INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL

ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
Dundigal, Hyderabad - 500 043
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

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Course Name : Power Quality

Course Code : BPE210
Class : I - M. Tech IISem
Branch : EEE
Year : 2015 – 2016
Course Faculty : Dr.P.MALLIKARJUNA SARMA

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BLOOMS
COURSE
S.No QUESTION TAXONOM
OUTCOME
YLEVEL
UNIT-I
INTRODUCTION

1 Explain various power quality issues from the consumer point of view Evaluate 1
2 Do you agree with the statement “ Power quality is the same as voltage Remember 1
3 Why should
quality” Givepower engineer
arguments concern
to justify yourhim self about power quality
answer. Remember 1
4 Discuss the procedure for evaluating power quality Remember 1
5 Discuss contribution of single phase and three phase static and Remember 1
6 rotating
What isAC to harmonic
total DC converters to harmonic
distortion? Discussdistortion
how power electronic Remember 1
7 DEVICEDEVICES
Discuss in detail about nonlinear loads and how they cause Understand 1
8 dididwaveform
Discuss distortion
power quality issues Remember 2
9 Distinguish between voltage sags and swells Remember 1
Distinguish between power outages and interruptions Remember
10 1,2
12
drives contribute to its increase.
Distinguish between voltage fluctuation and voltage unbalance Understand 1
13 What is the difference between harmonics and interharmonics
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1 What is the impact of low power Quality on end user Analyze 2

3 Discuss various standards followed on power quality Analyze 2

4 How is power quality monitored Rememb 1

er
5 Explain operation of SVC? Explain how transient free switching is achieved in Rememb 1
SVC er
6 Explain operation of TCR with the help of a diagram Understa 2
nd

7 Explain the operation of static VAR compensator with details about each Evaluate 1
component
8 Explain the operation of with details about each component of TCR and its Understa 2
operation nd

9 Explain the operation of with details about each component of STATCOM and Evaluate 2
its operation
10 Explain the operation of with details about each component of FC-TCR and Rememb 1
its operation er

11 Explain the operation of with details about each component of DSTATCOM Evaluate 2
and its operation
12 Explain the operation of with details about each component of Network understan 1
reconfiguration type custom devices and their operation d

13 Distinguish between the operation of STATCOM and DSTATCOM Evaluate 1

14 Distinguish between the operation of DVR and DSTATCOM Evaluate 2

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UNIT-II
NON LINEAR LOADS

1 Analyze 2
is a single phase static AC to DC converter a linear load?

2 Understa to its increase.

What is total harmonic distortion? Discuss how power electronic drives contribute 1
nd

3 What is aPHASE
THREE nonlinear loads and how
CONTROLLED they cause FED
RECTIFIERS waveform distortion
DC MOTOR Rememb 2
er

4 What are the power quality issues arising out of the operation of AC Analyze 1
drives
5 Discuss contribution of single phase and three phase static and rotating understan 2
arc furnaces. d
AC to DC converters to harmonic distortion
6 is a single phase rotating AC to DC converter a linear load? Understa 1
nd
7 What are power quality issues arising out of battery chargers understan 2
d
8 Why can we not allow voltage fluctuations in a computer center Analyze 1
9 Why industrial loads are sensitive to voltage fluctuations understan 2
d

10 What is meant by notching? Analyze 1

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1 Evaluate 2
Discuss contribution of single phase and three phase static and rotating
AC to DC converters to harmonic distortion

2 Analyze to its increase.

What is total harmonic distortion? Discuss how power electronic drives contribute 1

3 Discuss in detail about nonlinear loads and how they cause waveform Evaluate 2
distortion
4 Discuss in detail about the power quality issues arising out of the understan 1
d
operation of power converters
5 Discuss in detail about various standards applicable to power quality Analyze 2
arc furnaces.

6 What is total harmonic distortion(THD) Discuss how various nonlinear understan 1

loads contribute d
7 Discuss in detailtoabout
increaseof
powerTHD.
electronic loads and how they cause Understa 2
nd
waveform distortion
8 Discuss how unbalance arises in system voltages? How unbalance can be mitigated Analyze 1

9 Discuss how dc offset arises in system voltages? How it can be mitigated Understa 2
nd
10 Discuss how power frequency variation affects industrial loads? What are its Understa 1
nd
causes ?How can frequency variation be avoided?
11 What are the various disturbances that may occur in supply voltage? Discuss in understan 2
d
detail.

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UNIT-III

MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS METHODS

1 understan 3
What are various mrthods of measuring high voltages
d
2 Understa 2
What are various mrthods of measuring high currents
nd
3 How do you measure power factor Rememb 2
er
4 What are various types of power factor? Which one is used under distorted Analyze 3
conditions
5 What is an event recorder? How is it useful in analyzing a fault post facto? understan 2
d
6 What are the applications of Hartley transform in analyzing power quality understan 1
d
7 What are the applications of Fourier transform in analyzing power quality Analyze 2

8 What are the applications of wavelet transform in analyzing power quality understan 3
d
9 What are the applications of Walsh transform in analyzing power quality understan 2
d
10 What are the applications of Laplace transform in analyzing power quality Analyze 2

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1 Explain how high values of AC and DC voltages and currents are measured Evaluate 3
for the purpose of power quality evaluation :

2 How is the power factor of a load is measured. How can power Rememb 2
er
3 Factor
Discussofrelative
a load be improved?
merits and demerits of using Wavelet Transforms and Understa 1
nd
Walsh Transforms in analyzing power quality
14 Evaluate 3

What is meant by characterization of power quality disturbance and how

frequency domain methods are used to arrive at it.

5 Understa 2
Explain how high values of AC and DC voltages are measured: nd

6 Analyze 1
How is the power factor measured in a power system. How does low
power Factor impact power quality.

7 Understa 3
Discuss relative merits and demerits of using Fourier Transforms and nd
Wavelet Transforms in analyzing power quality

8 Evaluate 2
What is meant by characterization of power quality disturbance and how
DFT is used to achieve it.

9 Discuss the characteristics of impulvive transients and oscillatory transients and Understa 2
their origin nd
10 Distinguish between voltage sag and swell,discuss various short duration Understa 3
voltage variations nd
11 Discuss various long duration voltage variations Analyze 2

12 Discuss the distinction between interruption, outage and blackout Rememb 3

er
13 Discuss about CBEMA power acceptability curves Understa 3
nd
14 What are the implications of low power factor to utility and to industry Analyze 2

15 What are the various time domain methods in analyzing power quality Understa 3
disturbances nd
16 What are the various frequency domain methods applicable to analyze Analyze 2
powerquality disturbances

17 What are the various applications of Fourier transforms in analyzing power Rememb 3
quality er

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UNIT IV
ANALYSIS AND CONVENTIONAL MITIGATION METHODS
1 Define System Average Interruption frequency index Remember 4

2 Define Consumer Average Interruption frequency index Remember 4

3 Define System Average Interruption Duration index Remember 4

4 Define momentary Average Interruption frequency index Understand 4

5 Define voltage sag energy Analyze 4

6 How do you use symmetrical components and phasor quantities Analyze 4

7 What is fundamental quantity extraction Understand 4

8 How do you use Detroit Edison Sag score Analyze 4

9 Explain voltage sag lost energy index Understand 4

10 What is voltage sag energy Analyze 4

11 What is open loop balancing Understand 4

12 What is closed loop balancing Analyze 4

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1 Discuss various ways of analyzing unbalance Evaluate 4

2 Distinguish between symmetrical components of phasor quantities and Evaluate 4

instantaneous symmetrical components
3 Compare various analysis techniques like Discrete Fourier Evaluate 4
Transform,Short Time Fourier Transform and Discrete Wavelet
Transform in characterizing power quality disturbances.
4 Describe how an impulsive transient disturbance is characterized in Remember 4
time domain
5 Discuss what is meant by voltage sag and swell Evaluate 4

6 What is the application of Detroit Edison sag score? Evaluate 4

7 What is meant by voltage sag energy Understand 4

8 Discuss how the concept of voltage sag lost energy index (VSSEI) is Understand 4
applied.
9 What is classical load balancing problem?Distinguish between closed loop Understand 4
balancing and open loop balancing
10 What is flicker and how is it analyzed and quantified.Discuss the Understand 4
instruments for measuring the same and standards applicable
11 Discuss how current balancing is achieved and what are the equipments Understand 4
used for the same
12 What are the varios techniques used for harmonic reduction and sag reduction Understand 4

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UNIT V
POWER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
1 List out the Custom power devices Remember 5

2 What is UPQC Remember 5

3 Explain the function of solid state current limiter Remember

5
4 Explain the function of solid state breaker Remember 5

5 Explain the function of solid state transfer switch Analyze 5

6 Explain the function of dynamic voltage restorer Understand 5

7 Explain the function of distribution STATCOM Analyze 5

8 Explain the classification of customers into grade A, AA and AAA Understand 5

9 How to deal with a polluting source causing power qyality problems to other Analyze 5
consumers
10 What are the devices that can be used to reduce THD Analyze 5
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What are custom power devices and custom power parks? Analyze 5
1
2 Discuss how capacitor banks and tuned filters are used to mitigate Understand 5
harmonics?
3 Discuss various devices used for mitigating power quality issues Analyze 5

4 Explain control strategies applicable to DVR Analyze 5

5 Describe how load compensation is achieved using DSTATCOM Understand 5

6 Discuss Utility customer interface Analyze 5

7 Discuss how passive harmonic filters are used to mitigate harmonics? Understand 5

8 Discuss the importance of custom power devices in mitigating power Analyze 5

quality issues
9 Explain control strategies applicable to UPQC Analyze 5

10 Describe how sensitive loads are protected using DVR Understand 5

11 How to identify the polluting load causing power quality problems Analyze 5