Comparison of multilevel converter-based STATCOMs

Author

Vivas, J.H. ; Bergna, Gilbert ; Boyra, Maialen

Author_Institution

Univ. Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela

fYear

2011

fDate

Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 1 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

Multilevel converters have become the real option for high voltage and current applications for power systems, especially for FACTS controllers. The Static Compensator (STATCOM) is a shunt-type device which can be used to control reactive power in a network as of its many advantages such as fast speed, compact footprint and small harmonics. In this work a comparison between two of the most promising multilevel converter-based STATCOM has been performed: Cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) and Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC).

Keywords

flexible AC transmission systems; power transmission control; reactive power control; static VAr compensators; FACTS controller; cascaded H-bridge converter; high current application; high voltage application; modular multilevel converter; multilevel converter-based STATCOM; power system application; reactive power control; shunt-type device; static compensator; Automatic voltage control; Capacitors; Phase modulation; Pulse width modulation; Topology; Converter control; FACTS; Multilevel converters; STATCOM;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011), Proceedings of the 2011-14th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Birmingham

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-167-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-90-75815-15-3

Type

conf

Filename

6020554