Improving voltage profiles in the Dominican electricity network using Static VAR Compensators

This paper presents an analysis of the Dominican National interconnected electrical system (SENT) by incorporating a Static VAR Compensator (SVC) in the northern region of the system. A study involving this action would help improve low voltage profiles. A brief explanation on Flexible Alternate Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) associated with this implementation is given. The SVC and its components are discussed. The SENT was described and the implementation of the SVC was performed in the modeled system in the DigSilent software. Tests were performed in steady state analysis´ and conclusions were drawn from the results. An economic study was performed to determine the impact of the SVC in the system to improve the voltage profile of the whole system.