CONTENTS

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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Wind 1

1.2 History of wind energy 1

1.3 Wind energy mechanism 2
1.4 Wind power plant components 4
1.5 Advantages of power generation from wind energy 6
1.6 Limitations of power generation from wind energy 6
1.7 Availability of wind in the world scenario 7
1.8 Wind power in India 10
1.9 Onshore 15
1.10 Largest operational onshore wind farms 16
1.11 Offshore 17
1.12 Offshore wind power plants in the world 17
1.13 India to launch national offshore wind energy authority 19
1.14 Advantage of offshore wind power plant 21
1.15 Problem statement 22
1.16 Objective 22
1.17 Literature survey 23
1.18 Methodology 24
1.19 Organization of Thesis 24
Chapter 2 FRACTIONAL FREQUENCY TRANSMISSSION SYSTEM
2.1 Introduction 26
2.2 History of FFTS 27
2.3 Principle of FFTS 28
2.4 Scheme of FFTS 28
2.5 Performance parameters of FFTS 29
2.5.1 Better voltage regulation
2.5.2 Improved stability
2.5.3 Lesser voltage fluctuation
2.5.4 Power angle characteristics
2.6 Advantages of FFTS 30
2.7 Application of FFTS 31

Chapter 3 SPACE VECTOR PULSE WIDTH MODULATION

3.1 Introduction 32
3.2 Principle of SVPWM 32
3.3 Comparison of SPWM with SVPWM 44

Chapter 4 SYNCRONIZATION
4.1 Introduction 46
4.2 Conditions for synchronization 46
4.3 Synchronization process 47
4.4 Synchronization lamps 47
 4.5 Synchroscope 48
4.6 Synchroscope relays 48
4.7 Synchronous operation 49
4.8 Advances in synchronization operation 49
4.8.1 Eliminate voltage signal switching
4.8.2 Synchrophasor based synchroscope
4.8.3 Improving operator indications
4.9 Grid code 56
4.9.1 Harmonic distortions
4.9.2 Power quality
4.9.3 Voltage variation
4.9.4 Harmonics
4.10 Grid synchronous algorithms 58
4.10.1 Zero crossing detector
4.10.2 Phase locked loop

Chapter 5 MODELLING AND SIMULATION

5.1 MATLAB 64
5.2 History of MATLAB 64
5.3 Syntax 65
5.4 Simulink 65
5.4.1 Add-on products
5.5 Project flow 67
Chapter 6 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
6.1 SVPWM based controlled rectifier 76
6.2 SVPWM based controlled inverter integrated to grid 80

CONCLUSION
FUTURE SCOPE
REFERENCES