| 1. | Course Title | FACTS Devices in Power Systems | |||||||||||
| 2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ09014 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Study program | 3-EES | |||||||||||
| 4. | Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||||||
| 5. | Degree (first, second, third cycle) | Second cycle | |||||||||||
| 6. | Academic year/semester | I/1 | 7. | Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | ||||||||
| 8. | Lecturer | 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. |
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| 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. Thyristor-Controlled Reactor (TCR), Static Var Compensator (SVC), Thyristor-Controlled Series Compensation (TCSC), Voltage-Sourced Converter (VSC), Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM), Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC), Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC). 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. |
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| 12. | Learning methods:
Lectures and recitations with presentations and simulations, teacher-student interaction, homework, projects. |
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| 13. | Total number of course hours | 180 | |||||||||||
| 14. | Distribution of course hours | 3 + 3 | |||||||||||
| 15. | Forms of teaching | 15.1 | Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 hours | |||||||||
| 15.2 | Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 45 hours | |||||||||||
| 16. | Other course activities | 16.1 | Projects, seminar papers | 30 hours | |||||||||
| 16.2 | Individual tasks | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 16.3 | Homework and self-learning | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 17. | Grading | ||||||||||||
| 17.1 | Exams | 0 points | |||||||||||
| 17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 60 points | |||||||||||
| 17.3. | Activity and participation | 0 points | |||||||||||
| 17.4. | Final exam | 40 points | |||||||||||
| 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. | Forms of assessment |
Student must complete and submit the required homework and project assignments, according to the schedule published at the course web site. Final mark is determined from the weighted average of scores from exams, homework, and project assignments. The use of books or notes of any kind, as well as a calculator, mobile phone, tablet or any other electronic device is allowed during the written exams. |
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| 21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
| 22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Internal evaluation and questionnaires. | |||||||||||
| 23. | Literature | ||||||||||||
| 23.1. | Required Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | X. P. Zhanq, C. Rehtanz, B. Pal | Flexible AC Transmission Systems – Modelling and Control | SpringerISBN 978-3-540-30606-1 | 2006 | |||||||||
| 2. | G. Benysek | Improvement in the Quality of Delivery of Electrical Energy using Power Electronics Systems | SpringerISBN 978-1-84628-648-3 | 2007 | |||||||||
| 3. | A. Pina Martins, V. Katić, M. Todorovski, N. Demirović | Advanced power electronics application in power systems | Fakultet Tehničkih Nauka, Novi SadISBN 978-1-84628-648-3 | 2010 | |||||||||
