VFT - A smart transmission technology that is compatible with the existing and future grid

2009 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Marken, Paul E ^a   Marczewski, John J ^b   D'Aquila, Robert ^a   Hassink, Paul ^c   Roedel, Jim H ^a   Bodo, Richard L ^a  

^a GE ENERGY   (United States)

^b Energy Initiatives Group   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER   (United States)

Author keywords

FACTS; HVDC converters; Phase shifter; Power transmission; Smart Grid; STATCOM

Indexed keywords

FACTS; FACTS DEVICES; GRID COMPONENTS; HVDC CONVERTERS; INTERCONNECTION TECHNOLOGY; POWER SYSTEM EQUIPMENTS; POWER TRANSFERS; PREFERRED SOLUTIONS; SMART GRID; STABILITY ENHANCEMENT; STATCOM; TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES; VARIABLE FREQUENCIES;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; POWER TRANSMISSION;

HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 70349173265     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PSCE.2009.4840083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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