Title :
Benefits of FACTS for Power System Enhancement
Author :
Kirschner, L. ; Retzmann, D. ; Thumm, G.
Author_Institution :
PTD High Voltage Div., Siemens AG, Erlangen
Abstract :
The performance of power systems decreases with the size, the loading and the complexity of the networks. This is related to problems with load flow, power oscillations and voltage quality. Such problems are even deepened by the changing situations resulting from deregulation of the electrical power markets. The power systems have not been designed for wide-area power trading with daily varying load patterns where power flows do no more follow the initial planning criteria of the existing network configuration. Large blackouts in America and Europe confirmed clearly, that the favorable close electrical coupling might also include risk of uncontrollable cascading effects in large and heavily loaded interconnected systems. FACTS (flexible AC transmission systems), however, provide the necessary features to avoid technical problems in the power systems and they increase the transmission efficiency
Keywords :
flexible AC transmission systems; power markets; power system interconnection; America; Europe; FACTS; deregulation; electrical power markets; flexible AC transmission systems; heavily loaded interconnected systems; load flow; planning criteria; power oscillations; power system enhancement; transmission efficiency; voltage quality; Couplings; Europe; Flexible AC transmission systems; Load flow; Power markets; Power system faults; Power system planning; Power system protection; Power systems; Voltage; Blackout; FACTS; FSC; HVDC; Increase of Transmission Capacity; Parallel Operation of FACTS and HVDC; SVC; Short-Circuit Current Limitation; Stability Improvement; System Interconnection; TCSC;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition: Asia and Pacific, 2005 IEEE/PES
Conference_Location :
Dalian
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9114-4
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.2005.1547153
