Abstract :
This paper summarizes the Power System Relaying Committee special publication which encompasses the protection and control philosophies of capacitor banks used on series-compensated transmission lines. Topics discussed include capacitor bank protection, MOV protection, system studies, duty cycle, protection and control philosophy, platform power and signal transmission and capacitor equipment testing before and after installation
Keywords :
power capacitors; power system protection; power system relaying; relay protection; varistors; IEEE Power System Relaying Committee; MOV protection; SPecial Publication TP-126-0; capacitor banks; capacitor equipment testing; duty cycle; platform power; protection philosophies; series-compensated transmission lines; signal transmission; system studies; Absorption; Capacitors; Control systems; Power generation economics; Power system protection; Power system relaying; Power transmission lines; Protective relaying; Surge protection; System testing;