Title :
Economical comparison of high power static VAr compensators
Author :
Blajszczak, G. ; Boake, I. ; van Wyk, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Rand Afrikaans Univ., Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
The fundamental reactive power can be compensated by line or force commutated compensators. Installation costs, operational losses and harmonic pollution of these compensators are compared in a power range from 20 kVAr up to 100 MVAr. The detailed analysis shows that the widely applied line commutated compensator is less cost-effective than a force commutated compensator
Keywords :
commutation; compensation; economics; reactive power; static VAr compensators; 20 kVA to 100 MVA; SVC; costs; economics; force commutation; fundamental reactive power; harmonic pollution; line commutation; losses; static VAr compensators;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications, 1993., Fifth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brighton
