VINAYAKA MISSIONS UNIVERSITY V.M.K.V ENGINEERING COLLEGE, SALEM 636308 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING M.E.

. POWER ELECTRONICS AND DRIVES Elective III-HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT TRANSMISSION QUESTION BANK UNIT I PART A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. List the application of DC transmission What are the factors are differ between AC&DC transmission Draw the bipolar DC link & monopolar Define SCR What are the two application of transmission planning What is the use of converter transformer? Give the importance of converter station Define energy availability Define transient reliability List the disadvantage of DC transmission. Define Right of Way (RoW). What is meant by break even distance and its value in overhead lines? Draw the Cost Vs Distance figure for AC and DC transmission and explain shortly. What is meant by Line Compensation? What are the problems occur in AC interconnection. Explain Ground Impedance. What are the advantages of DC transmission? Draw the homopolar DC link. Explain the types of filters used in the transmission system. What is meant by reactive power source? What are the configurations available for asynchronous interconnection? Explain the choice of voltage level. What are the considerations which based for DC interconnection? Explain about Smoothing reactor. What are MTTF and MTTR?

PART B

1. Draw the twelve pulse converter unit and explain. 2. Explain the application of DC transmission in detail.

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Describe about modern trends in DC transmission. Draw and explain about converter station& its units. Briefly explain about the planning for HVDC system. Draw and explain Economics of power transmission. Explain the technical performance of DC transmission. Draw and explain briefly different types of DC links. With neat diagram explain the selection of Optimum system voltage for a fixed power transfer in DC system. 10. Explain in detail about GTO and MCT power Semiconductor switches. UNIT II PART A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Draw the GRAETZ circuit. Write down the converter bridge chart. Define pulse number. What are the assumptions made to analyze GRAETZ circuit? Define margin angle. What is overlap &over lap angle? Draw the equivalent circuit for three valve conduction mode. Define harmonics. List out the modes of 12 pulse converter. List out the different relationship between margin angle and . Define valve utilization factor. What is meant by valve rating? Define peak inverse voltage. Draw the equivalent circuit of a bridge converter. Write the different modes of converter? Write the average direct voltage equation of two and three valve conduction mode of operation. Draw the equivalent circuit of a four valve conduction mode. Write the different modes of operation of rectifier in the converter bridge? Write the different modes of region of rectifier operation in a twelve pulse converter? Draw the AC current waveform in a twelve pulse converter. What is the effect of source reactance of converter without AC filters? Define coupling factor. What are the assumptions to be made to a method for obtaining the fast steady state solution of a converter system? Write the average direct voltage equation of a three and four valve conduction mode of operation? Draw the 5th and 7th harmonic current waveform in a steady state analysis of six pulse converter. PART B 1. Briefly explain the valve rating and Transformer rating? 2. Briefly explain the converter bridge characteristics under rectifier mode. 3. Explain about the analysis of converters assumptions and method to development of fast steady state analysis.

4. Briefly explain the converter bridge characteristics under Inverter mode. 5. Draw and explain the steady state current and voltage waveforms of 6 pulse converter. 6. Analyze the two and three valve conduction mode of GRATEZ circuit. 7. Explain the simplified analysis of GRATEZ circuit without overlap. 8. Analyze the three and four valve conduction mode of GRATEZ circuit. 9. Briefly explain the characteristics of a twelve pulse converter. 10. Explain the analysis of a six pulse converter with filters. UNIT III PART A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Write the basic principle of DC link control. Draw the block diagram of pole and converter controllers. What do you meant by firing angle control? What is EPC and what are the schemes are available? List the drawbacks of EPC. Define excitation angle control. List the starting sequence in start up long pulse firing.

8. Define PPC 9. What is inverse cosine control? 10. Draw the steady state equivalent circuit of a two terminal DC link. 11. List out the considerations which are desirable to have current control at the rectifier station under normal conditions. 12. What are the reasons which are not desirable for the feedback control of power in a DC link? 13. What are the modes of operation of the link depending on the ceiling voltage of the rectifier? 14. What are the two basic requirements for the firing pulse generation of HVDC valves? 15. Explain about IPC. 16. What are the drawbacks of IPC scheme? 17. Write short notes on PFC? 18. Explain constant and control? 19. List the starting sequence in start up with short pulse firing. 20. Give short notes on frequency and power /frequency control. 21. Explain stabilization of AC Ties. 22. What is meant by emergency control? 23. Define VDCOL. 24. Explain sub synchronous damping control.

25. What are the telecommunication requirements in DC link?

PART B 1. Draw and explain the principles of DC link control. 2. Briefly explain about the types firing angle control 3. What is EPC? What are the schemes in EPC? 4. Explain about starting and stopping of DC link 5. What are the converter faults? Explain each. 6. Explain briefly about basic characteristics of converter control. 7. Give brief notes on mode stabilization and voltage dependent current limit of control characteristics. 8. With the help of block diagrams explain briefly about system control hierarchy. 9. With neat diagram explain about power control in DC link. 10. Explain different control levels in the higher level controllers.

UNIT IV PART A 1. List the problems associated with the injection of harmonics. 2. What are the types of AC filters? 3. What is tuned filter? 4. Draw the circuit for single and double tuned filter with characteristics curve. 5. What is carrier frequency? 6. Define RI noise. 7. List the factor to justify the effectiveness of DC filter. 8. Define harmonic distortion. 9. What is the effect of unbalanced voltages? 10. What is the effect of firing angle errors? 11. Define harmonics. 12. Give short notes on characteristic harmonics.

13. Give short notes on Non-characteristic harmonics. 14. Explain telephone influence factor 15. What is meant by THFF. 16. Define IT product. 17. Draw the circuit for second order high pass and high pass C type filter with characteristic curve. 18. Give short notes about protection of filters. 19. Explain shortly about DC filters. 20. What are the criteria to judge the effectiveness of DC filters. 21. Draw the configuration of PLC/RI filter. 22. Define INV. 23. Write the equation of DC voltage harmonics. 24. Write the equation for the harmonics order in AC current and explain. 25. Draw the graph which shows the harmonic magnitude and variation in DC current.

PART - B 1. Explain briefly about characteristic harmonics. 2. Mention the factors that are considered to design AC filter. 3.Write the types of AC filters and explain the design of single tuned filter. 4.Write brief notes on DC filter. 5.What is carrier frequency? Explain the configuration of PLC/RI filter. 6.Explain briefly about Non-characteristic harmonics. 7.Explain the design of high pass filter and protection of filters. 8.What are the troubles caused by harmonics, explain in detail. 9.Explain briefly about telephone interference. 10. What are the methods for reducing telephone interference. Explain in detail.

UNIT V PART A 1. What is controller model? 2. Write short notes on parity simulator. 3. List the importance of simulation. 4. Draw the physical model of converter transformer. 5.Write the application of DC simulator 6.Write any two advantage of digital dynamic simulation. 7.Draw the equivalent circuit of single phase transformer 8.Write the equation of transfer function of VDCOL. 9.List the two types of firing pulses. 10. Compare PFC and PPC. 11. Define simulation. 12. List the tools that are employed for the simulation of a dynamic system. 13. What are the requirements of a good simulation. 14. List out the system studies which are required for the design of a HVDC system. 15. What are the problems that can be studied using a DC simulator. 16. What are the advantages of a parity simulator. 17. Write the disadvantages of digital simulation. 18. Write short notes on IPC. 19. What are the approaches available for transient analysis of electrical networks. 20. Give short notes on EMTP.

21. Draw the equivalent circuit of a bridge and explain the parameters. 22. Write short notes on generation of control voltage. 23. Explain shortly about transformer model. 24. Write short notes on valve model. 25. Give short notes on generation of cutest matrix of converter.

PART B 1.Briefly explain about simulation of HVDC system. 2.Draw the physical model of HVDC simulator and explain briefly. 3.List out the advantage and disadvantage of digital simulation. Explain about the function of parity simulator 4.Draw the transformer model and explain briefly. 5.Explain about modeling of HVDC systems for digital dynamic simulation. 6.Explain briefly valve model and generation of control voltage. 7.Draw and explain the converter model in detail. 8.Write the types of gate pulse generation methods and explain briefly. 9.Derive the converter equation for two valve and three valve conduction mode, and explain about generation of cutest matrix. 10. Explain in detail about transient simulation of DC and AC systems.