APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL

UNIVERSITY

(A State Government University)

B. Tech, 2024
Honours Degree in
Electrical & Electronics Engineering

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 CURRICULUM
 Total Credits: 15
 Course Distribution:

 Semester 4: 4 Credits
 Semester 5: 4 Credits
 Semester 6: 4 Credits
 Semester 7: 3 Credits

Honours in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Semester

Credit Total
Sl. No:

Course Title Structure Marks Hrs./

Course SS Credits
Week
(Course Name)
Code
L T P CIA ESE

Analysis of Power
1 4 HNEET409 3 1 0 5 40 60 4 4
Converters

2 5 HNEET509 Electric Drives & Control 3 1 0 5 40 60 4 4

3 6 HNEET609 Advanced Control Theory 3 1 0 5 40 60 4 4

4 7 HNEET709 Power System Automation 3 0 0 4.5 40 60 3 3

Total 20 15 15

XX: Branch/Department Code

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 SYLLABUS

SEMESTER 4

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 SEMESTER 4

ANALYSIS OF POWER CONVERTERS

Course Code HNEET409 CIE Marks 40

Teaching Hours/Week 3:1:0

ESE Marks 60
(L:T:P)

Credits 4 Exam Hours 2 Hrs. 30 Min.

PCEET403 Power
Prerequisites (if any) Course Type Theory
Electronics and Drives

Course Objectives:

1. To impart knowledge about analysis and design of various power converters and its control
technique

SYLLABUS

Module Contact
Syllabus Description
No. Hours
Characteristics of Ideal and practical switches– power diodes– reverse
recovery characteristics – SCR - power transistors – power MOSFET -
IGBT– switching characteristics of power MOSFET and IGBT - gate
drive circuit- di/dt and dv/dt protection - power dissipation and selection
of heat sink.
Controlled rectifiers: Single-phase semi-converters and full-converters
1 12
– analysis with RLE load (continuous and discontinuous conduction) -
input PF with continuous and ripple free load current – inversion mode
- effect of source inductance - Three-phase semi-converters and full-
converters – analysis with RLE load (continuous conduction only)
mode) – effect of source inductance - single-phase dual converters–
circulating & non-circulating current operation
Power factor improvement of rectifier circuits–Extinction angle control,
symmetric angle control, PWM control -1 phase sinusoidal PWM
rectifier - 1-phase series converters–semi converters & full converters -
Twelve-pulse converter.
Switched Mode DC-to-DC Converter - buck converters – boost
2 11
Converter – buck-boost converter - Continuous Conduction mode –
design of filter inductance & capacitance - boundary between
continuous and discontinuous conduction – critical values of
inductance/load resistance - discontinuous conduction mode with
constant output voltage - Output voltage ripple

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 1-phase square wave full-bridge inverter – square wave switching scheme -
sine PWM switching scheme – PWM with bipolar & unipolar voltage
switching – THD with square wave and sine PWM – 3-phase voltage source
inverter – 180° conduction mode - 3-phase sine PWM inverter – RMS line to
3 11
line voltage & RMS fundamental line-to-line voltage
Concept of space vector – space vector modulation – reference vector &
switching times – space vector sequence – comparison of sine PWM & space
vector PWM
Current regulated PWM voltage source inverters - methods of current
control - hysteresis control – variable band hysteresis control - fixed
switching frequency current control.
4 10
Multilevel inverter - Diode-clamped multilevel inverter - Flying-
capacitor multilevel inverter – cascaded H-bridge inverter – PWM for
multilevel inverters – comparison

Course Assessment Method

(CIE: 40 marks, ESE: 60 marks)

Continuous Internal Evaluation Marks (CIE):

Internal Internal
Assignment/
Attendance Examination-1 Examination- 2 Total
Microproject
(Written) (Written )

5 15 10 10 40

End Semester Examination Marks (ESE)

In Part A, all questions need to be answered and in Part B, each student can
choose any one full question out of two questions

Part A Part B Total

 2 Questions from each  Each question carries 9 marks.
module.  Two questions will be given from each module, out
 Total of 8 Questions, each of which 1 question should be answered.
carrying 3 marks  Each question can have a maximum of 3 sub 60
divisions.
(8x3 =24marks) (4x9 = 36 marks)

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 Course Outcomes (COs)

At the end of the course students should be able to:

Bloom’s
Course Outcome Knowledge
Level (KL)
Select suitable switching device, gate drive circuit and heat sink for
CO1 K3
power electronic applications.
CO2 Analyse various types of controlled rectifiers and PWM rectifiers K3
Design and analyse various types of DC-DC converters with reduced
CO3 K3
ripple.
Explain various types of voltage source inverters and its control
CO4 K3
techniques.
CO5 Describe current regulated inverters and its control techniques. K3

Note: K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyse, K5- Evaluate, K6- Create

CO-PO Mapping Table:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1 3 3 3
CO2 3 3 3
CO3 3 3 3
CO4 3 3 3
CO5 3 3 3

Text Books
Name of the Edition and
Sl. No Title of the Book Name of the Author/s
Publisher Year
Power Electronics: Principles
1 Joseph Vithayathil Tata McGraw Hill 2010
and Applications
Power Electronics; Converters, Mohan, Undeland, 3rd edition,
2 John Wiley and Sons
Applications and Design Robbins 2003
Power Electronics: Circuits,
3 Muhammad H. Rashid Pearson Education 2013
Devices and Applications

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 Reference Books
Edition and
Sl. No Title of the Book Name of the Author/s Name of the Publisher
Year
Oxford University
1 Elements of Power Electronics Krein P. T., 1998
Press
Power Electronics – Essentials Wiley-India 2009
2 L. Umanand
& Applications
Power Electronics Handbook:
3 Devices, Circuits and M H Rashid (Ed) Academic Press 2010
Applications
Multilevel Inverters: A Survey Vol. 49, no.
IEEE Transactions on
4 of Topologies, Controls, and José Rodríguez, et al 4, August
Industrial Electronics
Applications 2002

Video Links (NPTEL, SWAYAM…)

Module No. Link ID
1
2
3
4

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 MODEL QUESTION PAPER
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
FOURTH SEMESTER B. TECH HONOURS DEGREE EXAMINATION, MONTH
AND YEAR
Course Code: HNEET409
Course Name: ANALYSIS OF POWER CONVERTERS
Max. Marks: 60 Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

PART A
Answer all questions. Each question carries 3 marks CO Marks
1 With a neat sketch, explain the switching characteristics of power CO1 (3)
MOSFET.
2 Derive the expression for the input power factor of a 1-phase full CO2 (3)
converter with continuous and ripple-free load current.
3 Explain the symmetric angle control in a 1-phase fully-controlled CO2 (3)
rectifier.
4 Design the value of filter inductance for a buck-boost converter. CO3 (3)
5 Determine the total harmonic distortion (THD) in the output voltage CO4 (3)
of a 1-phase square wave inverter.
6 What are the advantages of space vector PWM over sine PWM? CO4 (3)
7 Draw the circuit diagram of a 3-phase diode clamped 3-level CO4 (3)
inverter.
8 What are the advantages of hysteresis current control in an inverter? CO5 (3)
PART B
Answer any one full question from each module. Each question carries 9 marks
Module 1
9 a) With necessary waveforms, explain the working of a 1-phase semi- CO2 5
converter with RLE load with continuous and ripple free load current.
b) Explain the inversion mode of operation of a 1-phase full-converter. CO2 4
10 a) Explain di/dt and dv/dt protection in an SCR. CO1 4
b) Explain the working of a 3-phase fully-controlled rectifier with CO2 5
continuous and ripple-free load current at a firing angle of 30° with
necessary waveforms.
Module 2
11 a) Explain the working of a single phase series semiconverter with CO2 4
necessary waveforms.
b) Explain the working of a twelve-pulse converter with necessary CO2 5
waveforms.
12 a) Explain the operation of a buck-boost converter in discontinuous CO3 4
conduction mode with necessary waveforms (i L and vL). Also
derive the expression for average output voltage in DCM

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 b) A boost converter having a f=25kHz is supplying an average load CO3 5
current of 0.5A at an average output voltage of 15V and input
voltage to the converter is 5V. If the inductance and capacitance
used in the converter are of values 150μH and 220μF respectively,
determine i) the converter duty ratio ii) ripple current of inductor
and the peak current of inductor and iii) the ripple voltage of filter
capacitor.
Module 3
13 a) Draw the load current waveforms of a single-phase square-wave CO4 4
inverter with pure inductive load and show the devices conducting
during each time.
b) Sketch the switching signals and output line voltage vAB of a 3- CO4 5
phase full-bridge inverter in 180° mode with delta connected R
load with a neat circuit diagram.
14 a) Find the RMS value of the output line voltage of a 3-phase full- CO4 4
bridge inverter with star connected R-load in 180° mode.
b) Define space vector and show that the active space vectors in a 3- CO4 5
phase inverter can be represented by a hexagon. Draw the switching
signals in any one sector and hence derive the expression for the
switching times.
Module 4
15 a) Explain a current regulated PWM voltage source inverter using CO5 4
hysteresis control. What are its merits and demerits?
b) Explain the principle of operation of a flying capacitor five level CO4 5
inverter. List the major advantages and disadvantages of flying
capacitor multilevel inverters.
16 a) Compare the various types of multilevel inverters. CO4 4
b) Explain the working of a diode clamped 3-level inverter showing CO4 5
the current path when io is positive and i) vo = +Vdc/2, ii) vo = 0 and
iii) vo = -Vdc/2.
*****

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SEMESTER 5

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 SEMESTER 5

ELECTRIC DRIVES & CONTROL

Course Code HNEET509 CIE Marks 40

Teaching Hours/Week
3:1:0 ESE Marks 60
(L:T:P)

Credits 4 Exam Hours 2 Hrs. 30 Min.

PCEET403 Power
Prerequisites (if any) Course Type Theory
Electronics and Drives

Course Objectives:

1. To introduce basic concepts of load and drive interaction, speed control concepts of ac
and dc drives, speed reversal, regenerative braking aspects.
2. To introduce the concept of employing power convertors for the design of electric drives.
3. To impart knowledge on the design methodology and development of control methods for
electric drive systems

SYLLABUS

Module Contact
Syllabus Description
No. Hours
Electric drives – block diagram – advantages of electric drives –
dynamics of motor load system, fundamental torque equations, types of
loads – classification of load torque - four quadrant operation of drives
- steady state stability – numerical problems.
Separately excited DC motor and series DC motor - speed-torque
1 characteristics – motoring and braking operation. 11
Chopper control of DC drives – single-quadrant, two quadrant and four
quadrant chopper drives - motoring and regenerative braking - chopper
fed separately excited DC motor drives and DC series motor drives -
closed loop speed control for separately excited dc motor – numerical
problems.
Rectifier control of DC drives- separately excited DC motor drives
using controlled rectifiers: single-phase fully controlled rectifier fed
drives (discontinuous and continuous mode of operation) - critical speed
2 – braking operation of rectifier controlled separately excited DC motor 11
- three-phase fully controlled converter fed drives (continuous mode of
operation) – numerical problems - dual converter (circulating current
mode) – reversible drive using circulating current type dual converter

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 3-phase induction motor – speed-torque characteristics – dynamic
braking of induction motor – AC dynamic braking and DC dynamic
braking.
3-phase induction motor drives - stator voltage control – variable
3 voltage variable frequency control - below and above base speed – 11
Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) fed v/f control using sine-triangle PWM
- static rotor resistance speed control employing chopper – static slip
power recovery speed control scheme for sub synchronous speed
control – numerical problems
Clarke and Park transformation – field orientation principle –
Introduction to direct vector control of induction motor drives –
4 decoupling of flux and torque components - block diagram [Ref.1]. 11
Synchronous motor drives – v/f control – open loop control – self-
controlled mode – load commutated CSI fed synchronous motor.

Course Assessment Method

(CIE: 40 marks, ESE: 60 marks)

Continuous Internal Evaluation Marks (CIE):

Internal Internal
Assignment/
Attendance Examination-1 Examination- 2 Total
Microproject
(Written) (Written )

5 15 10 10 40

End Semester Examination Marks (ESE)

In Part A, all questions need to be answered and in Part B, each student can
choose any one full question out of two questions

Part A Part B Total

 2 Questions from each  Each question carries 9 marks.
module.  Two questions will be given from each module, out
 Total of 8 Questions, each of which 1 question should be answered.
carrying 3 marks  Each question can have a maximum of 3 sub 60
divisions.
(8x3 =24marks) (4x9 = 36 marks)

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 Course Outcomes (COs)

At the end of the course students should be able to:

Bloom’s
Course Outcome Knowledge
Level (KL)
CO1 Describe the transient and steady state aspects electric drives K3
Analyse the operation of chopper-fed DC motor drive in various
CO2 K3
quadrants
Apply the appropriate configuration of controlled rectifiers for the speed
CO3 K3
control of DC motors
CO4 Illustrate the various speed control techniques of induction motors K3

CO5 Examine the vector control of induction motor drives K3

Distinguish different speed control methods of synchronous motor
CO6 K3
drives

Note: K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyse, K5- Evaluate, K6- Create

CO-PO Mapping Table:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1 3 2 2
CO2 3 2 2
CO3 3 2 2
CO4 3 2 2
CO5 3 1 2
CO6 3 2 2

Text Books
Name of the Edition and
Sl. No Title of the Book Name of the Author/s
Publisher Year
Fundamentals of Electric Second
1 G. K. Dubey Narosa publishers
Drives edition, 2001

Reference Books
Edition and
Sl. No Title of the Book Name of the Author/s Name of the Publisher
Year
Power Electronics and Motor Academic press, An
1 Bimal [Link] 2006
Drives Imprint of Elsevier

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 Electric Drives Concepts and MC Graw Hill 2nd edition,
2 Vedam Subrahmanyam
Applications Education 2011
5th edition,
3 Power Electronics Dr. P. S. Bimbhra Khanna publishers
2012
Ned Mohan, Tore M
Power electronics converters John Wiley and Sons
4 Undeland, William P 3rd edition
applications and design Inc.
Robbins
Power Electronics, Devices, 3rd edition,
5 Muhammad [Link] Pearson
Circuits and Applications 2014
Electric Motor Drives:
6 Modeling, Analysis, and R Krishnan Prentice Hall 2001
Control

Video Links (NPTEL, SWAYAM…)

Module No. Link ID
1
2
3
4

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 MODEL QUESTION PAPER
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
FIFTH SEMESTER B. TECH HONOURS DEGREE EXAMINATION, MONTH AND YEAR

Course Code: HNEET509

Course Name: ELECTRIC DRIVES & CONTROL
Max. Marks: 60 Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

PART A
Answer all questions. Each question carries 3 marks CO Marks
1 What are the components of load torque? CO1 (3)
2 Check whether the points A and B stable or unstable if T is the developed CO1 (3)
torque and TL is the load torque.

3 Explain regenerative breaking in a separately excited DC motor. CO2 (3)

4 Speed of a 1-phase fully-controlled rectifier fed separately excited DC motor CO3 (3)
is 100 rad/sec and motor constant is 2V-sec/rad. Find the armature voltage if
the motor operates at rated torque of 80Nm. Given R a = 0.5Ω.
5 Explain the working of static rotor resistance control of 3-phase slip-ring CO4 (3)
induction motor.
6 For speed control below base speed of an induction motor using frequency CO4 (3)
control, voltage is kept constant. Why?
7 Explain the principle of field-oriented control in a 3-phase induction motor. CO5 (3)
8 Differentiate between the true synchronous mode and self-controlled modes CO6 (3)
of synchronous motor drive
PART B
Answer any one full question from each module. Each question carries 9 marks
Module 1
9 a) What are the different classifications of load torques? Explain each with CO1
example.
b) A drive has following parameters: - J=10kg-m2, T=100-0.1N and Tl=0.05N CO1
where N is the speed in rpm. Initially the drive is operating in steady state.
Now it is to be reversed. For this motor characteristics is changed to T = -100-
0.1N. Calculate the time of reversal.
10 a) Explain the working of a two-quadrant chopper. CO2
b) Explain the closed loop speed control of a separately excited DC motor using CO2
chopper.

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 Module 2
11 a) Draw the armature voltage va and source current iA in A-phase of a 3-phase CO3
fully-controlled rectifier fed separately excited DC motor. Assume supply
voltage vAB  3Vm sin(t  30) . Firing angle α = 30°. Armature current i a is
assumed to be continuous and ripple free ia=Ia.
b) A 200V, 875rpm, 150A separately excited DC motor has an armature CO3
resistance of 0.06Ω. It is fed from a 1-phase fully-controlled rectifier with an
ac source voltage of 220V, 50Hz. Assuming continuous conduction, calculate
i) firing angle for rated motor torque and 750rpm ii) firing angle for rated
motor torque and -500rpm iii) motor speed for α=160° and rated torque.
12 a) Explain the working of a 1-phase dual converter with circulating current CO3
mode.
b) A 220V, 1500rpm, 50A SEDCM with Ra=0.5Ω is fed from a 3-phase fully- CO3
controlled rectifier. Available ac source has a line voltage of 440V, 50Hz. A
star-delta connected transformer is used to feed the armature so that motor
terminal voltage equals rated voltage when converter firing angle is zero.
i) Calculate transformer turns ratio
ii) Determine the value of firing angle when a) motor is running at
1200rpm and rated torque b) when motor is running at -800rpm
and twice the rated torque.
Module 3
13 a) Explain the stator voltage control of an induction motor with necessary speed CO4
torque characteristics.
b) A 3-phase 460V, 60Hz, 4-pole Υ-connected induction motor has the following CO4
parameters Rs=1.01Ω, Rr’=0.69Ω, Xs=1.3Ω, Xr’=1.94Ω, Xm=43.5Ω. No load
loss is negligible. Load torque is proportional to the square of the speed. If TL
is 41Nm at 1740rpm, find the load torque, rotor current and stator supply
voltage at 1550rpm.
14 a) Explain the stator voltage and frequency control of an induction motor. CO4
b) A 3-phase, 440V, 50Hz, 6-pole, Y-connected wound rotor induction motor CO4
has the following parameters: Rs=0.5Ω, Rr’=0.4Ω, Xs=Xr’=1.2Ω,
Xm=50Ω.Stator to rotor turns ratio is 3.5. Motor is controlled by static rotor
resistance control. External resistance is chosen such that the breakdown
torque is produced at standstill for a duty ratio of zero. Calculate the value of
external resistance.
Module 4
15 a) Explain Clarke transformation and Park transformation with necessary CO5
equations.
b) A 500kW, 3-phase, 3.3kV, 50Hz, 0.8 (lagging) power factor, 4-pole, star CO6
connected synchronous motor has following parameters: X s = 15Ω, Rs = 0.
Rated field current is 10A. Calculate armature current and power factor at
half the rated torque and rated field current

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16 a) Explain the working of a self-controlled synchronous motor drive employing CO6
load commutated CSI.
b) Expain direct vector control of induction motor drives with a block diagram. CO5
*****

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SEMESTER 6

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 SEMESTER 6

ADVANCED CONTROL THEORY

Course Code HNEET609 CIE Marks 40

Teaching Hours/Week
3:1:0 ESE Marks 60
(L:T:P)

Credits 4 Exam Hours 2 Hrs. 30 Min.

PCEET601 Control
Prerequisites (if any) Course Type Theory
Systems

Course Objectives:

1. To provide a strong foundation on advanced control methods for modelling, time domain
analysis, and stability analysis of linear and nonlinear systems
2. The design of feedback controllers and observers

SYLLABUS

Module Contact
Syllabus Description
No. Hours
State Space Analysis:
Review of State space representation of systems.
State transition matrix- Properties of state transition matrix-
Computation of state transition matrix using Laplace transform and
Cayley Hamilton method.
Derivation of transfer functions from state equations.
1 11
Solution of time invariant systems: Solution of time response of
autonomous systems and forced systems.
State space analysis of Discrete Time control systems: Phase variable
form and Diagonal canonical form representations- Pulse transfer
function from state matrix- Computation of State Transition Matrix
(problems from 2nd order systems only).
State Feedback Controller Design:
Controllability & observability: Kalman’s, Gilbert’s and PBH tests.-
Duality principle.
2 11
State feedback controller design: State feed-back design via pole
placement technique.
State observers for LTI systems- types- Design of full order observer.

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 Nonlinear Systems:
Types and characteristics of nonlinear systems- Jump resonance, Limit
cycles and Frequency entrainment
3 Describing function method: Analysis through harmonic linearization- 11
Determination of describing function of nonlinearities.
Application of describing function for stability analysis of autonomous
system with single nonlinearity (relay, dead zone and saturation only).
Phase plots and Stability:
Phase plots: Concepts- Singular points – Classification of singular
points.
Definition of stability- asymptotic stability and instability. Construction
4 11
of phase trajectories using Isocline method for linear and nonlinear
systems. Lyapunov stability analysis: Lyapunov function- Lyapunov
methods to stability of nonlinear systems- Lyapunov methods to LTI
continuous time systems.

Course Assessment Method

(CIE: 40 marks, ESE: 60 marks)

Continuous Internal Evaluation Marks (CIE):

Internal Internal
Assignment/
Attendance Examination-1 Examination- 2 Total
Microproject
(Written) (Written )

5 15 10 10 40

End Semester Examination Marks (ESE)

In Part A, all questions need to be answered and in Part B, each student can
choose any one full question out of two questions

Part A Part B Total

 2 Questions from each  Each question carries 9 marks.
module.  Two questions will be given from each module, out
 Total of 8 Questions, each of which 1 question should be answered.
carrying 3 marks  Each question can have a maximum of 3 sub 60
divisions.
(8x3 =24marks) (4x9 = 36 marks)

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 Course Outcomes (COs)

At the end of the course students should be able to:

Bloom’s
Course Outcome Knowledge
Level (KL)
Analyse the performance of linear and nonlinear systems using state
CO1 K3
variable approach
CO2 Design state feedback controller for a given system K3
CO3 Explain the characteristics of nonlinear systems K2
Apply the tools like describing function approach or phase plane
CO4 K3
approach for assessing the performance of nonlinear systems
Apply Lyapunov method for the stability analysis of physical
CO5 K3
systems.

Note: K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyse, K5- Evaluate, K6- Create

CO-PO Mapping Table:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1 3 3 2 2

CO2 3 3 3 2

CO3 3 2 2

CO4 3 3 2 2

CO5 3 3 2 2

Text Books
Name of the Edition and
Sl. No Title of the Book Name of the Author/s
Publisher Year
Nagarath I. J. and Gopal New Age
1 Control System Engineering 2015
M. Publishers
Prentice Hall of
2 Modern Control Engineering Ogata K. 2010
India, 2010.
Modern Control System New Age
3 Gopal M 1984
Theory Publishers
Slotine J. E and
4 Applied Nonlinear Control Prentice-Hall 1991
Weiping Li

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 Reference Books
Edition and
Sl. No Title of the Book Name of the Author/s Name of the Publisher
Year
1
2
3
4

Video Links (NPTEL, SWAYAM…)

Module No. Link ID
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2
3
4

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 MODEL QUESTION PAPER
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SIXTH SEMESTER B. TECH HONOURS DEGREE EXAMINATION, MONTH AND YEAR

Course Code: HNEET609

Course Name: ADVANCED CONTROL THEORY
Max. Marks: 60 Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

PART A
Answer all questions. Each question carries 3 marks CO Marks
1 (3)
2 (3)
3 (3)
4 (3)
5 (3)
6 (3)
7 (3)
8 (3)
PART B
Answer any one full question from each module. Each question carries 9 marks
Module 1
9 a)
b)
10 a)
b)
Module 2
11 a)
b)
12 a)
b)
Module 3
13 a)
b)
14 a)
b)

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 Module 4
15 a)
b)
16 a)
b)
*****

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SEMESTER 7

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 SEMESTER 7

POWER SYSTEM AUTOMATION

Course Code HNEET709 CIE Marks 40

Teaching Hours/Week
3:0:0 ESE Marks 60
(L:T:P)

Credits 3 Exam Hours 2 Hrs. 30 Min.

PCEET501 Power
Generation,
Transmission and
Prerequisites (if any) Course Type Theory
Protection
PBEET604 Power
System Analysis

Course Objectives:

1. To develop an idea about SCADA system, its components and communication protocols.
2. To create an awareness about applications of SCADA in power system

SYLLABUS

Module Contact
Syllabus Description
No. Hours
Introduction to Automation systems History of automation systems,
Supervisory control and data acquisition systems, Components of
SCADA systems, SCADA applications SCADA in power systems:
SCADA basic functions, SCADA application functions in generation,
1 9
Transmission and distribution functions Advantages of SCADA in
power system, industrial utility application.
SCADA systems and components Building blocks of SCADA systems,
Remote terminal unit (RTU) Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED)
SCADA Communication system Master station, HMI systems.
SCADA Communication System – SCADA Communication
requirements, SCADA communication topologies, SCADA Data
2 9
communication techniques SCADA Communication protocol
architectures, IEC 61850 Guided media: optical fiber, wired and
wireless methods
Substation Automation Conventional substations, New smart devices
for substation automation, Technical issues New digital substation,
3 9
New versus existing substations Substation Automation application
functions: intelligent bus failover, automatic load restoration, adaptive

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 relaying, Equipment condition monitoring, intelligent alarm processing,
Real time equipment monitoring.

Generation, Transmission and Distribution Automation SCADA in

Generation operation and management: load forecasting, unit
commitment, hydrothermal coordination, economic dispatch and real
time automatic generation control Energy control centers, EMS
software application Transmission operation and management real
time: State estimation, contingency analysis, islanding of power
4 systems 9
EMS with wide area monitoring systems(WAMS) Distribution
Automation: customer automation, feeder automation, substation
automation, subsystems in a distribution control centre, DMS
application functions

Course Assessment Method

(CIE: 40 marks, ESE: 60 marks)

Continuous Internal Evaluation Marks (CIE):

Internal Internal
Assignment/
Attendance Examination-1 Examination- 2 Total
Microproject
(Written) (Written )

5 15 10 10 40

End Semester Examination Marks (ESE)

In Part A, all questions need to be answered and in Part B, each student can
choose any one full question out of two questions

Part A Part B Total

 2 Questions from each  Each question carries 9 marks.
module.  Two questions will be given from each module, out
 Total of 8 Questions, each of which 1 question should be answered.
carrying 3 marks  Each question can have a maximum of 3 sub 60
divisions.
(8x3 =24marks) (4x9 = 36 marks)

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 Course Outcomes (COs)

At the end of the course students should be able to:

Bloom’s
Course Outcome Knowledge
Level (KL)
Understand SCADA application in power system automation.
CO1 K2, K4
Analyse the functions of SCADA system components.
CO2 Apply SCADA communication functions for various applications. K3
CO3 Analyse substation automation using SCADA. K4
Investigate the role of SCADA in generation, transmission and
CO4 K5
distribution application functions

Note: K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyse, K5- Evaluate, K6- Create

CO-PO Mapping Table:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1 3 2 2
CO2 3 2 2
CO3 3 2 2
CO4 3 2 2

Text Books
Name of the Edition and
Sl. No Title of the Book Name of the Author/s
Publisher Year
Power System SCADA and Mini S Thomas, John D CRC Press, Taylor
1
Smart Grids Mc Donald and Francis Group
SCADA- Supervisory control
2 Stuart A Boyer ISA Fourth edition
and Data Acquisition System,
Nortion Press,
3 SCADA and Power system Praveen Arora ISBN- 979-
8885466912

Reference Books
Edition and
Sl. No Title of the Book Name of the Author/s Name of the Publisher
Year
1
2
3
4

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Module No. Link ID
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER

APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SEVENTH SEMESTER B. TECH HONOURS DEGREE EXAMINATION, MONTH AND
YEAR
Course Code: HNEET709
Course Name: POWER SYSTEM AUTOMATION
Max. Marks: 60 Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

PART A
Answer all questions. Each question carries 3 marks CO Marks
1 Mention different steps involved in SCADA system. 1 (3)
2 Enlist the merits of SCADA in power system. 1 (3)
3 Enlist the main features of IEC 61850. 2 (3)
4 Discuss the functional components of master station in SCADA system. 2 (3)
5 Discuss the need of substation automation in the present scenario. 3 (3)
6 Analyse various technical issues in substation automation. 3 (3)
7 What are energy control centers? Give their purpose. 4 (3)
8 Describe real time automatic generation control in SCADA system. 4 (3)
PART B
Answer any one full question from each module. Each question carries 9 marks
Module 1
9 a) Analyse monitoring and controlling process in SCADA system. 1 (4)

b) Discuss the functional components of master station in SCADA system. 1 (5)

10 a) Analyse the components of RTU. 1 (3)

b) What are the advantages of SCADA in power systems? (6)

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 Module 2
11 a) Describe any two SCADA communication topologies. 2 (6)
b) Discuss various SCADA communication requirements. 2 (3)
12 a) Write a note on SCADA communication protocol architecture. 2 (6)
b) Elucidate upon one guided medium for SCADA and smart grid 2 (3)
communication.
Module 3
13 a) Analyse the protective functions of intelligent bus failover and automatic load 3 (6)
restoration using SCADA.
b) Write a note on automatic load restoration. 3 (3)
14 a) Analyse the functions of digital substation. 3 (4)
b) Compare new versus existing substations. 3 (5)
Module 4
15 a) Discuss the functions of transmission operation management using EMS framework. 4 (6)
b) Discuss EMS with WAMS. 4 (3)
16 a) Mention any one DMS application function. 4 (5)
b) Discuss advantages of SCADA in power system. 4 (4)
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