Raju, R.Shubhanga, K.N.2026-02-0620162016 - Biennial International Conference on Power and Energy Systems: Towards Sustainable Energy, PESTSE 2016, 2016, Vol., , p. -https://doi.org/10.1109/PESTSE.2016.7516469https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/32067In this paper a procedure to estimate the effective resistance of a non-ideal inductor which is used to build a laboratory TCSC is presented. Having estimated the effective resistance, its influence on the performance of the TCSC is studied, not only through PSCAD/EMTDC-based simulation, but also by capturing the waveforms from the experimental setup. Further, a current controller is implemented on a real-time application interface (RTAI) platform, employing recursive Fourier-series-based current estimation technique. Case studies are presented to demonstrate the controller performance and its usefulness in augmenting the classroom teaching. © 2016 IEEE.Constant Current (CC) ControllerQuality factor of inductorRecursive discrete Fourier-series (RDFS)RTAI-LinuxThyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC)