FACTS Devices in Power Systems

Објавено: October 12, 2018
  1.    Course Title FACTS devices in power systems
  2.    Code 3ФЕИТ09З001
  3.    Study program EES
  4.    Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
  5.    Degree (first, second, third cycle) First cycle
  6.    Academic year/semester IV/7   7.    Number of ECTS credits 6.00
  8.    Lecturer Dr Goga Cvetkovski, Dr Mirko Todorovski
  9.    Course Prerequisites  

10.    Course Goals (acquired competencies):  Understanding the models of FACTS devices with power electronics in power system and possibilities for implementation in active and reactive power flow management, stability improvement and voltage regulation in power system. Ability to solve complex practical problems for application of FACTS devices in power system using a variety of simulation packages.

11.    Course Syllabus: Introduction in power electronics. Principle of operation and modeling of energy converters. Connecting FACTS devices in power systems. Types of FACTS devices and their application to improve the performance of power systems. Regulation of active and reactive power flow. Voltage regulation. Improving transient and dynamic stability. Optimum placement, sizing and control of FACTS devices. Application of software packages for analysis of power system with FACTS devices.

12.    Learning methods:  Lectures and recitations with presentations and simulations, teacher-student interaction, homework, projects.
13.    Total number of course hours 3 + 2 + 0 + 0
14.    Distribution of course hours 180
15.    Forms of teaching 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching 45
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 30
16.    Other course activities 16.1. Projects, seminar papers 30
16.2. Individual tasks 30
16.3. Homework and self-learning 45
17.    Grading 17.1. Exams 20
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 20
17.3. Activity and participation 10
17.4. Final exam 50
18.    Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points     5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points     6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points     7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points     8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points     9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points   10 (ten) (A)
19.    Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Participation in lectures and recitations.
20.    Language Macedonian and English
21.    Method of monitoring of teaching quality Internal evaluation and questionnaires.
22.    Literature
22.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 A. Pina Martins, V. Katić, M. Todorovski, N. Demirović Advanced power electronics application in power systems FTN, Novi Sad 2010
2 E. Acha, C. R. Fuerte-Esquivel, H. Ambriz-Perez, C. Angeles-Camacho FACST Modelling and Simulation in Power Networks John Wiley & Sons 2004