Prist University: Question Bank
Prist University: Question Bank
QUESTION BANK
Course Details
Regulations
ELECTIVE
Semester
III
H.O.D
Staff-In-Charge
3 1 0 4
9
Theory of load compensation - voltage regulation and power factor correction phase balance and PF correction of unsymmetrical loads - Property of static compensator Thyristor controlled rectifier (TCR) - Thyristor Controlled Capacitor (TSC) -Saturable core reactor Control Strategies.
UNIT: II HARMONIC CONTROL AND POWER FACTOR IMPROVEMENT
Input power factor for different types of converters - power factor improvement using Load and
forced commutated converters.
UNIT: III VOLTAGE CONTROL USING STATIC TAP-CHANGERS
Conventional tap changing methods, static tap changers using Thyristor, different schemes comparison.
UNIT: IV STATIC EXCITATION CONTROL
Solid state excitation of synchronous generators - Different schemes - Generex excitation systems.
UNIT: V UNINTERRUPTABLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Parallel, Redundant and non- redundant UPS - Ups using resonant power converters - Switch
mode power supplies
L=45 T=15 P=0
C=4
TEXT BOOK
1. Miller. T.J.E, Reactive power control in Electric systems. Wiley inter science, New York, 1982.
REFRENCES
1.Static Compensator for AC power systems, Proc. IEE vol.138 Nov. 1981. pp 362-406.
2 A Static alternative to the transformer on load tap changing, IEEE Trans. On
99, Jan. /Feb. 1980, pp86-89.
Pas, Vol.PAS-
3.Improvements in Thyristor controlled static on- load tap controllers for transformers,
IEEE Trans. on PAS, Vol.PAS-101, Sept.1982, pp3091-3095.
4.Shunt Thyristor rectifiers for the Generex Excitation systems, IEEE Trans. On PAS. PAS -96,
July/August, 1977, pp1319-1325.
UNIT: I
STATIC COMPENSATOR CONTROL
2-MARKS:
1. What are Typical Loads that requires Compensation?
2. What are the aspects concerned, while providing the load compensation?
3. How compensator acts as an ideal voltage regulator?
4. Define compensator gain (K ).
5. Define Phase Balancing.
6. What is the purpose of the reactive compensation?
7. State the Characteristic of SVC.
8. What are the benefits of SVC to power transmission and power distribution?
9. What are the benefits in the application of series capacitors?
10. Draw the typical SVC scheme?
16- Marks:
1. Describe about Power Factor and its Correction with suitable phasor diagrams
and subsistent equations to elucidate the load compensation.
2. Derive an Voltage equation in order to establish the Voltage variation with
reactive power of the load.
3. Derive an equation for compensator reactive power (Q ) to demonstrate the
perfect compensation of the load reactive power in order to regulate the load
bus voltage.
4. Establish the phase currents and voltage between the load and system neutral
with proper equations Three-phase star connected Unbalanced Load.
5. Discuss about the Compensator Admittance Represented as Positive and
Negative Sequence Admittance Network.
6. Write short notes about the control techniques, block diagrams and the
characteristic curves of
a) Thyristor Switched Capacitor(TSC)
b) Thyristor Controlled Reactor (TCR)
c) Saturated core reactors.
UNIT: II
HARMONIC CONTROL AND POWER FACTOR IMPROVEMENT
2-MARKS:
1. Definition of power factor
2. What is Harmonic Reduction.
3. Briefly classify the various classes of forced commutation methods.
4. Draw the Turn-off dynamics of the Thyristor.
5. Mention briefly about two stage filters.
6. What is the switching Curve for the LC filter on AC Side.
7. Briefly state about the extinction angle control.
8. Write precisely about Symmetrical angle control method.
9. What is meant by voltage source convertors?
10. What is meant by current source convertors?
16- Marks:
1. Write short notes about the control techniques and switching waveforms,
output voltage equations of the following.
a) Pulse width modulation (PWM) control
b) Sinusoidal Pulse width modulation (PWM) control
2. Explain in details the following classes of forced commutation methods
a) Class A (Self commutated by resonating the load)
b) Class B (Self commutated by an L-C circuit)
c) Class C ( C or L-C switched by another loadcarrying SCR )
d) Class D ( L-C or C switched by an auxiliary SCR )
e) Class E ( External pulse source for commutation )
f) Class F ( AC line commutated )
3. Briefly explain about square wave voltage harmonics for a single phase
bridge.
4. Derive the value of the fundamental and the harmonic voltage for the three
phase bridge convertor.
5. Explain about generalized technique of harmonic elimination and voltage
control.
6. Explain with proper curves for the harmonic variations about the
a) AC voltage Harmonics for a thyristor based converter.
b) DC voltage Harmonics for a thyristor based converter.
UNIT: III
VOLTAGE CONTROL USING STATIC TAP-CHANGERS
2-MARKS:
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16- Marks:
Describe in detail the basic control of the Load Tap Changing Control.
Explain in details about the features that are enabled in the Load tap
changing control which are supplementary to the basic control.
Write short notes on approaches to Thyristor controlled voltage and phase
angle regulators for the Basic thyristor tap-changer configurations:
a) Identical windings and thyristor valve ratings,
b) Windings and thyristor valve voltage ratings in ternary progression.
Explain the delay angle controlled thyristor tap changer supplying a
resistive load about
a) Output voltage waveform
b) Variation of the amplitude and phase-angle of the fundamental
output voltage
c) Amplitude variation of the dominant harmonics (vs). the delay
angle present in the output voltage.
Explain the delay angle controlled thyristor tap changer supplying a
Inductive load in Output voltage waveform
Explain the delay angle controlled thyristor tap changer supplying a
capacitive load in Output voltage waveform.
UNIT: IV
STATIC EXCITATION CONTROL
2-Marks:
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UNIT: V
UNINTERRUPTABLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
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