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The integration of renewable energy sources like solar and wind energy into the transmission and distribution grid has increased gradually for quenching the increasing demand for alternative sources to fossil fuels. However, due to the intermittent nature of the renewable sources primarily solar and wind, the injection of the renewable power generation into the grid shall also be fluctuating which in turn will impact the voltage profile of the transmission and distribution grid. Also, in case of any major load disconnection or generator tripping in a weak grid, the voltage profile will be severely impacted in a weak grid. The aim is to control the sudden major voltage profile disturbance of a weak grid in case of variation of power injected into the weak grid from solar and wind energy and also due to sudden load tripping or generator tripping in the weak grid by controlling the reactive power in the weak grid. In this paper, a centralized reactive power controller has been proposed to control reactive power injection or absorption in the grid. By controlling the reactive power sources and sinks centrally via the centralized controller, any contingency can be met to prevent major disturbance of the voltage profile in the weak grid. This controller shall aim to control the connected reactive power sources & sinks based on the voltage profile of the transmission grid and it shall also engage the Line Commutated Converter (LCC) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Reactive Power Controller. Various cases have been analyzed in this paper for implementation of the centralized reactive power controller for voltage control in the transmission grid.

<abstract> <p>A battery source is an indispensable component in electric vehicles and its efficient usage results in improvement of battery life. The amount of energy stored in batteries, including their state of charge and efficiency, are critical metrics for evaluating vehicle performance. This article presents an automated motor-generator linked technique for estimating battery-related parameters, which is an essential aspect of eco-routing in electric vehicles. This system enables discharging of a battery at various current rates by constant resistive loads which are electronically applied. The charging process however uses a charger attached to various sensors for estimating the current. The coulomb counting method has been used which provides information of State of Charge and Coulombic Efficiency of the test battery. Since battery behavior is dynamic; the energy source was charged and discharged over numerous cycles at various current rates. The experimental set-up uses sensors for accurate data acquisition. In addition to the experimental set-up, an electrical circuit battery model has also been simulated in this work. All simulation as well as post processing tasks have been done in the Arduino-MATLAB environment. The main highlight of this system is that the system is portable, easy to operate, low cost and can be used to test all types of batteries. The proposed system is simple and has yielded good results. The battery parameters obtained prove to be vital for range determination in eco-routing of electric vehicles among other applications.</p> </abstract>