DocumentCode
1345499
Title
Power/energy: Thyristors: Future workhorses in power transmission: Research is under way to cut energy losses and costs and to improve reliability
Author
Kaplan, G.
Volume
19
Issue
12
fYear
1982
Firstpage
40
Lastpage
45
Abstract
High-power thyristors that can pass up to 3000 amperes and withstand, when turned off, up to 5000 volts are under development. Thyristors are being used in the control of reactive power flowing along AC lines, and the conversion of AC power into DC, and vice versa, for transmission over long distances or for tying together neighboring asynchronous power grids. Energy loss and cost reduction work is summarised.
Keywords
economics; losses; power factor correction; power system interconnection; power transmission; thyristor applications; AC to DC conversion; DC to AC conversion; asynchronous power grid interconnection; control of reactive power; cost reduction; development; energy loss reduction; power transmission; thyristors; Doping; HVDC transmission; Logic gates; Reactive power; Silicon; Thyristors; Valves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1982.6366915
Filename
6366915
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