Author/Authors :
Juliusz Schauder Center for Nonlinear Studies، نويسنده , , C.، نويسنده , , Gernhardt، Michael L. نويسنده , , M.، نويسنده , , Stacey، نويسنده , , E.، نويسنده , , Lemak، نويسنده , , T.، نويسنده , , Gyugyi، نويسنده , , L.، نويسنده , , Cease، Kory R. نويسنده , , T.W.، نويسنده , , Edris، نويسنده , , A.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
In 1995 a +lo0 MVA Static Synchronous
Compensator (STATCON)” was commissioned for the
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) at the Sullivan Substation in
North-Eastern Tennessee. This was an historic milestone in the
initiative for Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS)
promoted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The
TVA STATCON is the first of its kind, using GTO thyristor
valves, to be commissioned in the United States, and is currently
the largest installation of this type in the world. Commissioning
tests have now been completed and the STATCON is operating
continuously on line. The demonstrated performance of the
equipment has either met or exceeded expectations in all areas
and has proven beyond doubt the viability of this type of
equipment in high power transmission systems. This paper
briefly reviews the STATCON installation and reports on the
static and dynamic performance observed during
commissioning.