Reactive Power Compensation Technologies: State-of-the-Art Review

Author

Dixon, Juan ; Morán, Luis ; Rodríguez, José ; Domke, Ricardo

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Volume

93

Issue

12

fYear

2005

Firstpage

2144

Lastpage

2164

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the state of the art in reactive power compensation technologies. The principles of operation, design characteristics and application examples of Var compensators implemented with thyristors and self-commutated converters are presented. Static Var generators are used to improve voltage regulation, stability, and power factor in ac transmission and distribution systems. Examples obtained from relevant applications describing the use of reactive power compensators implemented with new static Var technologies are also described.

Keywords

power convertors; reactive power; reviews; static VAr compensators; thyristors; Var compensators; ac distribution systems; ac transmission system; design characteristics; operation characteristics; power factor; reactive power compensation technologies; self-commutated converters; state-of-the-art review; static Var generators; static Var technologies; thyristors; voltage regulation; voltage stability; Control systems; Power generation; Power system management; Pulse width modulation converters; Reactive power; Shunt (electrical); Stability; Static VAr compensators; Thyristors; Voltage control; Reactive power; static Var compensators (SVCs);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPROC.2005.859937

Filename

1545768