AICTE-Staff Development Program On Power Quality -Issues & Solutions in NIT

11^th June 2007 to 23^rd June 2007

Organised by

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT
(A Deemed University under Govt.of India)

          NIT Campus P.O. CALICUT,
          673601.Kerala, India

                           Proliferation of non-linear loads (rectifiers, Arc furnace, variablespeed drives, UPS, Pcs, printers, Domestic electronic equipment etc.) atindustrial, commercial and residential sectors over the last 15 years haveresulted in the degradation of power quality (PQ) in the power systems all overthe world. On the other hand, the modern electronic loads place more stringentdemands on quality of supply. Power Electronic equipment draw a distorted, nonsinusoidal current waveform, harmful effects of various power quality problems(burning out of capacitors, motors, other equipment, fire hazards,malfunctioning of protection and control gears, metering errors, data loss incomputers etc.) have resulted in for a greater focus on power quality issues inrecent years. Adherence to the already developed and accepted internationalstandards on harmonic pollution, flicker, sag etc. at both consumer end &utility end also will require a through understanding of source of PQ issuesand the technology available for their mitigation. Power Quality Enhancementusing Custom Power Devices considers the structure, control and performance of seriescompensating DVR, the shunt D-STATCOM etc. With ongoing regulatory, policy andstructural changes in the Indian electricity industry following the ElectricityAct 2003, the issue of Power Quality (PQ) is poised to become a figure-of-meritamongst the competing distribution utilities

Course Content

•      Power Quality -Concepts

•      Power Quality/Harmonic Standards

•      Sources of Power Quality Problems

•      Power Quality Monitoring

•      System Modeling for PQ Analysis

•      Harmful Effects of Impaired Power Quality

•      Industry/Utility related Problems
•      Remedial measures
•      Power line Conditioners
•      Static VAR Compensators
•      Active & Passive Harmonic
        Mitigation Techniques
•      Shunt/Series Harmonic Injection
•      Improved Utility Interface
•      Case Studies
•      Laboratory and Simulation sessions

Course Faculty

Faculty experts of NITC and Invited experts from Utilities/Industries/Research Institutions

Eligibility

The course is open to engineering teachers/practicing engineers, with specialisation in Electrical and Electronics engineering, who are working in Engineering Institutions /Colleges (AICTE approved) and from Electricity boards /Power Corporations/Industries and R&D Institutions.

Important DatesSelection will be on first come first served basis subject to AICTE and NITC norms. Last date for receipt of applications: 25-05-07
Intimation of selection: on or before 01-06-07


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