DocumentCode
475110
Title
FACTS for voltage control and power quality improvement in distribution grids
Author
Grunbaum, Rolf
Author_Institution
ABB AB
fYear
2008
fDate
23-24 June 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) and in particular SVC (Static Var Compensator) and STATCOM are devices suitable for voltage stability and power quality improvement in grids. They offer remedies to voltage drops and fluctuations, harmonic distortion, and unbalance between phases, caused for instance by wind generation, heavy industrial processes or high speed rail traffic. The paper gives some salient design features of SVC and STATCOM and highlights three current cases of application in distribution systems.
Keywords
flexible AC transmission systems; power distribution control; power grids; power supply quality; static VAr compensators; voltage control; FACTS; STATCOM; SVC; distribution grids; flexible AC transmission system; harmonic distortion; heavy industrial process; high speed rail traffic; power quality improvement; static var compensator; voltage control; voltage stability; wind generation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
SmartGrids for Distribution, 2008. IET-CIRED. CIRED Seminar
Conference_Location
Frankfurt
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
978-0-86341-935-5
Type
conf
Filename
4591857
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