Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai

Scheme of teaching and examination

M.E.(POWER ELECTRONICS) in the Department of Electrical Engg.

IIIrd SEMESTER

Periods per
Scheme of exam
week Credit
S Board of Subject Total
Subject Name Theory/Practical L+(T+P
N study code Marks )2
L T P
ESE CT TA
Static VAR Controller
1 Electrical Engg. 562311(24) & Harmonic 3 1 - 100 20 20 140 4
Filtering
5 Refer table 3 Elective – 3 3 1 - 100 20 20 140 4

6 Electrical Engg. 562321(24) Preliminary Project - - 15 100 - 100 200 14

Seminar based on
7 Electrical Engg. 562322(24) - - 3 - - 20 20 2
Dissertation
TOTAL 6 2 18 300 40 160 500 24

L- Lecture, T- Tutorial, P- Practical, ESE- End Semester Examination,

CT - Class Test, TA- Teacher's Assessment.

Note : Duration of all theory papers will be of Three Hours.

Table – 3
Elective – 3
Board of Study Code Subject
Electrical Engg. 562331(24) Digital Control Theory
Advanced Control of PWM Inverters fed
Electrical Engg. 562332(24)
Induction Motor.
Power Electronics in wind & Solar Power
Electrical Engg. 562333(24)
Converters

Note (1) – 1/4th of total strength of students subject to minimum of twenty students is required to offer
an
elective in the college in a Particular academic session .

Note (2) – Choice of elective course once made for an examination cannot be changed in future
examinations.
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Semester: M. E. III Branch: Electrical Engg.

Subject: Static Var Control & Harmonic Filtering Code: 562311 (24)
Total Theory Periods: 40 Total Tutorial Periods: 12
Total Marks in End Semester Exam. : 100
Minimum number of class test to be conducted: 02

Unit I:
Fundamentals of Load Compensation , Steady-State Reactive Power Control in Electric Transmission
Systems , Reactive Power Compensation and Dynamic Performance of Transmission Systems .
Power Qulity Issues . Sags, Swells, Unbalance, Flicker , Distortion , Current Harmonics –

Unit II:
Static Reactive Power Compensators and their control. Shunt Compensators, SVCs of Thyristor
Switched and Thyristor Controlled types and their control, STATCOMs and their control, Series
Compensators of Thyristor Switched and Controlled Type and their Control, SSSC and its Control,
Sub-Synchronous Resonance and damping,

Unit III:
Converters for Static Compensation . Single Phase and Three Phase Converters and Standard
Modulation Strategies (Programmed Harmonic Elimination and SPWM) . GTO Inverters . Multi-Pulse
Converters and Interface Magnetics . Multi-Level Inverters of Diode Clamped Type and Flying
Capacitor Type and suitable modulation strategies (includes SVM) . Multi-level inverters of Cascade
Type and their modulation . Current Control of Inverters.

Unit IV:
Passive Harmonic Filtering . Single Phase Shunt Current Injection Type Filter and its Control, Three
Phase Three-wire Shunt Active Filtering and their control using p-q theory and d-q modelling . Three-
phase four-wire shunt active filters . Hybrid Filtering using Shunt Active Filters . Series Active Filtering
in Harmonic Cancellation Mode . Series Active Filtering in Harmonic Isolation Mode.

Unit IV:
Sources of Harmonics in Distribution Systems and Its Effects . Use of STATCOMs and SSSCs for
Transient and Dynamic Stability Improvement in Power Systems Dynamic Voltage Restorer and its
control . Power Quality Conditioner

Text Books:
1. T.J.E Miller : Reactive Power Control in Electric Systems, John Wiley & Sons

2. N.G. Hingorani & L. Gyugyi :Understanding FACTS: Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC
Transmission, Systems. IEEE Press, 2000.

Reference Books:
1. Ned Mohan et.al :Power Electronics. John Wiley and Sons.
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Semester: M. E. III Branch: Electrical Engg.

Subject: Digital Control Theory Code: 562331 (24)
Total Theory Periods: 40 Total Tutorial Periods: 12
Total Marks in End Semester Exam. : 100
Minimum number of class test to be conducted: 02

UNIT – I: Sampling and Reconstruction

Introduction, sample and hold operations, Sampling theorem, Reconstruction of original sampled
signal to continuous-time signal. The Z – transforms: Introduction, Linear difference equations, pulse
response, Z–transforms, Theorems of Z–Transforms, the inverse Z – transforms, Modified Z-
Transforms.

UNIT-II : Z- Plane Analysis of Discrete-Time Control System

Z-Transform method for solving difference equations; Pulse transforms function, block diagram
analysis of sampled – data systems, mapping between s-plane and z-plane: Primary strips and
Complementary Strips.

UNIT – III : State Space Analysis

State Space Representation of discrete time systems, Pulse Transfer Function Matrix solving discrete
time state space equations, State transition matrix and it’s Properties, Methods for Computation of
State Transition Matrix, Discretization of continuous time state – space equations
Concepts of Controllability and Observability, Tests for controllability and Observability. Duality
between Controllability and Observability, Controllability and Observability conditions for Pulse
Transfer Function.

UNIT – IV: Stability Analysis

Stability Analysis of closed loop systems in the Z-Plane. Jury stability test – Stability Analysis by use
of the Bilinear Transformation and Routh Stability criterion. Stability analysis using Liapunov
theorems. Design of digital control based on the frequency response method – Bilinear Transformation
and Design procedure in the w-plane, Lead, Lag and Lead-Lag compensators and digital PID
controllers. Design digital control through deadbeat response method.

UNIT – V: State Feedback Controllers And Observers

Design of state feedback controller through pole placement – Necessary and sufficient conditions,
Ackerman’s formula. State Observers – Full order and Reduced order observers, Linear Quadratic
Regulators, Min/Max principle, Linear Quadratic Regulators, Kalman filters, State estimation through
Kalman filters, introduction to adaptive controls.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Discrete-Time Control systems - K. Ogata, Pearson Education/PHI, 2nd Edition
2. Digital Control and State Variable Methods by M.Gopal, TMH

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Digital Control Systems, Kuo, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 2003.
2. Digital Control Engineering, M.Gopal
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Semester: M. E. II Branch: Electrical Engg.

Subject: Advanced Control of PWM Inverter-FED Induction Motor Code: 562332 (24)
Total Theory Periods: 40 Total Tutorial Periods: 12
Total Marks in End Semester Exam. : 100
Minimum number of class test to be conducted: 02

Unit :I
Principles for vector and field-oriented control-Complex-valued dq-model of induction machines. Turns
ratio and modified dq-models. Principles for field-oriented vector control of ac machines. Current
controllers in stationary and synchronous coordinates.

Unit :II
Rotor-flux oriented control of current-regulated induction machine - Dynamic model of IM in rotor-flux
coordinates. Indirect rotor-flux oriented control of IM - Direct rotor-flux oriented control of IM.- Methods
to estimation of rotor-flux

Unit :III
Generalized flux-vector control using current- and voltage decoupling networks- Generalized flux-
vector oriented control. Current and voltage decoupling networks. Airgap-oriented control. Voltage-fed
vector control. Stator-flux oriented vector control.

Unit :IV
Parameter sensitivity, selection of flux level, and field weakening - Parameter detuning in steady-state
operation. Parameter detuning during dynamics. Selection of flux level. Control strategies for used in
the over-speed region .

Unit :V
Principles for speed sensor-less control - Principles for speed sensor-less control. Sensor-less
methods for scalar control. Sensor-less methods for vector control .Introduction to observer-based
techniques

References:
[1] Extract of D. W. Novotny and T. A. Lipo, Vector Control and Dynamics of AC Drives, Oxford
University Press, 1996.
[2] P. L. Jansen and R. D. Lorenz, A Physically Insightful Approach to the Design and Accuracy
Assessment of Flux Observers for Field Oriented Induction Machine Drives, IEEE Trans. on Industry
Applications, Vol. 30, No. 1, Jan./Feb. 1994, pp. 101110.
[3] Extract of I. Boldea and S. A. Nasar Electric Drives, CRC Press, 1998.
[4] J. Holtz, Methods for Speed Sensorless Control of AC Drives, in K. Rajashekara Sensorless
Control of AC motors. IEEE Press Book, 1996. Supplementary literature
[5] R. W. De Doncker and D. W. Novotny, The Universal Field Oriented Controller, IEEE Trans. on
Industry Applications, Vol. 30, No. 1, Jan./Feb. 1994, pp. 92100.
[6] J. Holtz, The Representation of AC Machine Dynamics by Complex Signal Flow Graphs, IEEE
Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 42, No. 3, 1995, pp. 263271.
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Semester: M. E. II Branch: Electrical Engg.

Subject: Power Electronics in Wind & Solar Power Conversion Code: 562333 (24)
Total Theory Periods: 40 Total Tutorial Periods:12
Total Marks in End Semester Exam. : 100
Minimum number of class test to be conducted: 02

Unit I :
Introduction
Trends in energy consumption - world energy scenario - energy sources and their availability -
conventional and renewable sources - need to develop new energy technologies.
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion:
Solar radiation and measurement - solar cells and their characteristics - influence of insulation and
temperature - PV arrays - Electrical storage with batteries - solar energy availability in India - Switching
devices for solar energy conversion - Maximum power point tracking.

Unit II :
Power Conditioning Schemes
DC Power conditioning converters - maximum power point tracking algorithms - AC power conditioners
- Line commutated inverters - synchronized operation with grid supply -Harmonic problem.
PV Applications:
Stand alone inverters - Charge controllers - Water pumping, audio visual equipments, street lighting -
analysis of PV systems

Unit III :
Wind Energy Systems
Basic Principle of wind energy conversion - nature of wind - wind survey in India - Power in the wind -
components of a wind energy - conversion system - Performance of induction generators for WECS -
classification of WECS.

Unit IV :
Self-Excited WECS
Self excited induction generator for isolated power generators - Theory of self-excitation - Capacitance
requirements - Power conditioning schemes - controllable DC Power from SEIGs - system
performance.
Grid Connected WECS:
Grid connectors concepts - wind farm and its accessories – Grid related problems - Generator control -
Performance improvements - Different schemes – AC voltage controllers –
Harmonics and PF improvement

Unit V :
Stand Alone (Remote Area) Power Supply Systems
Wind/solar PV integrated systems - selection of power conversion ratio - Optimization of system
components - storage - reliability evolution.

Text Books:
1. Rai, G.D. "Non-conventional energy sources", Khanna Publishers, 1993.
2. Rai, G.D.,"Solar energy utilization", Khanna Publishers, 1991.
3. Gray.L.Johnson, "Wind energy systems", Prentice Hall Inc., 1985.

Reference books:
1. Daniel Hunt, V,"Wind Power-A Handbook of WECS", Van Nostrend Co., New York, 1981.