Controlling the flow of real and reactive power

Author

Edris, Abdel-Aty ; Mehraban, A. S Ben ; Rahman, Manzar ; Gyugyi, Laszlo ; Arabi, Saeed ; Reitman, T.

Author_Institution

Electr. Power Res. Inst., Palo Alto, CA, USA

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

1998

fDate

1/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

20

Lastpage

25

Abstract

The unified power flow controller (UPFC) is the cornerstone of EPRI´s flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) program. FACTS is an evolving technology-based solution envisioned by EPRI to help the electric utility industry deal with the changes in the power delivery business. UPFC was proposed for real-time control and dynamic compensation of AC transmission systems and offers multiple compensation functions. Using it makes control of all three parameters of AC transmission systems possible: voltage; line impedance; and phase angle. Control of these parameters can be carried out simultaneously or sequentially with transfer from one type of control to another in real-time. This functional flexibility offers a great potential in solving many of the problems facing the electric utility industry

Keywords

electricity supply industry; flexible AC transmission systems; load flow; load regulation; power system control; power system stability; power system transients; reactive power control; real-time systems; FACTS; dynamic compensation; electric utility industry; flexible AC transmission system; functional flexibility; reactive power flow control; real power flow control; real-time control; unified power flow controller; Control systems; Electrical equipment industry; Flexible AC transmission systems; Impedance; Load flow; Power industry; Power system dynamics; Reactive power control; Real time systems; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Applications in Power, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0895-0156

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/67.648493

Filename

648493