The FACTS on resolving transmission gridlock

Volume

1

Issue

5

fYear

2003

Firstpage

41

Lastpage

46

Abstract

Over the past several years, FACTS and BTB DC-link applications have increased significantly as compared to the previous decade. There are now numerous FACTS applications, including installations in California and Texas, as well as in the New England region of the United States and in some areas of Canada. As more electricity stakeholders recognize the technical and public policy advantages that these technologies confer, additional applications will emerge. Advancements in the state of the art of FACTS technologies will continue and will further advance the case for breaking transmission gridlock with these innovative and proven systems.

Keywords

HVDC power transmission; flexible AC transmission systems; power transmission reliability; BTB DC-link applications; California; Canada; FACTS; New England; Texas; United States; electricity stakeholders; reliability enhancement; transmission capacity upgrade; transmission gridlock resolution; Costs; Energy resolution; Environmental economics; Flexible AC transmission systems; Investments; Power generation economics; Power system reliability; Power transmission lines; US Department of Energy; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1540-7977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPAE.2003.1231690

Filename

1231690