Optimizing the transient response of voltage source converters used for mitigating voltage collapse problems by means of real time digital simulation

2003 IEEE Bologna PowerTech - Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 484-489

  Steurer, Michael ^a   Woodruff, Stephen ^a   Brooks, Nathan ^a   Giesbrecht, James ^b   Li, Helen ^a   Baldwin, Thomas ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RTDS TECHNOLOGIES INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Induction motor; Parameter optimization; Power quality; Real time digital simulation; STATCOM; Voltage control

Indexed keywords

AC SYSTEMS; CONTROL PARAMETERS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; FAST TRANSIENT RESPONSE; HARD-WARE-IN-THE-LOOP; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; REACTIVE CURRENTS; REAL TIME DIGITAL SIMULATION; REAL TIME NETWORK; REAL TIME SIMULATIONS; STATCOM; STATIC COMPENSATOR; VOLTAGE COLLAPSE; VOLTAGE CONTROLLERS; VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTERS; X/R RATIO;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; INDUCTION MOTORS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER CONVERTERS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

POWER QUALITY;

EID: 84861513615     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PTC.2003.1304176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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