Assessment of two different STATCOM configurations for FACTS application in power systems

POWERCON 1998 - 1998 International Conference on Power System Technology, Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 1998, Pages 307-312

  An, T ^a   Powell, M T ^a   Thanawala, H L ^a   Jenkins, N ^b  

^a GEC Alsthom T&D P&C Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chm Link Circuit; FACTS; Graetz Bridge; GTO Thyribtor. Voltage Sourced Convertor; Power Electronics; Power Transmission System; STATCOM; Static Var Compensator; SVC; VSC

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; ELECTRIC CURRENT REGULATORS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; POWER ELECTRONICS; POWER TRANSMISSION; REACTIVE POWER; STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATORS; STATIC VAR COMPENSATORS;

ELECTRICAL POWER; FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS; GATE TURN-OFF THYRISTORS; GRAETZ BRIDGE; POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATION; STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATOR (STATCOM); VOLTAGE SOURCED CONVERTORS;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 85009332526     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICPST.1998.728976     Document Type: Conference Paper

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