FACTS controllers and the deregulated electric utility environment

Author

Ooi, B.T. ; Joos, G. ; Galiana, F.D. ; McGillis, D. ; Marceau, R.

Author_Institution

McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

24-28 May 1998

Firstpage

597

Abstract

The push towards deregulation in the electric utility industry is forcing a revaluation of the way transmission systems are operated. Reliance on the natural flow of current cannot meet the new requirements imposed by deregulation. One method to dictate the power flows is the increased reliance of Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS). This paper presents some of the new directions being investigated to adapt and exploit the potential of power electronic converters to increase the flexibility and reliability of modern power systems

Keywords

commutation; electricity supply industry; flexible AC transmission systems; power convertors; power system control; power system reliability; FACTS; FACTS controllers; Flexible AC Transmission Systems; GTO; IGBT; deregulated electric utility environment; force commutated static power converters; power electronic converters; power flows; power system flexibility; power system reliability; transmission systems; Automatic voltage control; Control systems; Flexible AC transmission systems; Load flow; Power electronics; Power industry; Power systems; Pulse width modulation; Safety; Thyristors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1998. IEEE Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Waterloo, Ont.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4314-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1998.685567

Filename

685567