• DocumentCode
    1043006
  • Title

    Application of Load Break Switches for Switching High-Voltage AC Shunt Capacitor Banks

  • Author

    Solorzano, E.F. ; Rush, P.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Water and Power
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    7/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1504
  • Lastpage
    1510
  • Abstract
    In the early part of 1968, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, with whom the authors are associated, began a study to determine the most economical means of switching 230 kV shunt capacitor banks of 84 MVAR each.
  • Keywords
    Capacitors; Circuit testing; Costs; HVDC transmission; Power generation economics; Resistors; Surges; Switches; Switching circuits; Switching converters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPAS.1971.293134
  • Filename
    4074489