Thyristor Based Facts Controllers For Electrical Transmission Systems

Static reactive power compensators have evolved into a mature technology and become an integral part of modern electrical power systems. They are one of the key devices in flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS). This book offers both a presentation of theoretical concepts and practical applications pertaining to these power compensators. An important new resource for the international utility market Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) technology is fast becoming a mainstay of modern electrical power systems. Thyristor-based controllers such as Static Var Compensator (SVC) and Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) constitute the key components of FACTS technology that have wide application potential around the world, especially in the restructured power system environment. By integrating material from several publications in the available literature, this comprehensive reference book makes an elaborate presentation on: Operating principles, control systems, and modeling of different SVCs and TCSC Control system performance, including the influence of measurement systems, network resonances, and harmonic interactions Controller design for enhancing power transfer, stability and damping, mitigating subsynchronous resonances, preventing voltage instability, etc. Controller interactions and techniques for coordinating FACTS controllers Emerging FACTS controllers-STATCOM, SSSC, and UPFC Thyristor-based FACTS Controllers for Electrical Transmission Systems offers an in-depth discussion of both theoretical concepts and practical applications, enhanced by examples and case studies of control design and system performance. Filling the need for a comprehensive text in this area, the book will prove to be an important resource for academics, students, and practicing engineers involved in FACTS technology.