EE 525 Power System Applications of Power Electronics
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Fall 2013
1 Course Overview
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EE 525 Power System Applications of Power Electronics
Three credit hours; graduate level
Fall 2013
Prof. Ali Mehrizi-Sani
mehrizi@eecs.wsu.edu
eme 35
(509) 335-6249
(509) 335-3818
SLOA 167
Tuesday and Thursday from 12:05 pm to 1:20 pm
http://eecs.wsu.edu/~mehrizi/ee525/2013F
• Email me for an appointment with “EE 525” in the subject line.
Principles of operation of power electronic converters in modern power systems;
facts, hvdc, microgrids, integration of renewables; modeling and control.
This course discusses the applications of power electronics for the smart grid focusing on the flexible ac transmission system (facts) devices. EE 525, in general,
discusses hvdc transmission, series and shunt compensation, and phase shifters.
This course will also discuss modeling and control of such devices. The goals of
this course are to introduce you to (i) power electronics converter used in high
power applications, (ii) applications of power electronics in the smart grid; and
(iii) analysis, modeling, and control methods employed for power electronics.
2 Required Background by Topic
You need to have taken the following courses. For each course, the topics that will be used in this course
are listed. A general knowledge of other topics typically covered in the respective course is preferred.
Power Electronics (EE 486 at WSU) Basics of analysis techniques for power electronic converters.
Power Systems (EE 491 at WSU) Basics of power system analysis, e.g., power flow and compensation.
PSCAD/EMTDC You will need this software package to do some of the assignments of the course. A
student version of pscad is available for download at https://mycentre.hvdc.ca (watch the video
“How to get the Free version”). Several short tutorial videos are available on the same website. You
can ask me or your ta your pscad questions. You can also use the support request form from within
pscad. A user forum is available at bb.pscad.com.
MATLAB/SIMULINK You also need to be familiar with matlab for the programming assignments.
Students who wish to have matlab on their own personal computers can purchase matlab Student
Version from the Bookie or from http://www.mathworks.com/store. One great source is “matlab
Programming Tips,” available from The MathWorks for free at http://www.mathworks.com/help/
pdf_doc/matlab/programming_tips.pdf.
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3 Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, you are expected to be able to
• Explain the purpose and principles of operation of facts devices;
• Analyze the nonsinusoidal voltage and/or current resulting from a facts device;
• Compare and contrast different compensation methods (series, shunt, hybrid, and phase);
• Analyze the steady-state operation of a vsc and harmonic elimination techniques;
• Design a controller for a vsc based on application, e.g., a statcom application;
• Derive the dynamic model of a given facts device; and
• Compare different modes of operation of a microgrid based on available standards.
4 Course Topics
The course topics include
• Course overview
• Review of power electronics
• Review of steady-state power flow
• Applications of converters for compensation of transmission systems, e.g., shunt, series, and hy-
brid compensation, such as switched capacitor, static synchronous compensator (statcom), static
var compensator (svc), thyristor-controlled reactor (tcr), thyristor-controlled series capacitor (tcsc),
thyristor-switched series capacitor (tssc), static synchronous series compensator (sssc), unified power
flow controller (upfc), and interphase power flow controller (ipfc).
• High-voltage direct current (hvdc) systems
• Wind power systems (time permitting)
• Converter dynamic model and control, reference frames
• Microgrids and integration of distributed energy resource (der) units
Below is the approximate course schedule (the text in crimson and green are hyperlinked). Important
dates are also marked. Because of the necessary travel, we will have a few make-up classes on Thursday
evenings (marked below as EVE) at 5:15 pm, unless otherwise stated. The make-up classes will be held in
the same classroom.
To download pscad simulation cases, click on the green link and then press Ctrl-S (Save) in your
browser. Make sure the file is saved with an extension of .pscx, and not .pscx.txt.
W1
Aug. 20
Topic
Reading and Notes
T Overview of the course and policies
T Slides.
R Review of power system/electronics;
R LATEX resources (Gettig something out of
overview of series compensation
LATEX; LATEX Wikibook; The Art of LATEX;
A (not so) Short Introduction to LATEX; TEX
StackExchange; TikZ graphics in LATEX)
W2
Aug. 27
W3
Sept. 3
T Intro to pscad/emtdc
T
pscad
Overview of
shunt compensation; vsc
|BuckConverter
T
pscad
EVE Make-up for Aug. 29
|BuckConverterSine
R No class—EPRI HVDC/FACTS Conf.
T Voltage-sourced converters; pwm
R vsc square-wave; multilevel; MMC
pscad/emtdc simulation of half- and
full-bridge (uni- and bipolar)
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pscad
EVE Make-up for Sept. 10 (on Tues, Sept. 3) R Hart §8;
Hingorani §3;
pscad
Week
|PWMinverter
|FullAndHalfBridge
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W4
Sept. 10
T No class—Microgrid Symposium
T Homework 1
R No class—Microgrid Symposium
W5
Sept. 17
T Line models
T Mathur §2; Stevenson $6
R Shunt compensation
R Mathur §2
EVE Make-up for Sept. 12 transient stab. EVE Hingorani §5
W10
Oct. 22
T Project Proposal Due |TCR
R tsc; comparison of svc
R
EVE
T Control of shunt compensators
T Homework 2
R Series compensation
R First paper on gcsc, 1993: Continuously
EVE Make-up for Nov. 15 gcsc, tcsc
W9
Oct. 15
EVE
T pscad simulation of tcr; tsc-tcr
EVE Make-up for Nov. 12 statcom
W8
Oct. 8
R Mathur §3
R fc-tcr
EVE Make-up for Oct. 29
W7
Oct. 1
T Homework 1 due Hingorani §5
T tcr operation and harmonics
pscad
W6
Sept. 24
regulated series capacitor by Karady et al.
EVE ieee Paper: Comparison of gcsc and tcsc
T sssc
T Course: Power Semiconductor Devices
R Phase shifters
R
T Guest Lecturer: Prof. Reza Iravani
T Homework 3 Homework 2 due
(UToronto); ETRL 101 (at 11:00)
R
W11
Oct. 29
W12
Nov. 5
W13
Nov. 12
R
T No class—NAE FOEE
R No class—WSU-ASU Game: no afternoon classes
T
T Homework 3 due
R
R
T No class—IECON 2013
R No class—IECON 2013
W14
Nov. 19
W∗
Nov. 26
W15
Dec. 3
Final
T VSC Modeling and frames
R VSC Modeling
Thanksgiving break
T Homework 4
R
T Application case study
T
R Review and recap
R Project Report Due
Final Exam,1 Friday, Dec. 13, 2013
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
1 http://www.registrar.wsu.edu/Registrar/Content/FinalExams20133.pdf
5 Textbook
No textbook is required. The following are good references for facts.
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1. R. M. Mathur and R. K. Varma, Thyristor-Based FACTS Controllers for Electrical Transmission Systems. New York, NY: Wiley-IEEE Press, 2002. [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/
xpl/bkabstractplus.jsp?bkn=5265762
2. N. G. Hingorani and L. Gyugyi, Understanding FACTS: Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC Transmission Systems. New York, NY: Wiley-IEEE Press, 2000. [Online]. Available: http://ieeexplore.ieee.
org/xpl/bkabstractplus.jsp?bkn=5264253
3. A. Yazdani and R. Iravani, Voltage-Sourced Converters in Power Systems: Modeling, Control, and Applications. New York, NY: Wiley-IEEE Press, 2010. [Online]. Available: http://washingtonstate.worldcat.
org/oclc/609861255
The following are useful references for power electronics:
1. H. Akagi, E. H. Watanabe, and M. Aredes, Instantaneous Power Theory and Applications to Power Conditioning. Hoboken, NJ: IEEE-John Wiley, 2007.
2. D. W. Hart, Power Electronics.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011, 512 pp.
3. M. H. Rashid, Ed., Power Electronics Handbook: Devices, Circuits, and Applications, 3rd ed. Burlington,
MA: Elsevier, 2011, 1417 pp.
4. Y. H. Song and A. T. Johns, Eds., Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS).
Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1999.
London, UK: The
6 Evaluation
Your performance in this course will be assessed based on the components shown below. Failure to
complete assigned work or to take a test results in a zero for that portion of your grade, unless you have
a compelling reason because of an emergency. For submission format, see Subsection 6.1.
Assignments (40%) Approximately 4 assignments. Generally you will have about
two weeks to work on each assignment. Each assignment report has to be submitted electronically by the midnight of the due date (typically Wednesdays)
through the course website.
Please try all assignments; they will help you in preparing for the final exam.
Extra credit may be given for an extraordinary assignment at the discretion of
the instructor, e.g., solving bonus problems, an elegant solution, a comprehensive discussion, or an especially neat and tidy submission.
Final Project (30%) See Subsection 6.2 below.
Final Exam (30%) Two-hour comprehensive exam.
Class Participation (0%) But class attendance is required and no more than three
absences will be allowed, unless with prior permission. Class participation can
help you when in the boundary of letter grades.
6.1
Letter
Range
A
A−
B+
B
B−
C+
C
C−
D
F
[90, 100]
[85, 90)
[80, 85)
[75, 80)
[70, 75)
[65, 70)
[60, 65)
[55, 60)
[50, 55)
[0, 50)
Submission Format
For all work in this course (e.g., assignment and project) that needs preparing a written document, the
following guidelines will be strictly enforced.
All submission have to be electronic (only pdf files are accepted) and through the course webiste.
Name the file according to the following pattern: EE525_???_Lastname_Firstname.PDF, where ??? is
“HW#,” “PRJ,” or “PRP,” for homework assignment, project report, or project proposal, respectively.
The report must be in ieee double-column style. Both TEX and Word templates are available on ieee
Author Digital Toolbox at http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/authors/authors_
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journals.html. You can choose between Word and LATEX (or other tools), but to encourage producing
beautiful technical documents, submissions that use LATEX will receive 5% bonus (mark+ = 5%). Late
submissions are accepted but marked at 20% reduction per day unless there is valid justification; that is,
one day late: maximum mark 80%, two days: 60%, three days: 40%, four days: 20%, and five days: 0%.
You may discuss your work with your fellow students, but each person has to submit a separate and
original report.
6.2
Final Project
The final project is an important part of this course. The project is where you apply the analysis methods
covered in class to a design problem, which will have a significant simulation component. Please start
thinking about the project early. Ideally you would select a project related to your thesis; I suggest you
discuss your project with your supervisor to select a relevant topic. I do not require a “novel” contribution,
but any innovation that leads to publishable material will guarantee a full mark for the project. Depending on the
scope of the project, you can form teams of up to two people. The project report describes your design,
identifies challenges, and includes simulation cases in pscad.
The project topics can include
• Case study, e.g., harmonics due to shunt compensation;
• Performance evaluation, e.g., effects of series compensation on mechanical modes;
• Design, e.g., design of controllers for an electronically interfaced der unit;
• Reproducing the results in a published Transactions paper (and probably improving them); or
• Any combination of the above.
The project deliverables, all in pdf and communicated as described above, are as follows.
Project Proposal (Due Oct. 1, 2013) The project proposal (maximum one page) includes the title and objective of your selected project.
Project Report (Due Dec. 5, 2013) The project results should be included in a final report in no more
than 5 pages. Similar to a standard paper, the report should include title, abstract, introduction,
methodology, simulation and results, discussion, future work and conclusion, and references. The
project report will be graded according to the following rubric:
70% Technical correctness Your method, simulation, and results should be technically sound. Your
report should be clear and reader-friendly.
30% English and format Use standard American (not British) English. Specifically, you will be
graded according to the handout “Writing in Academia” that is posted on the course website
(see http://eecs.wsu.edu/~mehrizi/LIPE_WritingInAcademia.pdf).
7 Academic Integrity
I encourage you to work with classmates on assignments. However, each student must turn in original
work. No copying will be accepted. Students who violate wsu’s Standards of Conduct for Students will
receive an F as a final grade in this course, will not have the option to withdraw from the course and
will be reported to the Office Student Standards and Accountability. Cheating is defined in the Standards
for Student Conduct WAC 504-26-010 (3). It is strongly suggested that you read and understand these
definitions. Please also see http://academicintegrity.wsu.edu.
8 Students with Disabilities
Reasonable accommodations are available for students with a documented disability. If you have a disability and need accommodations to fully participate in this class, please either visit or call the Access
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Center (Washington Building 217; (509) 335-3417; Access.Center@wsu.edu) to schedule an appointment
with an Access Advisor. All accommodations MUST be approved through the Access Center. For more
information, see http://accesscenter.wsu.edu.
9 Safety and Emergency Notification
Washington State University is committed to enhancing the safety of the students, faculty, staff, and visitors. It is highly recommended that you review the Campus Safety Plan (http://safetyplan.wsu.edu) and
visit the Office of Emergency Management web site (http://oem.wsu.edu) for a comprehensive listing of
university policies, procedures, statistics, and information related to campus safety, emergency management, and the health and welfare of the campus community.
10 Disclaimer
Information contained in this document may and will change as required during the semester. Such
changes will be communicated to you via email, in class, and/or on the website. Please make sure you
attend all lectures to stay up-to-date. Most course material, e.g., assignments, grades, and extra readings,
will be communicated through the website. I encourage you to discuss any difficulties you may have in
this course with me or with your ta.
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