.

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EHV AC & HVDC TRANSMISSION

Paper Code: ETEE-405 L T/P C


Paper: EHV AC & HVDC Transmission 3 0 3

INSTRUCTIONS TO PAPER SETTERS: MAXIMUM MARKS: 75


1. Question No. 1 should be compulsory and cover the entire syllabus. This question should have objective
or short answer type questions. It should be of 25 marks.
2. Apart from Q. No. 1 rest of the paper shall consist of four units as per the syllabus. Every unit should
have two questions. However, student may be asked to attempt only 1 question from each unit. Each
question should be of 12.5 marks.

Objective: The objective of the paper is to facilitate the student with the basics of EHV AC and HVDC
Transmission that are required for an engineering student.

UNIT- I
EHV AC Transmission System: Fundamental design aspects of EHV AC transmission lines and their power
carrying capabilities; EHV AC Transmission lines analysis – nominal and equivalent circuits; Problems related
with long lines: corona loss, audible noise generation and characteristic corona pulses, RI effect, ferro-resonance,
principle of half wave transmission.
[T1,T2][No. of hrs. 11]
UNIT- II
Reactive Power Management in EHV AC System: Reactive power management of power system, reactive
power problems associated with EHV AC systems; Reactive power devices – their operation and control, series
and shunt compensation of EHV AC system, different equipment and scheme details with analysis, application of
FACTS Technology. Extra High Voltage Testing: Characteristics and generation of impulse voltage, generation
of high AC and DC voltages, measurement of high voltage by sphere gaps and potential dividers.
[T1,T2][No. of hrs. 11]
UNIT- III
HVDC Transmission: Fundamental aspects of HVDC systems and their comparison with EHV AC Systems;
Different types of HVDC Schemes with their basic details, HVDC Equipment and their ratings, construction and
characteristics; Power Converter circuits associated with HVDC systems, design aspects of 12- pulse converters,
simple design problems of HVDC Systems.
[T1,T2][No. of hrs. 10]
UNIT-IV HVDC
System Control: Types of DC link, principle of dc link control, converter controls characteristics, firing angle
control, current and excitation angle control, power control, starting and stopping of dc link, Harmonic Filters –
HVDC current and voltage filters, different types of filters, Fundamental aspects of HVDC circuit breaking,
MTDC systems: types, control and application.
[T2][No. of hrs. 12]
Text:
[T1] S.Rao, “EHV AC & HVDC Transmission Engineering & Practice”, Khanna Publishers.
[T2] Padiyar, K.R, “HVDC power Transmission System”, New Age Publication.

References:
[R1] R.D.Begamudre,”Extra high Voltage AC transmission Engineering”,Wiley Eastern.
[R2] Naidu, Kamaraju “High Voltage Engineering”, ,5 ed., TMH Publishing
[R3] Kamakshaiah, Kamaraju,”HVDC Transmission”, McGraw-Hill Publication.
[R4] Nagsarkar, Sukhija, “Power System Analysis” , Oxford Publication

Scheme and Syllabi for B. Tech-EEE, 1st year (Common to all branches) w.e.f batch 2014-15 and (2nd, 3rd & 4th years) w.e.f batch 2013-14
approved in the 22nd BOS of USET on 30th June, 2014 and approved in the 37th AC Sub Committee Meeting held on 10th July, 2014.

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