POWER FACTOR IMPROVEMENT IN

POWER STATIONS

Course contents

 Power Factor Correction Understanding

 Reactive Power Control and Power Factor Correction in Power Station

 Power Factor Correction and Harmonics

 Economical Evaluation

 Capacitor Application
 POWER Electronic Circuits

Course contents

 Power semiconductor switches and their characteristics

 Uncontrolled AC to DC converter and their characteristics

 Controlled AC to DC converter and their applications

 AC voltage Regulator

 DC to DC chopper and their applications

 Voltage Source Inverter

 Variable Speed Control of
DC Drive

Course contents

 Introduction to Electrical DC Drive

 Types and characteristics of DC Motor

 Conventional Speed Control of DC Motor

 Research and Development in power semiconductor switches

 Solid State Speed Control of DC Drive using Thyristor circuits

 Solid State Speed Control of DC Drive using DC Chopper

 Variable Speed Control of
AC drive

Course contents

 Introduction to Electrical AC Drive

 Types and characteristics of AC Motor

 Conventional Speed Control of AC Motor

 Research and Development in power semiconductor switches

 Solid State Speed Control of AC Drive using AC Voltage Regulator

 Solid State Speed Control of AC Drive using Three Phase Inverter

 Power System Grounding

Course outlines

 Introduction

 Grounding of power supply system neutral

 Equipment ground

 Lighting, its effect on building

 Ground electrode system

 Surge protection of electronic equipment

 Case study
 Power System Distribution

Course contents
 Fundamentals of distribution systems

 Over head lines

 Underground distribution

 Transformer

 Capacitor application

 Voltage regulation in radial system

 Losses reduction in radial distribution

 Power factor improvement

 Case study
 Power System Quality and
Reliability

Course contents

 Introduction, Voltage Sags and Interruptions

 Transient Voltage Excursions

 Reliability Indices, Effects of Fault Clearing on Power Quality

 Insulation Coordination, Arresters, and Steady-State Voltage Regulation

 Harmonics