K.U.

LEUVEN GROEP WETENSCHAP & TECHNOLOGIE ARENBERG DOCTORAATSSCHOOL

High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) systems and flexible power transmission (FACTS)

Instructors: Dirk Van Hertem, Marko Delimar (FER, Zagreb) Supervising ZAP member: Ronnie Belmans Table of content: Introduction to transmission system: AC and DC systems. Flexible AC transmission systems: voltage regulators power flow regulators combined FACTS control of flexible devices in the power system simulation of power systems with FACTS. High voltage direct current systems: LCC HVDC VSC HVDC control of HVDC similation of power systems containing HVDC future applications of HVDC. References: Flexible Power Transmission: The HVDC Options; J. Arrillaga, Y.H.Liu, N.R. Watson, Wiley, 2007. Understanding FACTS: concepts & technology of flexible AC transmission systems, N.G. Hingorani and L. Gyugyi; Wiley-IEEE Press; 1999. FACTS: Modelling and Simulation in Power Networks; E. Acha, C.R. Fuerte-Esquivel, H. Ambriz-Prez, C. Angeles-Camacho; Wiley; 2004. Date: Spring semester 2010 Intended audience: power system engineers and researchers

Evaluation: permanent evaluation

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