Course Curriculum

for

Master of Technology Programme

in

Power Electronics and Power Systems

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

National Institute of Technology Goa

Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa - 403 401

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE)
Master of Technology in Power Electronics and Power Systems

Semester-wise Credits Distribution

Semester Total Credits

I 12+4+2=18
(4-Programme Core + 2-Labs+1-Seminar)

II 9+3+4+2=18
(3-Programme Core +1-Elective+
2-Labs+1- Viva)

III 06+08 =14

(2-Electives + Major Project -I)

IV 14
(Major Project Work-II)

Total Credits 64

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M.Tech I – Semester
Sub.
Sl. No Subjects L-T- P Credits
Code
1 EE600 Power Electronic Converters & Drives 3-0-0 3
2 EE601 Machine Modeling & Analysis 3-0-0 3
3 EE602 Advanced Power system Analysis 3-0-0 3
4 EE603 Renewable Energy Systems 3-0-0 3
5 EE604 Power Electronics Laboratory 0-0-3 2
6 EE605 Simulation Laboratory 0-0-3 2
7 EE606 Seminar 0-0-3 2
Total Credits 18

M.Tech II – Semester
Sl. No Sub. Code Subjects L-T- P Credits
1 EE650 Advanced Electric Drives 3-0-0 3
2 EE651 HVDC & FACTS 3-0-0 3
5 EE652 Systems & Control Theory 3-0-0 3
3 EE8xx Elective-I 3-0-0 3
4 EE653 DSP & FPGA Laboratory 0-0-3 2
5 EE654 Electric Drives Laboratory 0-0-3 2
6 EE655 Viva 2
7 HU650 Communication Skills and Technical 1-0-2 0
Writing
Total Credits 18

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M.Tech III - Semester

Sl. No Sub. Code Subjects L-T- P Credits
1 EE8xx Elective – II 3-0-0 3
2 EE8xx Elective – III 3-0-0 3
3 EE700 Major Project-I 0-0-12 08
Total Credits 14

M.Tech IV- Semester

Sl. No Sub. Code Subjects L-T- P Credits
1 EE750 Major Project-II 0-0-21 14
Total Credits 14

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List of Electives

Program Electives
SI. Course Total Credits
Course Name Credits
No. Code (L-T-P)
Elective-I

Modelling and Simulation of

1 EE 801
Power Electronic Systems 3(3-0-0) 3
2 EE 802 Advanced Power Electronics 3(3-0-0) 3
3 EE 803 Photovoltaic and its Applications 3(3-0-0) 3

Elective-II

1 EE 804 Power System Dynamics & Control 3(3-0-0) 3

2 EE805 Smart Electric Grid 3(3-0-0) 3
3 EE 806 Power Quality 3(3-0-0) 3

Elective-III

1 EE807 Soft Computing 3(3-0-0) 3

2 EE 808 DSP Controlled Drives 3(3-0-0) 3
3 EE 809 Digital Control Theory 3(3-0-0) 3
4 EE810 Optimal Control 3(3-0-0) 3

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Course Contents
Subject Code Power Electronic Converters & Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
EE600 Drives Total hours: 45

Module 1
Phase controlled converters: Single phase Half controlled and fully controlled converters, input power
factor and harmonic factor, single phase dual converters, power factor Improvements. Three phase half
controlled and fully controlled converters, evaluation of input power factor and harmonic factor and
effect of input line inductance, power factor improvement, 12 pulse/18 pulse converter, dual
converters, front end converter or synchronous link converters.
Basic power electronic drive system and components, Different types of loads, shaft-load coupling
systems. Stability of power electronic drive. Torque-speed characteristics of converter controlled
separately excited dc motor in continuous and discontinuous mode of conduction.
Module 2
DC-DC converters: Study of Class - A, B, C, and D choppers, non-isolated and isolated DC-DC
converters. Separately excited DC motor drive using DC-DC converters, four quadrant operation,
dynamic and regenerative braking.
Module 3
Inverters: single phase inverters, three phase inverters, pulse width modulation techniques, multi-level
inverters.
Module 4
Induction to motor drives: Equivalent circuit, speed control, slip power recovery schemes. Synchronous
motor drives: Operation with fixed frequency and variable frequency source. Closed-loop control of
drives: D.C drives, A.C. Drives.
1. M.H. Rashid: Power Electronics-circuits, Devices and Applications, 3rd
Edition, PHI, 2005.
2. Ned Mohan, T.M. Undeland and William P. Robbins: Power
Reference Electronics: Converters, Applications, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009
books 3. S.B. Dewan, Gordon R. Slemon and A. Straughen: Power Semiconductor
Drives, John Wiley Pub.,1996.
4. B.K. Bose: Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives, 1st Edition, Pearson, 2002.
5. Philip T. Krein: Elements of Power Electronics, Oxford University Press.
6. John G. Kassakian, Martin F. Schlect, Geroge C. Verghese: Principles of
Power Electronics , Pearson Education.
7. R. Krishnan: Electronic motor drives modeling Analysis and control I Edition
Prentice Hall India.

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Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE601
Machine Modelling & Analysis Total hours: 45
Module 1
Basic principles of electric machine analysis: Magnetically coupled circuits, Electro-magnetic (EM)
energy conversion, Single and double excited systems. Machine windings and air-gap MMF, Winding
inductances and voltage equations, Production of electromagnetic torque.
Module 2
Reference frame theory: Equations of transformation, transformation between reference frames,
variables observed from various frames. Theory of symmetrical induction machines: Voltage and torque
expression, state-space model of Induction motor in'd-q-0' variables. Computer simulation of arbitrary
reference frame.
Module 3
Theory of synchronous machines: Voltage and torque equations, equations in arbitrary reference
frame.Concept of sub-transients, transient armature inductances and field time constant, Operation of
synchronous machine under asynchronous running, Hunting and small oscillations, Synchronizing and
damping torques, equal area criteria, computer simulation.
Module 4
Field aspects of electrical machines: Vector potential, Classical two-dimensional analysis of air gap field.
Field analysis and performance calculation in linear Induction motor and linear synchronous motor. Finite
element method of calculation, vector potentials in machines and actual boundaries, magnetic saturation.

1. P. C. Krause, O. Wasynczuk and S.D. Sudhoff: Analysis of Electric Machinery

and Drive Systems, 2nd Edition, IEEE Press, 2002.
Reference 2. J. Meisel: Principles of Electromechanical Energy Conversion, R.E. Krieger, 1984.
books 3. N. Bianchi: Electrical Machine Analysis using Finite Elements, CRC Press, 2005
4. P.S. Bhimbra: Generalized Theory of Electrical Machines, Khanna Publishers, 2006.

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Subject Code Advanced Power System Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE602 Total hours: 45
Analysis

Module 1
Network Modelling: Formation of network matrices, Singular and non-singular Transformation.
Algorithms for formation of bus admittance and bus impedance matrices with mutually coupled
branches, Sparsity Technique and optimal ordering.
Module 2
Load flow: Load flow-Newton Raphson method, Decoupled ,Fast decoupled Load flow, Sensitivity
factors,Multi area power flow analysis, ATC assessment, DC power flow model.

Module 3
Fault and Contigency Analysis: Balanced and unbalanced faults, Digital simulation techniques in fault
analysis,Z Bus method in contingency analysis, Contingency Analysis of DC Model, System Reduction
for Contingency and Fault Studies.
Module 4
Security and State Estimation:Security assessment, State Estimation in Power Systems, Maximum
Likelihood Weighted Least-Squares Estimation, State Estimation of an AC Network, Detection and
Identification of Bad measurements, Network Observability and Pseudo-measurements.
1. Stagg.G.W , El. Abiad.A.H: Computer Methods in Power System Analysis, McGra
w Hill.
2. Kundur.P: Power System Stability and Control, McGraw Hill
3. Wood.A.J and Wollenberg.B.F: Power Generation Operation and Control, John
Wiley and sons, New York.
4. D. P. Kothari and I. J. Nagrath: Modern Power System Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Co. Ltd.
5. J. Arrilaga, C. P. Arnold, B. J. Harker: Computer Modelling of Electric Power
Reference System, John Wiley & Sons.
books 6. K.Mahailnaos, D. P. Kothari, S. I. Ahson: Computer Aided Power System Analysis
& Control, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.
7. G. T. Heydt: Computer Analysis Methods for Power Systems, Macmillan
Publishing Company, NewYork.
8. L. P. Singh: Advanced Power System Analysis and Dynamics, New Age
International Publishers, New Delhi.

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Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE 603
Renewable Energy Systems Total hours: 45
Module 1
Non-renewable reserves and resources; renewable resources, Transformation of Energy.
Distributed Generation, renewable energy economics.
Solar Power: Solar processes and spectral composition of solar radiation; Radiation flux at the
Earth’s surface. Solar collectors. Types and performance characteristics.
Photo-Voltaic power plants: Solar energy, generation of electricity PV cell characteristic, Stand
alone system with DC and AC loads with and without battery storage, Grid connected PV systems,
Maximum Power Point Tracking
Fuel cells: Fuel cells, commercial and manufacturing issues, equivalent circuit, Applications.
Module 2
Wind Energy: Wind energy conversion, efficiency limit for wind energy conversion, types of
converters, aerodynamics of wind rotors, power- speed and torque - speed characteristics of wind
turbines, wind turbine control systems. conversion to electrical power: induction and synchronous
generators, grid connected and self-excited induction generator operation, constant voltage and
constant frequency generation with power electronic control, single and double output systems,
reactive power compensation, characteristics of wind power plant, applications.
Module 3
Tidal Energy: Wave characteristics. Conversion systems and their performance features. Application.
Geothermal energy: Biological conversion of Energy.
Module 4
Induction generators: operating principle, self-excited induction generator, speed and voltage
control, performance analysis, semi variable speed induction generator, variable speed induction
generators with full and partial rated power converter topologies, isolated systems, self excited
induction generator
Module 5
Energy Storage systems: Parameters, lead-acid batteries, ultra-capacitors, flywheels, superconducting
magnetic storage system, pumped hydroelectric energy storage, compressed air energy storage.
1. S. N. Bhadra, D. Kastha, S. Banerjee: Wind Electrical Systems, Oxford Univ.
Press, 2005.
2. S.A. Abbasi, N. Abbasi: Renewable Energy Sources and Their Environmental
Reference Impact, Prentice Hall of India,2004.
books 3. Felix A. Farret and M. Godoy Simões: Integration of Alternative Sources of
Energy, John Wiley & Sons,2006.
4. R. Teodorescu, M. Liserre and Pedro Rodríguez: Grid Converters for
Photovoltaic and Wind Power Systems, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

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Subject Code Credits: 2 (0-0-3)

EE604 Power Electronics Laboratory Total hours: 45
1) Single phase Half and Full controlled Converter with R-L and R-L-E loads.
2) Three-phase Half and Full controlled Converter with R-L and R-L-E loads.
3) Single phase AC voltage controller feeding R and R-L loads.
4) Characteristics of Power Semiconductor devices (SCR, Triac etc.).
5) DC-to-DC Switched Mode Converters.
6) 1- Φ & 3- Φ Inverter with square wave, quasi-square wave and SPWM Control

1. M.H. Rashid: Power Electronics-circuits, Devices and Applications, 3rd

Reference Edition, PHI, 2005.
books
2. Ned Mohan, T.M. Undeland and William P. Robbins: Power
Electronics: Converters, Applications, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

Subject Code Credits: 2 (0-0-3)

Power Electronics Simulation
EE605 Total hours: 45
Laboratory
Modelling of DC-DC converters
Study of different PWM techniques
Study on the 'dq0' transformation in various frames of reference
Modelling of DC motor, Induction motor and synchronous motor drives

1. M.H. Rashid : Power Electronics-circuits, Devices and Applications, 3rd Edition,

Reference PHI, 2005.
books 2. Ned Mohan, T.M. Undeland and William P.Robbins: Power Electronics:
Converters, Applications, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

Subject Code Credits: 2

EE 606 Seminar (0-0-3)

Students will have to choose a current research topic in Power Electronics and Power Systems
related areas or industry practices and prepare a write up along with suitable presentation and
demonstration.

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Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE650
Advanced Electric Drives Total hours: 45
Module 1
Basic power electronic drive system and components, Different types of loads, shaft-load coupling
systems. Stability of power electronic drive.
Scalar and Vector control of Induction motor, Direct torque and flux control of Induction motor.
Module 2
Self-controlled synchronous motor drive, Vector control of synchronous motor drive.
Module 3
Switched reluctance motor drive, Brushless DC motor drive, Permanent magnet drives and Industrial
drives.
1. B.K. Bose: Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives, 1st Edition,
Pearson, 2002.
Reference 2. Bin-Wu: High-power Converters and AC Drives, IEEE Press, John
books Wiley & Sons, 2006
3. R. Krishnan: Electric Motor drives - Modelling, Analysis and Control, PHI
India Ltd., 2002.

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Subject Code Credits:3 (3-0-0)

EE 651
HVDC and FACTS Total hours: 45
Module 1
Historical development of HVAC and HVDC links, comparison, economics of power transmission,
technical performance, reliability, limitations, application of dc transmission, description of DC
Transmission System, types of DC links and converter station, planning for HVDC transmission.
Modern trends in DC transmission.
Module 2
HVDC transmission analysis of HVDC converters, pulse number, analysis with and without overlap,
converter bridge characteristics, converter and HVDC system control, principles of dc link control-
starting and stopping of dc link, power control .
Introduction to harmonics & filters, generation of harmonics, types of ac filters.
Module 3
Power flow in AC Systems. Definition of FACTS, power flow control, constraints of maximum
transmission line loading. Benefits of FACTS transmission line compensation: uncompensated line,
shunt compensation. Series compensation, phase angle control.
Module 4
Static shunt compensators: SVC and STATCOM. Operation and control of TSC, TSR, TCR and
STATCOM, compensator control, comparisons between SVC and STATCOM.
Static series compensation: TSSC, SSSC, TCBR, TCPAR. Operation and control applications
Module 5
Unified Power Flow Controller: circuit arrangement, operation and control of UPFC, basic principle
of P and Q control, independent real and reactive power flow control, applications, introduction to
interline power flow controller.
1. K. R. Padiyar: HVDC Power transmission System, New age International, 1996.
2. N.G Hingorani, L. Gyugyi: Understanding FACTS: Concepts and Technology of
Flexible AC Transmission Systems, IEEE Press Book, Standard Publishers and
Distributors, Delhi, 2001.
3. J. Arrillaga: HVDC transmission, IET, 1998.
Reference 4. E.X. Kimbark: Direct Current Transmission, Vol. I, Wiley Interscience,
books Newyork, 1971.
5. K. R. Padiyar: Power System Dynamics, Stability and Control, 2nd Edition, B.S.
Publishers. 1994.
6. X.P. Zang, C. Rehtanz and B. Pal: Flexible AC Transmission Systems: Modeling
and Control, Birkhauser,2006.
7. Y. H. Song and A. T. Johns: Flexible AC Transmission Systems, IET, 1999.

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Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE652
Systems and Control Theory Total hours: 45
Module 1
Review of matrices, vector space, group, rings, and fields.
Module 2
State Space Description: State space representations of systems, state variable modelling of dynamical
systems, transfer functions, solution of state equation, transient response, stability of linear systems,
Lyapunov methods.

Module 3
System Analysis: controllability, observability, duality, equivalent systems, system decomposition,
diagonal form, controllable and observable canonical forms, state space realizations and minimal
realizations.
Module 4
State Feedback Design: Linear State variable feedback, pole placement for single and multivariable
systems, optimal control concept, solution of linear quadratic regulator problem, system decoupling,
direct transfer function design procedures.
Module 5
State Estimation and Servo Control: State observer, reduced order observers, combined observer-
controller system, integral control, asymptotic tracking and regulation, robust servo control design.
Module 6
Nonlinear system Dynamics & Control: Analysis of Modelling equations: state-plane Analysis,
Principles of linearization, Describing function methods, Introduction to Nonlinear Control
Techniques: Sliding mode control, feedback linearization methods.
1.S.H. Zak: Systems and Control, Oxford Univ. Press, 2003.
2. H.K. Khalil: Nonlinear Systems, Prentice Hall, N.J., 2002.
Reference
3. R. C. Dorf and R. H. Bishop: Modern Control Systems, Prentice Hall, 2001.
books
4. K. Ogata: Modern Control Engineering, Pearson, 2006.

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Subject Code Credits: 2 (0-0-3)

EE653
DSP & FPGA Laboratory Total hours: 45
CCS introduction, aliasing, quantization
Saw tooth wave generation

Single pulse , multiple pulse, sin-triangle and space vector modulation PWM generation

Digital filter design

FPGA based motor control applications

1. Hamid A. Toliyat: DSP Based Electromechanical Motion Control, 1st Edition, CRC
Reference Press, 2004.
books 2. Bin-Wu: High-power Converters and AC Drives, IEEE Press, John
Wiley & Sons, 2006

3. Wolf: FPGA based system design, Dorling kindersley, 2004.

Subject Code Credits: 2 (0-0-3)

EE654
Electric Drives Laboratory Total hours: 45
Thyristorised drive for 1hp DC motor with closed loop control
Single phase & three phase half control and fully controlled bridge rectifier fed separately excited DC
motor drive
Four quadrant chopper drive for separately excited DC motor drive
Speed control of 3 phase wound rotor Induction motor
Implementation of single pulse, multiple pulse, sine-triangle and space vector modulation PWM
schemes with DSP controller.
1. M.H. Rashid : Power Electronics-circuits, Devices and Applications, 3rd Edition,
Reference PHI, 2005.
books 2. Ned Mohan, T.M. Undeland and William P.Robbins: Power Electronics:
Converters, Applications, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

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Subject Code Credits: 0 (1-0-2)

Communication Skills and Technical
HU650*(Audit Total hours: 15 Hrs
Course)
Writing
Module 1 12 hours

Communication-Definition-Types-Classifications, Presentation Skills-Do’s and Don’ts, Reports-

Types-Format-Ethics to be followed.

Module 2 12 hours

Writing Skills: Technical Document-Reports-Instruction Manuals-Project Proposal

Module 3 10 hours

Writing Exercises: Precis-Summary/Executive Summary/Abstract

Module 4 8 hours

Preparation of Report- Prefatory Part- Main Part- Terminal Section

1. Raman & Sharma, Communication Skills, New Delhi: OUP, 2011.

2. Mandel, Steve, Technical Presentation Skills: A Practical Guide for Better
Reference Speaking (Revised Edition), Crisp Learning, 2000.
Books: 3. Wood, Millett, The Art of Speaking, New York: Drake Publishers, 1971.
4. Lencioni, Patrick, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: NJ, John Wiley and
Sons, 2006.

Subject Code Credits: 2

EE 655 Viva

Students will have to attend for a viva-voce in front of all the faculty of the department for the evaluation of
the subjects studied in the first year (I and II semesters) with a suitable demonstration.

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Electives

Subject Code Modeling and Simulation of Power Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE801 Total hours: 45
Electronic Systems
Module 1
Introduction to ODE solvers, steps of using ODE solvers, Types of mathematical models, Developing a
model, Mathematical modeling of simple electrical, Mechanical and electro mechanical systems.
Module 2
Simulation of power electronic converters: State-space representation, Trapezoidal integration, M and
N method.
Module 3
Modeling: steady state analysis of converters, dynamic analysis of converters, state space average
modeling, PWM modeling, modeling of converters operating in continuous and discontinuous
conduction mode, converter transfer functions.
Simulation of electric drives: Modeling of different PWM Techniques, Modeling and simulation of
Induction motor, V/f Control of Induction motor and Vector controlled 3-Ph Induction motor.
Module 4
Control Techniques in Power Electronics: State space modelling and simulation of linear systems,
conventional controllers using small signal models, Fuzzy control, Hysteresis controllers, Output and
state feedback switching controllers. Modeling, simulation of switching converters with state space
averaging, State Space Averaging Technique and its application in simulation and design of power
converters.
1. M. B. Patil, V. Ramnarayanan and V. T. Ranganathan: Simulation of Power
Reference Electronic Converters, 1st Edition, Narosa Publishers, 2010.
books 2. Ned Mohan, T.M. Undeland and William P.Robbins: Power Electronics: Converters,
Applications, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
3. Chee-Mun Ong: Dynamic Simulation of Electric
Machinery: Using Matlab/Simulink

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Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE802 Advanced Power Electronics Total hours: 45

Module 1
Non-isolated dc-dc converters: Buck, boost, buck-boost, Cuk, SEPIC, Zeta in DCM and CCM, solated
dc-dc converters: Flyback, forward, Cuk, half bridge, push-pull and bridge in DCM and CCM. Single-
phase, single-stage converters (SSSSC), power factor correction. Their application in SMPS, UPS,
welding and lighting systems.
Module 2
Single-phase improved power quality ac-dc converters: Buck, boost, buck-boost, PWM VSC (Voltage
source converters), multilevel VSCs, PWM CSC (Current voltage source converters).

Module 3
Three-phase improved power quality ac-dc converters: VSC , multilevel VSCs, multipulse VSCs,
PWM CSC (Current voltage source converters). Multipulse ac-dc converters: Diode and thyristor
based converters, power factor correction.

Module 4

Solid state controllers for motor drives: Vector control and direct torque control of induction,
synchronous, permanent magnet sine fed, synchronous reluctance motors, Permanent magnet brushless
dc (PMLDC) and switched reluctance motors, LCI (load commutated inverter) fed large rating
synchronous motor drives, Energy conservation and power quality improvements in these drives.

1. M.H. Rashid : Power Electronics-circuits, Devices and Applications, 3rd Edition,

PHI, 2005.

2. Ned Mohan, T.M. Undeland and William P. Robbins: Power Electronics

Converters, Applications, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
Reference
books 3. Marian K. Kazimierczuk: Pulse-width Modulated DC-DC Power Converters, John
Wiley & Sons Ltd., 1st Edition, 2008.

4. Robert W. Erickson and DraganMaksimovic: Fundamentals of Power Electronics,

Springer, 2nd Edition,2001.

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Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE 803
Photovoltaic and its applications Total hours: 45
Module 1
Solar energy: solar insolation vs world energy demand, current energy consumption from different
sources, environmental and health effects. Sustainable Energy: production and storage, resources and
utilization.
Module 2
Photovoltaic (PV): Fundamentals of solar cells, types of solar cells, semiconducting materials, band
gap theory, absorption of photons, excitation and photoemission of electrons, band engineering, Solar
cell properties and design, p-n junction photodiodes, depletion region, electrostatic field across the
depletion layer, electron and holes transports, device physics, charge carrier generation, recombination
and other losses, I-V characteristics, output power, single junction and triple-junction solar panels,
metal-semiconductor hetero junctions and semiconducting materials for solar cells.
solar cell applications: pv cell interconnection, module structure and module fabrication, equivalent
circuits, load matching, efficiency, fill factor and optimization for maximum power; design of stand-
alone PV systems, system sizing, device structures, device construction, installation, measurements,
DC to AC conversion, inverters, on-site storage and grid connections.
Module 3
Optical engineering: Optical design, anti-reflection coatings, beam splitters, surface structures for
maximum light absorption, operating temperature Vs. conversion efficiency, types of solar energy
concentrators, fresnel lenses and fresnel reflectors, operating solar cells at high incident energy for
maximum power output. Cost analysis and environmental issues: Cost analysis and pay back
calculations for different types of solar panels and collectors, installation and operating costs;
environmental and safety issues, protection systems, performance monitoring.
Module 4
Thin film solar cells: Single crystal, polycrystalline and amorphous silicon solar cells, cadmium
telluride thin-film solar cells, conversion efficiency; current trends in photovoltaic research and
applications, nanotechnology applications, quantum dots, solution based processes solar cell
production. Photo electrochemical cells for hydrogen production: photo electrochemical electrolysis,
photoelectron chemical cells for hydrogen production, solar hydrogen efficiency, hydrogen storage,
hydrogen economy.
1. Jenny Nelson: The Physics of Solar Cells, Imperial College Press, 2003
2. Stephen J. Fonash: Solar Cell Device Physics, 2nd edition ,Academic Press
Reference 3. Soteris A. Kalogirou: Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems, Academic
books Press, 2009
4. F Lasnier: Photovoltaic Engineering Handbook CRC Press

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Subject Code
Power System Dynamics and Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
EE804
Control Total hours: 45

Module 1
Modelling: Synchronous machine theory and modelling:- armature and field structure, Parks
transformation, machine with multiple pole pairs-mathematical description, d-q transformation, per
unit representation, equivalent circuit for d-q axes, steady state analysis- voltage-current and flux
linkage, phasor representation, rotor angle – steady state equivalent circuit, Excitation system
modelling-excitation systems block diagram - system representation by state equations- State space
representation concept, Eigen properties of the state vectors.

Module 2
Stability Analysis: Small signal stability analysis -small signal stability of a single machine connected
to infinite bus system, classical representation of generator, small signal stability of a multi machine
connected to infinite bus system. Characteristics of small - signal stability problems.

Transient stability- Concept of transient stability, response to a step change in mechanical power input,
Swing equation, multi-machine analysis, factors influencing transient stability, numerical integration
method , Euler method, R-K method (4rth order), critical clearing time and angle,methods for
improving transient stability.

Voltage stability:- Basic concept, transmission system characteristics, generator characteristics, load
characteristics, PV curve, QV curve and PQ curve, characteristics of reactive power compensating
devices. Voltage collapse and prevention of voltage collapse.
Module 3
Power System Stabilizer: Block diagram of PSS, system state matrix including PSS, analysis of
stability, small-signal stability improvement methods: delta-omega and delta P-omega stabilizers.
Frequency-based stabilizers, Digital Stabilizer, Excitation control design Exciter gain, Phase lead
compensation, Stabilizing signal washout stabilizer gain, Stabilizer limits

1. Kundur: Power System Stability and Control, McGraw-Hill

2. Anderson.P.M and Fouad: Power System Control and Stability”, IEEE Press Power
Reference Engineering Series
books 3. K R Padiyar: Power system Dynamics Stability and Control, B S Publication.
4. Peter W. Sauer and M APai: Power system Dynamics Stability, Pearson Education
Asia.
5. Nasser Tleies: Power Systems Modelling and Fault Analysis, Elsevier, 2008.

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Master of Technology in Power Electronics and Power Systems

Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE805 Smart Electric Grid Total hours: 45
Module 1
Introduction to Smart Grid-Smart Grid Functions - Advantages - Indian Smart Grid - Key Challenges
for Smart Grid

Module 2
Smart Grid Architecture -Components and Architecture of Smart Grid Design - Transmission and
Distribution Automation - Computational Intelligence Techniques - Distribution Generation
Technologies.
Module 3
Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies - Micro grids - Storage Technologies - Electric
Vehicles andplug - in hybrids - Environmental - Synchro Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) - Wide
Area MeasurementSystems (WAMS) - Control of Smart Power Grid System

Module 4
Introduction to Factory & Process Automation, PLC, Networking standards. Vertical Integration of
Industrial Automation, field bus and Ethernet.Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA),
introduction to SCADA: grid operation and Control.Distributed Control Systems (DCS), difference
between SCADA system and DCS, architecture, local control unit, Programming language,
communication facilities, operator interface, engineering interfaces.
1. Stuart Borlase: Smart Grids: Infrastructure, Technology, and Solutions, Series:
Electric Power and Energy Engineering Published: October 24, 2012 by CRC Press
2. Gil Masters: Renewable and Efficient Electric Power System , Wiley-IEEE Press,
2004.
3. A.G. Phadke and J.S. Thorp: Synchronized Phasor Measurements and their
Reference Applications, Springer, 2008.
books 4. T. Ackermann: Wind Power in Power Systems, 2nd Edition, John Wiley &
Sons, 2012
5. Michael P. Lukas: Distributed Control Systems, Van NostrandReinfold Company,
1995.

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Master of Technology in Power Electronics and Power Systems

Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE806
Power Quality Total hours: 45
Module 1
Introduction to power quality: terms and definitions: overloading, under voltage, over voltage.
Concepts of transients: short duration variations such as interruption, long duration variation such as
sustained interruption. Voltage sag, voltage swell, voltage imbalance, voltage fluctuation, over
voltages, under voltages, power frequency variations. Harmonics: harmonic sources from commercial
and industrial loads, locating harmonic sources. Power system response characteristics: harmonics Vs
transients. Effect of harmonics, harmonic distortion, voltage and current distortion, harmonic indices,
inter harmonics, resonance. Harmonic distortion evaluation, devices for controlling harmonic
distortion, passive and active filters. IEEE and IEC standards of power quality.
Module 2
Introduction to APF technology, solutions for mitigation of harmonics, classification of power filters-
passive filters, active filters, hybrid filters; active filters applications depending on power quality
issues; selection of power filters; categorization of active power filter: converter based categorization,
topology based categorization, supply system based categorization, selection considerations of APFS;
technical and economic considerations.
Module 3
Introduction to active power filter control strategies: shunt active filter basic compensation principle,
Clark’s transformations, parks transformations, active power filter control strategies, signal
conditioning, current control techniques for derivation of gating signals, generation of gating signals to
the devices of the APF, hysteresis current control scheme and adaptive hysteresis current control
scheme, derivation of compensating signals, compensation in frequency domain, compensation in time
domain.
Module 4
Control strategies: Instantaneous active and reactive power (p-q) control strategy, Instantaneous active
and reactive current (Id-Iq) control strategy and perfect harmonic cancellator.
Introduction to Dc link voltage regulation: DC link voltage regulation with PI Controller, Type-1 fuzzy
logic controller, Type-2 fuzzy logic controller, and neural networks.
1) H. Akagi: Instantaneous Power Theory and Applications to Power Conditioning,
IEEE Press, 2007.
Reference 2) G.T. Heydt: Electric Power Quality, 2nd Edition, West Lafayette, IN, Stars in a
books Circle Publications, 1994.
3) M.H.J Bollen: Understanding Power Quality Problems: Voltage Sags and
Interruptions, NewYork, IEEE Press, 1999.

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Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Soft Computing
EE 807 Total hours: 45

Module 1
Introduction to biological and artificial neuron models, operations of artificial neuron, types of
neuron activation function, history of artificial neural systems development, Mc-culloch-Pitts
neuron model, ANN architectures, neural dynamics (activation and synaptic), neural processing,
learning strategies, learning rules.
Module 2
Classification model, features, and decision regions, discriminant functions, models of Artificial
Neural Networks: feed forward network, feedback network, single and multilayer feed forward
neural networks- introduction, perceptron models: discrete, continuous and multi-category,
training algorithms: discrete and continuous perceptron networks, perceptron convergence
theorem, limitations of the single layer perceptron model (XOR Problem), Applications; credit
assignment problem, generalized delta rule, Back Propagation Algorithm (BPA), learning
difficulties and improvements.
Module 3
Associative memories: Hebbian learning, general concepts of associative memory (associative
matrix, association rules, hamming distance, Bidirectional Associative Memory (BAM)
architecture, architecture of Hopfield network: discrete and continuous versions, storage and recall
algorithm. Neural network applications: process identification, control, fault diagnosis and load
forecasting.
Module 4
Introduction to classical sets - properties, operations and relations; fuzzy sets, membership,
uncertainty, operations, properties, fuzzy relations, cardinalities, membership functions.
Fuzzification, membership value assignment, development of rule base and decision making
system, fuzzy inference systems: Mamdani max-min and max-product composition scheme,
defuzzification to crisp sets, defuzzification methods: COA, BOA, MOM, SOM, and LOM.
Design of control rules: trapezoidal MF, triangular MF and Gaussian MF. Rule base fuzzy logic
applications: fuzzy logic control and fuzzy classification. Applications of fuzzy systems.
Module 5
Evolutionary Computation: Different variants, Genetic Algorithm. ; Hybrid Systems: ANFIS,
Fuzzy Filtered NN & Neural Fuzzy Systems, GA tuned Fuzzy System. Introduction to Type-2
FLC: The structure of Type-2 FLC, Type-2 fuzzy inference system with different fuzzy MFs
(Trapezoidal membership function, Triangular membership function and Gaussian MF).
1. J. M. Zurada: Introduction to artificial neural networks, Jaico publishers, 1997.
2. Simon Haykin: Neural Networks A Comprehensive Foundation, Prentice Hall
Reference 3. J. S. R. Jang, C. T. Sun , E. Mizutani: Neuro-Fuzzy and Soft Computing A
books Computational Approach to Learning and Machine Intelligence, PHI, 2002.
4. Timothy J Ross: Fuzzy Logic with Engineering Applications, TMH, 2007.

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Master of Technology in Power Electronics and Power Systems

Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE808 DSP Controlled Drives Total hours: 45

Module 1
Overview of TMSLF2407 or Advanced DSP controllers: Instruction Set, Interrupts,ADC, Event
managers.

Module 2
Implementation of PWM schemes: Single pulse , Multiple pulse , Sine triangle PWM, Space vector
PWM.

Module 3
Clarke's and park's transformations: Implementation of Clarke's and Park's transformation,

Module 4
DSP-Based Control of Stepper Motors, BLDC Motors, synchronous motors, Induction Motor

1. Hamid A. Toliyat: DSP Based Electromechanical Motion Control, 1st Edition, CRC
Reference Press, 2004.
books
2. Bin-Wu: High-power Converters and AC Drives, IEEE Press, John
Wiley & Sons, 2006

3. R. Krishnan: Electric Motor drives - Modelling, Analysis and Control, PHI India

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Master of Technology in Power Electronics and Power Systems

Subject Code Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

EE809
Digital Control Theory Total hours: 45
Module 1
Introduction to Digital Control Systems: Continuous-time Vs Discrete-time Systems, Digital Control
Vs Digital Signal Processing (DSP),Signal Discretization, Continuous-time System Analysis, Discrete-
time System Analysis, Continuous-time Controller Design, Controller Design for Discrete-time
Systems, Controller Implementation.
Module 2
State Variables Approach to Discrete time Systems: Definition of the State Vector, The MIMO
Transfer Function Matrix G(z), State Transformations, Observability and Controllability, Solution of
State Equations.
Module 3
Direct Design of Digital Control Systems Using Transform Techniques: Z-plane Specification of
Control System, Design by Discrete Equivalent, Root Locus Design in the z-plane.
Module 4
Design of Digital Control Systems: A State Space Approach, Control Law Design, State Feedback,
Estimator Design, Regulator Design.
Module 5
The Effect of Quantization, Analysis of Finite Precision Errors, Limit Cycles, Optimal control,
Parameter estimation, Adaptive control.

Reference 1. K. Zhou, J. Doyle, and K. Glover: Robust and Optimal Control, Prentice-Hall, 1996.
books 2. K. Zhou andJ. C. Doyle: Essentials of Robust Control, Prentice Hall, 1996

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EE810
Optimal Control Total hours: 45
Module 1
Calculus of Variations: problems of Lagrange, Mayer and Bolza, Euler-Language equation and
transversality conditions, Lagrange multiplier technique
Module 2
Dynamic programming, Numerical solution techniques, Static and dynamic optimization, Parameter
optimization
Module 3
Pontryagin’s principle: theory, application to minimum time, control problems, and terminal control
problem
Module 4
Dynamic programming: Belaman’s principle of optimality, multistage decision processes
Module 5
Linear regulator problem: matrix Riccati equation and its solution, Tracking problem, Computational
methods in optimal control, Application of mathematical programming, singular perturbations

1. M. Athans and P.L. Falb: Optimal Control, McGraw Hill, 2007.

2. S.P. Sethi and G.L. Thompson: Optimal Control Theory, 2nd edition,
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000
Reference 3. D.P. Bertsekas: Dynamic Programming and Optimal Control, Volume I,
books 3rd edition, Athena Scientific, 2005
4. M. Green, D.E. Johnson and D.J. N. Limebeer: Linear Robust Control,
Prentice Hall, Digitized Dec 2007

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