FACTS and Custom Power Controllers for Quality Enhancement of Deregulated Power Systems

FACTS and Custom Power Controllers for Quality Enhancement of Deregulated Power Systems

INTRODUCTION

The deregulation of electric power utility brings with it
new challenges and opportunities since the previous
centrally designed and operated systems are replaced by
a new competitive framework. In the rapidly deregulating
environment, reactive power control to assure voltage
stability and power flow control to avoid line overloading
and congestion require special consideration in power
system operation. Hence the current trend of deregulation
of electricity market favours the FACTS and custom
power controllers in many ways. These devices in the
deregulated environment allow the system to be used in
more flexible way with increased stability margins and
enhanced power quality.

The course is intended to give an exposure to these recent
trends, which would be useful for teachers from
engineering colleges, engineers from power utilities and
also the research organizations.

CONTENTS

 Deregulated Power Systems: Operational Challenges
and Performance Requirements
 Stability, Security, Quality and Economic Issues
 FACTS and Custom Power Controllers for System
Performance Improvement
 Modeling and Simulation of Systems with FACTS
& Custom Power Devices
 Research Directions
 System simulation using PSCAD/EMTDC and
other production grade software packages
included as lab work

COORDINATORS

Dr. Elizabeth P. Cheriyan
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
NIT Calicut
Dr. R. Sreeram Kumar
Professor of Electrical Engineering.
NIT Calicut

RESOURCE PERSONS

The faculty for the course will be from National Institute
of Technology Calicut and other reputed academic
institutions and industries.

ELIGIBILITY

The candidates must be graduates in Electrical
Engineering working either as teachers in AICTE
approved institutions or in Power utilities / Industries/
Research organizations.

REGISTRATION FEE

 Teachers in AICTE approved institutions can apply
and participate in the programme with a registration
fee of Rs.300/- which will be refunded at the end of
the programme.
 For participants from Industry, the registration
fee is Rs.5,000/-.

HOW TO APPLY

Application in the prescribed format attached herewith
or its photocopy duly recommended/sponsored by the
Head of the Institution/Organization along with the
registration fee (as DD drawn in favour of The
Coordinator, FDP on FCDP, NIT Calicut payable at SBI,
CREC Chathamangalam, Code No. 2207) should reach
the coordinator on or before 03-04-2009. On receipt of
the intimation of the provisional selection, the candidates
are required to send the confirmation letter of participation
to the coordinator, so that the list of participants can be
finalized.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The participants from AICTE approved institutions, who
attend the course in full, will be paid to and fro sleeper
class railway/bus fare by the shortest route. Also they
will be provided with free boarding and lodging facilities
within NITC campus on a first come first serve basis.

IMPORTANT DATES

Last Date for Receipt of Applications : 03-04-2009
Intimation of provisional Selection : 10-04-2009
Last Date to confirm participation : 22-04-2009