VINAYAKA MISSIONS UNIVERSITY AARUPADAI VEEDU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF EEE M.E POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.

HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT TRANSMISSION

UNIT-I
Part-A . 1.Name any three HVDC stations in India 2.Transmission of electric power is always done by using high voltages; why? 3.What are the advantages & disadvantages in HVDC transmission? 4. What are the advantages & disadvantages in HVAC transmission? 5.What are the advances in DC technology, which have tried to overcome the disadvantages in HVDC transmission? 6.What do you meant by break even distance? 7.What are the areas of application for DC transmission. 8.Define energy availability 9.Define transient reliability 10.Is there any difficulty in breaking DC currents? 11. List any three applications of DC transmission. 12.Define short circuit ratio 13.Bring out the a comparison between homopolar & bipolar dc links Part-B 1.What are the different type of DC links? Explain each of them 2.Explain the schematic diagram of a typical HVDC converter station. Also explain each part of the system 3.Compare AC & DC transmission by considering the important factors 4.What are the modern trends in DC transmission.?Explain each of them 5.When you plan for a HVDC transmission system what is the importance of choice of voltage level? explain.. 6.Briefly explain the description of DC transmission system . 7.What are the factors to be considered for planning a HVDC transmission?.

UNIT-II Part-A 1. Define pulse number 2. Draw the converter bridge &inverter characteristics 3. Define power angle, margin angle 4. What are the assumptions to be made in the analysis of Graetz circuit without overlap? 5. Briefly explain the following terms(i)delay angle (ii)extinction angle (iii)commutation angle 6. Why are high voltages preferred to transmit electric power? 7. What are the assumptions to be made3 in the method of obtaining fast steady state solutions of the system equations during the analysis of converter? 8. Which is more significant method of controlling power in HVDC links:either through control of voltage or current? justify your answer. 9. Give the mathematical expression for the average direct voltage to the following modes of analysis in the Graetz circuit(i)without overlap (ii)with overlap 2 &3 valve conduction mode (iii)with overlap 3&4 valve conduction mode 10. In a 12 pulse converter what is the phase displacement between the two sets of voltages of the two bridges? 11. Compare a six pulse converter & a 12 pulse converter by mentioning their advantages & disadvantages Part-B 1.Explain the detailed analysis of six pulse converter system. 2.Explain the simplified analysis of Graetz circuit without overlap. 3.Analyse the Graetz circuit with overlap in two and three valve conduction mode 4. Analyse the Graetz circuit with overlap in three & four valve conduction mode 5.Formulate the state equations of a six converter with filters with neat diagram and waveforms 6.Explain the characteristics of six pulse converter 7. Explain the characteristics of 12 pulse converter

UNIT-III Part-A 1.Define the principle of DC link control. 2.What are high level controllers? 3. Draw the hierarchical control structure of a DC link. 4.What are the drawbacks of IPC scheme 5. What are the drawbacks of EPC scheme 6.What do you meant by;constant & control scheme 7. What do you meant by;inverse cosine control scheme 8. What do you meant by;pulse frequency control scheme 9. What do you meant by;pulse phase control scheme 10.Draw the voltage voltage waveforms for rectifier & inverter during deenergization of a bridge 11.Draw the voltage waveforms for rectifier & inverter during energization of a bridge 12.Draw the steady state equivalent of a 2 terminal DC link 13.Draw the schematic diagram of a dc link showing transformers ratios Part-B .1.Explain firing angle control schemes and draw its characteristics. 2.Explain the hierarchical control structure of a DC link. 3.Write short notes on current and extinction angle control. 4.Explain the starting and stopping of DC link. 5.Explain the basic converter control characteristics 6.Explain the modifications involved in the converter control characteristics 7.Explain the principles of dc link control 8.Explain the different types of scheme s in individual phase control of a HVDC system 9. Explain the different types of scheme s in equidistant pulse control of a HVDC system

UNIT-IV Part-A 1.Define harmonic distortion 2.Define telephone harmonic form factor& telephone influence factor. 3.Define harmonics. Mention the order of harmonic in dc and ac side. 4.What are the problems associated with harmonics? 5.Define pulse number &order of harmonics? 6.Define characteristics and non-characteristic harmonics. 7.List out the reasons for getting non-characteristics harmonics. 8.Mention the sequence of dc harmonics based on the bridges per pole. 9.What is importance of smoothing reactor? 10.What is the telephone influence factor and telephone harmonic form factor. 11.Define I.T. product and minimum filter. 12.Define sharpness of tuning. 13.list out the reasons for getting non characteristic harmonics 14.name the criteria which will be used to judge the effectiveness of a dc filter Part-B 1.Write short notes on characteristic harmonics 2.Write short notes on non characteristic harmonics. 3.Explain the AC filter design for single tuned and double tuned filter 4.What are the ac harmonic filters? Give their configuration and impedance characteristics. 5.Explain the generation ,causes and suppression of uncharacteristic harmonics 6.Explain the means of reducing harmonics.

UNIT-V Part-A 1.What are the requirements for a simulation tool? 2.Give the applications of DC simulator 3. Explain the physical models for a hvdc simulator 4.List the advantage of digital dynamic simulation 5.State the main advantages of a digital simulation 6.Give the major advantages of a parity simulator 7.What are the requirements of a good simulation tool for system analysis? 8.Explain the basic equipments provided with respect to a D.C simulator for transient studies 9.Explain the functions of smoothing reactors in HVDC system 10. List out the disadvantages of dc simulator Part-B 1.Briefly explain the HVDC system simulation 2.State the advantages& disadvantages of digital dynamic simulation. 3.Write short notes on philosophy and tools used in system simulation 4.Describe the modeling of HVDC systems for digital dynamic simulation 5.Show and explain the physical models for a hvdc simulator 6.List out the various problems that can be studied using a dc simulator and also given its applications 7.Give in detail how a converter model is simulated and analyzed using digital dynamic simulation techniques