CIGRE SC B4

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Welcome
CIGRE SC B4
VK Prasher Executive Director Power Grid
Corporation of India Ltd vkprasher_at_powergridindia.
com vkprasher_at_yahoo.com
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The 40th Meeting and Colloquium of Study
Committee B4 HVDC and Power Electronics September
17-24, 2005 Bangalore, INDIA
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the Invitation
The Indian National Committee of CIGRE
cordially invites you to Bangalore, India,
for 2005 Meeting of Study Committee B4
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the dates
Date 17-24th September, 2005
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the venue
Venue Hotel Le Meridien, 28 Sankey Road, P.Box
No. 174, Bangalore 560 052 India
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About Bangalore
Founded in 1537 by a local chieftain Kempe Gowda,
Bangalore is located 1000 meters above sea
level. Thus bustling capital city of Karnataka
State has a perpetual holiday atmosphere, thanks
mainly to its picnic whether.
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About Bangalore
Rapid industrial growth has not taken away the
old charm and a trip here can be truly
delightful. Known as the garden city and Silicon
Valley of India, Bangalore offers you more than
two to three days of site seeing.
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Shopping
You can shop for Sandal Wood, Silk and Spices.
You can take home enchanting handicrafts,
beautifully designed ethnic jewelry in gold and
silver, eat food you have never tasted before,
meet people for whom hospitality is a life style.
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Your suite
Hotel Le Meridian is a Five Star Hotel, centrally
located in Bangalore and has very good facilities
for organizing conferences and meetings.
Room Tariff is of the order of USD 120 - Single
Occupancy, USD 130 - Double Occupancy
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Official Travel Agent
CIGRE INDIA is in the process of appointing the
official travel agent for this event. The travel
agent will help delegates for organizing travel,
site seeing tours, accommodation etc. required
by them.
The address, the contact Nos. of the Travel
Agent will be communicated shortly. The Travel
Agent will contact the B4 Members for their
travel plans and bookings
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Accessibility
Bangalore is connected by Air, Rail and Road to
Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad
and to most other cities and towns. From
Delhi every day, there are nearly ten flights to
Bangalore. From Mumbai every day, there are
nearly twelve flights to Bangalore.
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Weather
Bangalore enjoys a salubrious climate all year
round, with the monsoon from June to October.
The climate in September is pleasant and average
temperatures are between 15 and 28 degrees
Celsius Maximum.
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Schedule of Meetings
Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18
Lunch from 0100 PM to 0200 PM
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Schedule of Meetings
MONDAY, September, 19
Lunch from 0100 PM to 0200 PM
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Schedule of Meetings
TUESDAY, September, 20
Lunch from 0100 PM to 0200 PM
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Schedule of Meetings
WEDNESDAY, September, 21
Lunch from 0100 PM to 0200 PM
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Schedule of Meetings
THURSDAY, September, 22
Lunch from 0100 PM to 0200 PM
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Schedule of Meetings
FRIDAY, September, 23
SATURDAY, September, 24
Lunch from 0100 PM to 0200 PM
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Theme for CIGRE 2005 Session

• Role of HVDC, FACTS and emerging technologies in
  evolving power systems

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Suggested Topics
Operational Experience of HVDC / FACTS Systems

• Performance of Converter Transformers, Harmonic
  Filters, Electrode etc
• Performance of HVDC as a system element
• Modern methods, technologies and equipment for
  OM of HVDC and FACTS

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Suggested Topics
Technological Developments

• Voltage Source Converters and their applications
• Multiterminal HVDC systems
• Muli-infeed HVDC systems
• Transformer less converters
• Active Filters
• TCSC, TPSC, STATCOM systems
• FACTS controllers for enhancing existing systems

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Suggested Topics
Issues and Challenges

• Integration of HVDC into weaker network
• Design of HVDC links for stage-wise development
• Operation of HVDC and FACTS in the liberalized
  electricity market
• Up-gradation of existing HVDC schemes
• Regional interconnections

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Schedule of Meetings
SUNDAY, September, 25
0830 AM 0300 PM Visit to HVDC Terminal, Kolar
Lunch at KOLAR
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Sight-seeing Tours
Tuesday, Sept 20 Bangalore City Tour
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Sight-seeing Tours
Wednesday, Sept 21 Mysore site-seeing
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Sight-seeing Tours
Friday, Sept 23 and Saturday, Sept 24 Ooty
site-seeing
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