• DocumentCode
    2838335
  • Title

    FACTS: transmission solutions in a changing world

  • Author

    Jönsson, Hans-Åke

  • Author_Institution
    ABB Power Syst. AB, Vasteras, Sweden
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    375
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses transmission planning in a deregulated market and presents the concept of FACTS (flexible AC transmission systems) and its business impact. Use of modern controllable devices in an electrical network to achieve efficient, reliable, flexible and environmentally sound transmission systems are shown with examples
  • Keywords
    flexible AC transmission systems; power capacitors; power transmission planning; static VAr compensators; thyristor applications; FACTS; STATCOM; business impact; controllable devices; controllable series capacitor; deregulated power market; efficient transmission systems; environmentally sound transmission systems; flexible AC transmission systems; flexible transmission systems; reliable transmission systems; static VAr compensator; subsynchronous resonance mitigator; thyristor controlled series capacitor; transmission planning; Costs; Load management; Power cables; Power electronics; Power transmission; Propagation losses; Reactive power; Static VAr compensators; Thyristors; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power System Technology, 2000. Proceedings. PowerCon 2000. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Perth, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6338-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICPST.2000.900086
  • Filename
    900086