Bridge capacitor bank installation concept reactive power generation in EHV systems

Author

Andrei, R.G. ; Keri, A.J.F. ; Albanese, R.J. ; Johnson, P.B.

Author_Institution

American Electr. Power Service Corp., Columbus, OH, USA

Volume

8

Issue

4

fYear

1993

fDate

11/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1463

Lastpage

1470

Abstract

As an alternative to the conventional shunt capacitor bank installation, a totally new concept of providing reactive power to an electrical power system is presented. A new type of capacitor bank installation called “bridge” is described. An analytical investigation of the bridge capacitor installation concept and its application in an EHV electrical power system is presented. The technical and economic advantages of the bridge capacitor bank over the shunt capacitor bank are analyzed in the context of the reactive power being directly supplied to an EHV system. A field trial installation at a lower than EHV level (138/69 kV) along with some experimental test results are presented

Keywords

capacitor storage; power systems; reactive power; 138 kV; 69 kV; EHV systems; bridge capacitor bank; economic advantages; electrical power system; reactive power generation; technical advantages; Bridge circuits; Capacitors; Insulation; Leg; Power generation; Power systems; Reactive power; Shunt (electrical); Switches; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/59.260946

Filename

260946