Title :
FACTS for voltage control and power quality improvement in distribution grids
Author_Institution :
ABB AB
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;
Conference_Titel :
SmartGrids for Distribution, 2008. IET-CIRED. CIRED Seminar
Conference_Location :
Frankfurt
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-935-5
