The basic Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor scheme was proposed in 1986 by Vithayathil with others as a method of “rapid adjustment of network impedance”. A TCSC can be defined as a capacitive reactance compensator which consists of a series capacitor bank shunted by a thyristor-controlled reactor in order to provide
Category: Power Electronics
STATCOM is a Static synchronous generator operated as a shunt-connected static VAR compensator whose capacitive or inductive output current can be controlled independent of the ac system voltage. STATCOM is one of the key FACTS Controllers. A STATCOM is a controlled reactive power source. It provides voltage support by generating
The shunt component is responsible for mitigating the power quality (PQ) problems caused by the consumer: poor power factor, load harmonic currents, load unbalance, DC offset, etc. The shunt active filter is responsible for power factor correction, compensation of load current harmonics and unbalances. It maintains constant average voltage across
Figure: A schematic of a bipolar HVDC system identifying main components
1) CONNECTING REMOTE GENERATION Some energy sources, such as hydro and solar power, are often located hundreds or thousands kilometers away from the load centers. HVDC will reliably deliver electricity generated from mountain tops, deserts and seas across vast distances with low losses. 2) INTERCONNECTING GRIDS Connecting AC grids is
Recent developments of FACTS research have led to a new device: the Interline Power Flow Controller (IPFC). This element consists of two (or more) series voltage source converter-based devices (SSSCs) installed in two (or more) lines and connected at their DC terminals. Thus, in addition to serially compensating the reactive
The FACTS technology is not represented by a single high-power controlling device, but it is a collection of all the controllers, these individually or in coordination with the others give the possibility to fast control one or more of the interdependent parameters that influence the operation of transmission networks. These
