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CO-4: To acquire knowledge about the advancements in VSC-HVDC and MTDC systems.
Syllabus:
Need, Basic principle of conversion, economics of different configurations, The Graetz bridge circuit,
analysis, overlap, firing delay, inversion, converter control, tap-changing control, power reversal,
measuring devices, filters, circuit breaker, lighting arrester, DCCT, MRT. MTDC systems, interaction
between AC and DC Systems, voltage stability, power modulation, Introduction to Voltage Source
Converter based HVDC System, future of the HVDC transmission systems, research and development.
References:
• E. W. Kimbark, Direct Current Transmission.
• K. R. Padiyar, Power Transmission by Direct Current, Wiley Eastern, 1990.
• Recent Publications of relevance.
Course Outcomes (COs):
CO-1: Knowledge of soft computing theories and approaches to solve real world problem.
CO-2: Ability to design and develop applications using artificial neural network and fuzzy logic
controller.
Syllabus:
Introduction to intelligent systems and soft computing, Intelligent systems, Knowledge-based systems,
Knowledge representation and processing. Soft computing, Fundamentals of fuzzy logic systems,
Fuzzy Sets, operations, relations, fuzzy logic, fuzzy control, Composition and inference,
Considerations of fuzzy decision-making, neural networks – Single layer, multilayer networks,
Features of artificial neural networks, learning, Fundamentals of connectionist modelling, BP
algorithm, Major classes of neural networks, The multilayer perceptron, Radial basis function
networks, Kohonen’s self-organizing network, Industrial and commercial applications of ANN such
as optimal control, manufacturing, power systems, robotics, etc. , neuro-fuzzy systems, Architectures
of neuro-fuzzy systems, Neural network- driven fuzzy reasoning, Hybrid neuro-fuzzy systems,
Construction of neuro-fuzzy systems, Evolutionary computing, Integration of genetic algorithms with
neural networks, Integration of genetic algorithms with fuzzy logic, Known issues in GA and
applications.
References:
• Karray, Fakhreddine O. , and Clarence W. De Silva. Soft computing and intelligent systems
design: theory, tools, and applications. Pearson Education, 2004.
• J. S. R. Jang, C. T. Sun, E. Mizutani, Neuro-Fuzzy and Soft Computing – A Computational
Approach to Learning and Machine Intelligence, PHI, 2002.
• M. Negnevitsky, Artificial Intelligence, A Guide to Intelligent Systems, Pearson Publishing,
2006
• C. T. Lin and C. S. Lee, Neural Fuzzy Systems, Prentice Hall Publishing, 1995