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Code: 9D49201
M.Tech - II Semester Supplementary Examinations, April 2013
FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
(Common to EPE, EPS, PE & ED, and PE)

Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 60
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1 (a) What limits the loading capacity of transmission lines? Explain.
(b) Mention the different types of FACTS controllers and describe the importance of
these controllers.

2 Explain the operation of 3-phase full wave voltage source bridge converter for
12-pulse operation with relevant waveforms.

3 (a) What are the various types of current source converters?
(b) Discuss the basic concepts of voltage source and current source converters and
compare their performance.

4 What are the various objectives of shunt compensation in power system?
Discuss them.

5 Discuss the various control schemes employed for static var generators for
transient stability improvement and power oscillation damping.

6 (a) What are the various objectives of series compensation? Explain them in detail.
(b) Describe the principle of operation of STATCOM with control scheme.

7 (a) Explain the basic concept of series capacitor compensation.
(b) Describe the operating point control of static series compensation with neat
block diagram.

8 Explain the basic operation of GCSC, TSSC and TCSC devices.
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