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    EE406 End Sem 2017

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    1. The document is an end-semester examination for a course on High Voltage DC Transmission. It contains 5 questions assessing various topics related to HVDC systems. 2. Question 1 asks about the turn-on/turn-off mechanism of IGBTs in HVDC converters, voltage and current waveforms, advantages over SCRs, and calculations related to a 12-pulse converter circuit including power factor. 3. Question 2 covers control of series and parallel MTDC systems, comparison of the two, and analysis of voltage and current waveforms in a 6-pulse bridge converter. 4. The questions assess a wide range of topics related to HVDC

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    1. The document is an end-semester examination for a course on High Voltage DC Transmission. It contains 5 questions assessing various topics related to HVDC systems. 2. Question 1 asks about the turn-on/turn-off mechanism of IGBTs in HVDC converters, voltage and current waveforms, advantages over SCRs, and calculations related to a 12-pulse converter circuit including power factor. 3. Question 2 covers control of series and parallel MTDC systems, comparison of the two, and analysis of voltage and current waveforms in a 6-pulse bridge converter. 4. The questions assess a wide range of topics related to HVDC

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    1. The document is an end-semester examination for a course on High Voltage DC Transmission. It contains 5 questions assessing various topics related to HVDC systems. 2. Question 1 asks about the turn-on/turn-off mechanism of IGBTs in HVDC converters, voltage and current waveforms, advantages over SCRs, and calculations related to a 12-pulse converter circuit including power factor. 3. Question 2 covers control of series and parallel MTDC systems, comparison of the two, and analysis of voltage and current waveforms in a 6-pulse bridge converter. 4. The questions assess a wide range of topics related to HVDC

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    EE406 End Sem 2017

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    1. The document is an end-semester examination for a course on High Voltage DC Transmission. It contains 5 questions assessing various topics related to HVDC systems. 2. Question 1 asks about the turn-on/turn-off mechanism of IGBTs in HVDC converters, voltage and current waveforms, advantages over SCRs, and calculations related to a 12-pulse converter circuit including power factor. 3. Question 2 covers control of series and parallel MTDC systems, comparison of the two, and analysis of voltage and current waveforms in a 6-pulse bridge converter. 4. The questions assess a wide range of topics related to HVDC

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    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROURKELA-8

    END-SEMESTER EXAMINATION, 2018


    SESSION: 2017-2018 (Spring)
    B. Tech. 8th Semester
    Subject code: EE-406 Subject Name: High Voltage DC Transmission Dept. Code: EE
    No. of pages: 01 Full Marks: 50 Duration: 3 Hours

    All parts of a question should be answered at one place


    Answer all questions
    Q. No Particulars Marks
    1. a) Explain the turn-on/ turn-off mechanism with series connected IGBTs. Give the typical [4+3+3=10]
    voltage and current waveforms. What are the advantages of using IGBTs over SCRs for
    HVDC converters?
    b) Obtain the expression for PIV, peak to peak ripple and valve voltage ampere rating in 12-
    pulse Greatz’s converter circuit. Also show that the power factor of an HVDC converter is
    
    cos + cos + µ
    
    c) A bipolar DC line of ± 100 kV is delivering 100 MW on the DC side. The power factor on
    the AC side of line is 0.9. Estimate the AC side voltage (3-phase) and the corresponding
    current ratio. Assume the insulation levels are the same.
    2. a) How can you control the series and parallel MTDC system? What is the limitation of both [4+4+2=10]
    the control system? Write down the comparison of series & parallel MTDC system.
    b) Draw and analysis the voltage and current waveforms of 6-pulse bridge converter with α =
    120°.
    c) A ± 400 MW, 200 kV HVDC unit has rectifier end voltage ±195 kV and an inverter end
    voltage ±187 kV, when transmitting 1000 A current. What will be the power loss in the
    system?
    3. a) State the advantages and disadvantages of IPC scheme used for firing angle control of [3+4+3=10]
    HVDC converter.
    b) Explain the purpose of a smoothing reactor in a DC line. Show that if ‘Vd’ is the DC voltage
    and ‘Id’ is the DC current, then the value of DC reactor required to prevent commutation
    ∆
    failure is given by  = ∆  ∆.
    
    c) An HVDC links delivers DC power at 500 kV at the rectifier end with constant current
    controller at the rectifier set at 1000A. The equivalent resistance of the rectifier and inverter
    stations are 20Ω and 10Ω and that of the DC line is 20Ω. If AC voltage at the inverter end is
    350 kV, find the percentage tap changer required to maintain the current in the link with
    extinction angle γ=10°.

    4. a) State difference in power control in HVDC and HVAC system. Explain the necessity of [3+5+2=10]
    power control in an HVDC link.
    b) With relevant diagram explain pulse frequency control method of EPC scheme employed in
    control schemes of firing circuits of HVDC stations. State merits and demerits of the EPC
    Scheme.
    c) An HVDC link delivers DC power with AC line voltage to the rectifier being 800 kV and
    that at the inverter being 792 kV. Taking α=10° and γ=15° and the DC resistance of the line
    as 20 Ω. Calculate (i) the DC voltage at both ends (ii) the current in the DC link (iii) the
    power delivered and losses in the link.

    5. a) Why are harmonics generated in HVDC converter and what the problems are as associated
    with the harmonics? [3+4+3=10]
    b) With neat sketches, explain how a converter transformer is responsible for generation of
    harmonics and suggest various methods for minimizing harmonics.
    c) An HVDC link is supplying DC power of 1000 MW at ±500 kV at the inverter end. Estimate
    the value of the 11th harmonic current when α=10° and µ=20°.

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