HVDC transmission
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The official GTU curriculum for HVDC transmission (subject code ME01000191) as prescribed for E(SE · Semester 1 divides the course into 6 units, covering 32 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME01000191)Unit 1 Evolution of HVDC Transmission, Comparison of HVAC and HVDC
- Type of HVDC Transmission systems
- Components of HVDC transmission systems
Unit 2 Analysis of simple rectifier circuits
- Required features of converter/inverter circuits for HVDC transmission
- Analysis of HVDC converter
- Different modes of converter operation
- Equivalent electrical circuit Program Name: Engineering Level: PG Branch: Electrical Engineering Course / Subject Code: ME01000191 Course / Subject Name: HVDC - High Voltage Direct Current Transmission
Unit 3 HVDC system control features, Control Modes, Control Schemes,
- Control comparisons
- Equidistant firing controls
Unit 4 Converter mal-operations, Commutation failure, Starting and shutting
- down the converter bridge
- Converter protection
- Smoothing reactor and DC Lines
- Reactive power requirements
- Harmonic analysis
- Filter design
Unit 5 Application of VSC in HVDC, Comparison with LCC HVDC,
- Overhead and subsea VSC-HVDC
- Monopolar and bipolar VSC HVDC systems
- VSC HVDC converter topologies
- VSC-HVDC components and operation
- Two level VSC modelling
- control and dynamics
- Complete VSC converter controller
- AC and DC faults with VSC, VSC HVDC for AC grid support and operation with passive AC systems
- Black start capability of VSC-HVDC
- VSC-HVDC with offshore wind farms
- Multi terminal HVDC with VSC Converters
- Introduction to MMC for HVDC
Unit 6 Component Models and it’s representation for the Power flow analysis
- of AC-DC systems
- Transient stability analysis
- Dynamic stability analysis
- Multi-terminal HVDC system (MTDC)
- control of MTDC
- Introduction to the relevant national and international standards of HVDC systems