Title of the proposed work:

Detection and Identification Of Power Quality Disturbances In

Power Systems By Using FACTS Devices
Proposed Abstract
Modern power systems are continuously being expanded and upgraded to cater the need
of ever growing power demand. The proposed were explains the problems that are due to poor
power quality in electrical systems and shows their possible financial consequences and
improvement of power quality. Power quality is characterized by parameters that express
harmonic distortion, reactive power and load unbalance. It is shown that by using the right
technology a variety of power quality problems can be solved rendering installations trouble free
and more efficient and also can render them compliant with even the strictest requirements.
Flexible AC transmission systems or FACTS are devices which allow the flexible and dynamic
control of power systems. Finally, an introduction to the basic circuits of several FACTS
controllers is provided with a focus on their system performance characteristics.
FACTS devices are improving the operation of an electric power system. The influences
of such devices on steady state variables (voltage levels, transmission losses, and generating
costs) are very remarkable. The benefit for each type of FACTS can be associated with its
particularities and properties. They control the interrelated parameters that rule the operation of
the transmission systems, including the serial impedance, the derivation impedance, the current,
the voltage, the phase angle and the muffling of oscillations to different frequencies under the
nominal frequency.
The main issues in power quality are
If the power quality of the network is effected due to line losses, then loads connected to
it will fail or will have a reduced lifetime, and the efficiency of the electrical installation
gets disturbed.
power quality is characterized by parameters that express harmonic distortion, reactive
power and load unbalance.
These conditions could include: risks of voltage problems or even voltage collapse,
undesired power flows, power swings or sub synchronous resonances.
These power quality problems can be improved by using FACTS devices, which are
UPFC,IPFC. GUPFC,HPFC.
The UPFC is not widely applied in practice due to their high cost and the redundancy to failure.
So in case of UPFC placed by GUPFC device. IPFC is a possible definition for the combination
of two or more static synchronous series compensators (SSSCs) which are coupled via a
common DC link to facilitate bi-directional flow of real power between the AC terminals of
the SSSCs, and are controlled to provide independent reactive compensation for the
adjustment of real power flow in each line and maintain the desired distribution of reactive
power flow among the lines. The basic issues on the design of the GUPFC damping
controller are discussed, regarding the effectiveness and robustness of the damping function
of the GUPFC, among which the selection of effective and robust input control signal of the
GUPFC to superimpose its damping function where it is specially addressed. Furthermore it
becomes one of the most important FACTS controllers and new, which adds the GUPFC into
the category of the unified model with the same methods. An example power system is
presented, in the SMIB, where its performance more robust than the unified power flow
controller (UPFC).
Hybrid Power Flow Controller (HPFC) as an alternative to Unified Power Flow
Controller (UPFC) for improvement of power system performance. UPFC is a flexible AC
transmission system (FACTS) device containing two switching converters, one in series and
one in shunt. To configure the HPFC, one of the switching converters of the UPFC is
replaced by thyristor controlled variable impedances, thus reducing the cost. In this paper, the
HPFC has been configured by multilevel Voltage Source Converter (VSC) used for the shunt
compensation branches and a thyristor controlled variable impedance used for series
compensation. It is shown that with suitable controller the HPFC can inject a voltage of
required magnitude in series with the line at any desired angle, just like UPFC.
The benefits of utilizing FACTS devices in electrical transmission systems to improve,
Better utilization of existing transmission system assets,
Provide dynamic real & reactive power and voltage control,
High Control Capability,
Increased dynamic and transient grid stability and reduction of loop flows,
Increased quality of supply for sensitive industries,
Reduce the need for construction of new transmission lines, capacitors, reactors
regulatory concerns.


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Plan of proposed research work


S.NO

Proposed work
Duration(in
months)
1 Problems formulation 6
2 Literature survey 6
3 Implementation of FACTS devices 10
4 Application of FACTS devices to Improvement of
power quality
8
5 Documentation of thesis 6
Total(36 months)




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