Title :
The Next Generation of Power Electronics in Transmission and Distribution Applications
Author :
Bassett, Roger ; Crookes, Will ; Lancaster, Adrian ; Tchouangue, Georges ; Yamano, Nobuaki
Author_Institution :
AREVA T&D Technology Centre, Stafford, UK
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 1 2006
Abstract :
This paper describes AREVA T&D effort to develop a economically attractive VSC solution based on the IEGT. Its wide Safe Operating Area (SOA), leads to the elimination of anode reactance and a significant reduction in the size of snubbing components. These features combined with the simplified gate voltage control, self limiting current capability and reduction in the size of protection circuitry is expected to enable the size of installations to be drastically reduced.
Keywords :
Circuit breakers; Costs; Paper technology; Power electronics; Power system reliability; Protection; Static VAr compensators; Switched capacitor networks; Technological innovation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 2006. EPE-PEMC 2006. 12th International
Conference_Location :
Portoroz
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0121-6
DOI :
10.1109/EPEPEMC.2006.4778724
