Development of a +100 MVAR Static Condenser for Voltage Control of Transmission Systems

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 1486-1496

  Cease, T W ^a   Edris, A ^b   Schauder, C ^c   Gernhardt, M ^c   Stacey, E ^c   Lemak, T ^c   Gyugyi, L ^c  

^a TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Westinghouse Science & Technology Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ac transmission; compensator; FACTS; inverter; power converter; STATCON; static condenser; static var; thyristor

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; POWER CONVERTERS; THYRISTORS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (FACTS); STATIC CONDENSER; STATIC VAR COMPENSATOR;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029345988     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: 19374208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/61.400933     Document Type: Article

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