Title :
The bootstrap variable inductance: a new FACTS control element
Author :
Bina, Mohammad Tavakoli ; Hamill, David C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
Abstract :
A new FACTS controller, the bootstrap variable inductance, can emulate variable positive and negative inductance. Unlike the conventional capacitive approach for reducing inductive reactance in AC power systems, it has the advantage that resonance is impossible. The bootstrap variable inductance has a variety of FACTS applications: series compensation of lines, fault-current limiting, reactive-power control and load power-factor improvement. The analyze its operation with particular attention to harmonics, and confirm the results through simulations
Keywords :
compensation; fault current limiters; flexible AC transmission systems; inductance; power factor correction; power transmission control; reactive power control; AC power systems; FACTS control element; bootstrap variable inductance; fault current limiting; line series compensation; load power factor improvement; negative inductance; positive inductance; reactive power control; Capacitance; Electric variables control; Equations; Frequency; Inductance; Power system harmonics; Power system simulation; Power system stability; Resonance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1999. PESC 99. 30th Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5421-4
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.1999.785573
